playing a part
Performing a role
Playing a part is performing a role, whether literally on stage or figuratively in life.
An actor plays a part in a production.
Someone plays a part in an event by contributing to it: She played a part in the company's success.
To play a part can also mean to pretend or deceive: He seemed sincere, but he was just playing a part.
- portrayingDepicting in performance
- actingTemporarily holding position
- method actingPerformance through lived emotion
- personaAssumed public identity
- actorOne who portrays characters
ensemble cast · stage · stage presence · expectation · interaction · obligation · improvisation · mask · putting on an act · character · character study · costume · alias · pretense · collaboration · facade · understudy · behind the scenes
playing a partsitting out
Declining to participate
abstaining · opting out · withdrawing · bowing out · standing aside
playing a partbeing oneself
Acting from true nature
showing one's true colors · being honest · wearing one's heart on one's sleeve
play, playing, played, plays, player, players, playful, playfully, playfulness