staginess

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The two actors—and Mr. Rash’s script—make them human, and genuine, and kept this viewer close to entranced despite the staginess of the production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In its commitment to unvarnished talk — even if that leads to a clunky staginess — “Blue Film” has thoughts about identity, choice, sin and salvation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Yes, there’s a staginess to it all: the quintet sitting around on the floor husking vegetables, dismantling a chicken, dining.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

“He certainly liked the theater of sickness, the staginess, the attention it brought him, and later the excuses it provided.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2016

He looks like a rock star, but he has none of a rock star’s swagger and braggadocio and staginess.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell