Restaged

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Presented a play, show, or performance again with changes or updates to the production
2. Performed a theatrical or artistic work anew, often with some modifications to the original staging
3. Brought a dramatic or musical piece back to the audience by redoing the physical arrangement or direction

Etymology: "Restaged" is the past tense and past participle of "restage," which means to stage a play, opera, or other production again, often in a new way. The verb is formed by adding the prefix "re-," meaning "again," to "stage," so the whole word simply means to stage something once more. The prefix has a longer past than the verb it attaches to. "Re-" comes down through Latin, where it meant "back" or "again," and reached English through Old French and Middle English. "Stage," by contrast, is the older and more familiar part of the compound, a noun for a platform or raised floor that became, by extension, the theatre itself and then the act of presenting a performance. The combination is a plain one, and the verb's meaning follows directly from its parts: a production that is restaged is one that has been put on again, frequently with new sets, actors, or a different interpretation. That is why the word is common in theatre reviews, where a revival of a classic is often described as having been restaged.

Synonyms: reproduced, recreated, reperformed, revived, reshown