When an actor breaks into uncontrollable laughter during a performance or rehearsal, disrupting the scene. The term possibly derives from the idea of an actor playing a corpse who cannot stay still, or from "ruining" a scene (making it a corpse). Corpsing is contagious—once one actor starts, others often follow. While audiences sometimes enjoy these moments, directors rarely do.

Related Plays

Plays related to corpsing.