footlights
/ˈfʊtlaɪts/
noun
- The row of lights at the front of a stage floor, considered collectively.
- The old theater still used traditional footlights with colored gels.
- The footlights came up as the curtain rose, revealing the set.
- She felt the warmth of the footlights on her face during her first performance.
- The profession of acting or the world of theater.
- The footlights have always attracted those who love storytelling.
- After years of dreaming, she finally trod the footlights in a Broadway show.
- He left his office job to pursue a life behind the footlights.