The Drama
Nouns
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the drama, the stage, the theater, the play
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film the film, movies, motion pictures, cinema, cinematography
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theatricals, dramaturgy, histrionic art, buskin, sock, cothurnus, Melpomene and Thalia, Thespis. play, drama, stage play, five-act play, tragedy, comedy, opera, vaudeville, comedietta, interlude, afterpiece, exode, farce, divertissement, extravaganza, burletta, harlequinade, pantomime, burlesque, ballet, spectacle, masque
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melodrama, melodrame
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sensation drama
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tragicomedy, farcical-comedy
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monodrame monologue
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duologue trilogy
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charade, proverbs
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mystery, miracle play
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musical, musical comedy. [movies] western, horse opera
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flick [Coll.]
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spy film, love story, adventure film, documentary, nature film
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pornographic film, smoker, skin flick, X-rated film. act, scene, tableau
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induction, introduction
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prologue, epilogue
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libretto. performance, representation, stagery
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acting
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gesture etc. Indication
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impersonation etc. Representation
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stage business, gag, buffoonery. light comedy, genteel comedy, low comedy. theater
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playhouse, opera house
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house
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music hall
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amphitheater, circus, hippodrome, theater in the round
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puppet show, fantoccini
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marionettes, Punch and Judy. auditory, auditorium, front of the house, stalls, boxes, pit, gallery, parquet
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greenroom
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drop, drop scene
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wing, screen, side scene
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transformation scene, curtain, act drop
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proscenium. stage, scene, scenery, the boards
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trap, mezzanine floor
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flies
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floats, footlights
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offstage
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orchestra. theatrical costume, theatrical properties. movie studio, back lot, on location. part, role, character
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repertoire. actor, thespian, player
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method actor
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stage player, strolling player
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stager, performer
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mime, mimer
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artists
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comedian, tragedian
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tragedienne, Roscius
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star, movie star, star of stage and screen, superstar, idol, sex symbol
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supporting actor, supporting cast
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ham, hamfatter [Slang]
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masker. pantomimist, clown harlequin, buffo, buffoon, farceur, grimacer, pantaloon, columbine
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punchinello
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pulcinello, pulcinella
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extra, bit-player, walk-on role, cameo appearance
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mute, figurante, general utility
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super, supernumerary. company
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first tragedian, protagonist
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debutant
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light comedian, genteel comedian, low comedian
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walking gentleman, amoroso, heavy father, guiser, guisard, gysart, masque. mountebank, Jack Pudding
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tumbler, posture master, acrobat
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contortionist
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ballet dancer, ballet girl
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chorus singer
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costumier, machinist
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prompter, call boy
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manager
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director, stage manager, acting manager. producer, entrepreneur, impresario
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backer, investor, angel [Fig.]. dramatic author, dramatic writer
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play writer, playwright
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dramatist, mimographer.
Verbs
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act, play, perform
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put on the stage
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personate etc. Representation
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mimic etc. (imitate) Imitation
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enact
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play a part, act a part, go through a part, perform a part
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rehearse, spout, gag, rant
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strut and fret one's hour upon a stage
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" tread the boards, tread the stage
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come out
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star it.
Adjectives
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dramatic
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theatric, theatrical
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scenic, histrionic, comic, tragic, buskined, farcical, tragicomic, melodramatic, operatic
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stagy.
Adverbs
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on the stage, on the boards
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on film
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before the floats, before an audience
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behind the scenes.
Phrases
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suit the action to the word, the word to the suit the action to the word, the word to the action" [Hamlet]
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the play's the thing" [Hamlet]
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to wake the soul by tender strokes of art" [Pope].