Talk:shadow acting

RFV discussion: September–October 2022

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shadow acting

No definition given, any ideas fellow Wiktionarians? Missbezabeh (talk) 06:15, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

I've deleted it: it was a totally useless stub entry with no definition, no citations, nothing. Equinox ◑ 06:16, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

If it exists and isn't deemed SOP, I think it probably refers to a form of entertainment using shadows/silhouettes, along the lines of shadowgraphy or shadow puppetry. There are at least two seemingly independent uses on the first page of the Google Books search results (Reed, Hayter-Menzies), didn't look deeper. 98.170.164.88 06:28, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

OTOH, there's also this website that uses it in a completely different way, referring to having abled people ('shadows') assist disabled actors both beforehand with learning lines, and also during a play.

And there's also theatre shadowing, in which the 'shadow' is a sign language interpreter. 98.170.164.88 06:35, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

These all seem inclusion-worthy, as I don’t think they’re SOP. Theknightwho (talk) 11:58, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Moved to WT:REE, not an RFV matter This, that and the other (talk) 07:58, 23 October 2022 (UTC)