General probe

Japanese: Generalprobe
General probe

...a theatrical term. An abbreviation of the German word "Generalprobe," it refers to a final rehearsal that is essentially conducted in the same format as the actual performance. Stage rehearsal. ...

From [stage rehearsal]

...To explain the procedure of a typical rehearsal using a play, the playwright reads his/her work to the staff and cast, followed by a "reading through" where the actors understand the script under the direction of the director, a "standing rehearsal" where they stand and move, and a "costume fitting". After going through these processes, the actors who have embodied the script perform a rehearsal (general rehearsal) under the same stage conditions as the performance, such as the stage equipment, stage lighting, and sound effects, under the direction of the director and following the instructions of the stage manager. The custom of calling this a dress rehearsal comes from the German word Generalprobe. In French, it is called répétition générale, and in the UK and the US it is roughly equivalent to what is called a dress rehearsal. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Generalprobe" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…演劇用語。ドイツ語〈ゲネラルプローベGeneralprobe〉の略で,原則的には本公演といっさいが同じ形で行われる,総仕上げ的な稽古のことをさす。舞台稽古。…

【舞台稽古】より

…演劇を例にとり通常の稽古の手順を説明すれば,まず戯曲作者自身が自作をスタッフ,キャストに読んで聞かせる〈本読み〉から始まり,演出家を中心にして俳優たちによって行われる脚本理解の〈読合(よみあわ)せ〉稽古,立って動きをつけながら行う〈立(たち)稽古〉〈衣裳合せ〉となり,このような過程を経て脚本を肉体化した演技者たちが,公演時同様に調整された舞台装置,舞台照明,音響効果などの舞台条件下で,演出家の指揮のもと舞台監督の指示に従って行われるのがこの舞台稽古(総稽古)である。これをゲネプロとも言う習慣はドイツ語のゲネラルプローベGeneralprobeに由来する。フランス語ではこれをレペティシヨン・ジェネラールrépétition généraleといい,英米ではドレス・リハーサルdress rehearsalとよばれるものがほぼこれに相当する。…

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