dramaturgy

Noun
  1. The art of writing and producing plays (synset 107019235)
    associated with:
    • amphitheater, amphitheatre - a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
    • closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)
    • house, theater, theatre - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
    • dramatic irony - (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
    • flies - (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
    • place, seat - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    • booking clerk, ticket agent - someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
    • act, play, playact, roleplay - perform on a stage or theater
    • stooge - act as the stooge
    • enter - come on stage
    • support - play a subordinate role to (another performer)
    • star - be the star in a performance
    • appear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
    • co-star - be the co-star in a performance
    • ham, ham it up, overact, overplay - exaggerate one's acting
    • underact, underplay - act (a role) with great restraint
    • upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage
    • downstage - at or toward the front of the stage
    is a type of: communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    subtypes: stage - the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
    has: dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
    same as: dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre

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