上演

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 上演 is read as じょうえん and functions as a noun or with する for staging or performing a play or other theatrical work.
• Basic usage: Use 劇を上演する actively and 作品が上演される when the work is presented passively.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Active and passive viewpoints
  • At the school festival people stage the students’ play, while the revised work is the item to be performed in multiple places.
• Contrast with film 上映
  • Stage works use 上演; screening a film or video uses the homophonous but distinct word 上映.