stagebound

English

Etymology

stage +‎ bound

Adjective

stagebound (not comparable)

1. (theater) Restricted to the stage
   • 1989 December 22, Jack Helbig, “Sleuth”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     But the playwright is stagebound: the best he or she can provide (in cinematic terms) is a series of medium-long shots.