stagger-through

Deverbal from stagger through, on the model of readthrough and walkthrough; so called because there may be mistakes, pauses for discussion, etc.

stagger-through (plural stagger-throughs)

1. (music, television) The rehearsal of an entire show.
   • 1998, Opera, volume 49, numbers 7-10, page 1036:

     And so I went there with the rehearsal pianists and we just did stagger-throughs, so that we could time it, so that we could know what was going on.

   • 2016, Don Harmon, Producing in Theater, page 45:

     There may be a “stagger-through” in between, a run-through with occasional stops for critical discussions and changes.

• readthrough