dry tech

noun

A technical rehearsal without actors, focusing purely on integrating technical elements like lighting, sound, scenery shifts, and special effects to work out cues, timing, and transitions before performers are involved.

Opposite
wet tech
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Meanings

noundry tech (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebroadcastingA technical rehearsal without actors, focusing purely on integrating technical elements like lighting, sound, scenery shifts, and special effects to work out cues, timing, and transitions before performers are involved.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
wet tech

Origin

tech derived from technical rehearsal.

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APA

dry tech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20tech

MLA

“dry tech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20tech. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry tech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20tech.

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