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   play-acting

   /ˈpleɪaktɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. engagement in pretence in order to trick someone or gain an advantage: "the defender indulged in some play-acting after tumbling to the ground"
   • 2. the acting of a play or plays; dramatic performance: "the workshop threw light on the nuances of play-acting"

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3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › playactingPlayacting - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Definitions of playacting. noun. the performance of a part or role in a drama. synonyms: acting, performing, playing. see more.

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   5 days ago · Theatre or theater [a] is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · In play, the actors move beyond a focus on the mechanics of the roles, whether by stepping out of the roles (diversionary play), by playing with the role mechanics (serious play), or by immersing themselves in the role and fully engaging with fellow actors (absorptive play).

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   5 days ago · For decades, “alienation effect” was the accepted term for Brecht’s acting and staging devices in the belief they were used to distance the spectators from the action of the drama, particularly the detachment of a strong emotional connection.

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   Jun 20, 2024 · dramatic literature, the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant something performed.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Hamlet, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1599–1601 and published in a quarto edition in 1603 from an unauthorized text. Often considered the greatest drama of all time, the play tells the story of the troubled titular prince of Denmark.