dramatic play

Noun
  1. A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage (synset 107021061)
    "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
    referred to in: drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater
    is a type of: dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
    subtypes:
    • grand guignol - a play of a macabre or horrific nature
    • theater of the absurd - plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless
    • playlet - a short play
    • miracle play - a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
    • morality play - an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
    • mystery play - a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
    • passion play - a play representing the Passion of Christ
    • satyr play - an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
    has:
    • stage direction - an instruction written as part of the script of a play
    • act - a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
    same as: drama, play

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