Rehearsal

A rehearsal is an event that occurs as preparation for a performance. It is undertaken as a form of practising, to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated. Most commonly employed in the performing arts as preparation for a public presentation, rehearsals are nevertheless used in other contexts, as well, to prepare for the performance of any anticipated activity.

Dress rehearsal

The dress rehearsal is a full-scale rehearsal where performers work out every detail of the performance. For theatre, cast members wear their costumes, and the backdrop may be used with props. For a musical performance, the dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal before the performance.

In a theatre or opera house

In theatre, a performing arts ensemble rehearses a work in preparation for performance before an audience. Rehearsals that occur early in the production process are sometimes referred to as run-throughs. Typically a run-through does not contain many of the technical aspects of a performance, and is primarily used to assist performers in learning dialogue and to solidify aspects of blocking and stage movement.

Dress rehearsal (disambiguation)

A dress rehearsal is a final rehearsal, in costume, of an artistic work just prior to its first public performance.

It may also refer to:

Dress Rehearsal (album)

Dress Rehearsal is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and was released on May 4, 2004 on Arista Nashville. It produced the singles "Simple Life" and "Die of a Broken Heart" in the U.S., which respectively reached #13 and #52 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Die of a Broken Heart" was a #4 hit on the Canadian country charts, while the other two singles — "Head over High Heels" and the title track — respectively charted at #5 and #11 in Canada. "Squeezin' the Love Outta You" was previously recorded by Redmon & Vale, who released it as a single in 2000.

Track listing