Definition:
A rough, noisy comic style. The term comes from the use in burlesque and vaudeville of a pair of lath paddles fastened together at one end, and used to "slap" noisily another comic.
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- About AACT
- Membership
- Events & Education
- Making Theatre
- Management
- Theatre People
- Actor
- Artistic Director
- Business Manager
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Choreographer
- Costume Designer
- Director
- Education Director
- Fight Director
- House Manager
- Intimacy Director
- Lighting Designer
- Marketing/Publicity
- Music Director
- Playwright
- Production Manager
- Projection Designer
- Set Designer
- Sound Designer
- Stage Manager
- Technical Director
- Other Key Positions
- Rights & Royalties
- Resource Library
- Finance & Budgeting
- Fundraising & Grants
- Going Nonprofit
- Job Postings
- Management Resources
- Theatre People
- Production Basics
- Governance
- Starting Up
- Advocacy
- EDI Resources
- Management
- Networking
- Donate
- Store
