playlet
Brief theatrical piece
A playlet is a short play, typically one act or less.
The word emphasizes brevity—something more substantial than a sketch but smaller than a full dramatic work: The drama students performed a series of playlets about historical figures.
The term appears most often in educational and amateur theatrical contexts.
Hasty informal drawing
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- interludePause between sections
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
snippet · one-act · curtain-raiser · skit · miniature · cameo · tableau · episode
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
fragment · snippet · one-act · curtain-raiser · skit · miniature · cameo · tableau · episode · piece
script
Written words for performance
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- conflictOpposition between parties
- characterNature, symbol, or role
plot · comedy · tragedy · climax · protagonist · antagonist · monologue · soliloquy · theme · arc
stage
Raised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
director · costume · lighting · scenery · props · backstage · actor · blocking · set · performance
- short playsone-act, sketch, skit, curtain raiser, two-hander
playletthree-act play
Drama in three sections
magnum opus · grand opera · epic · epic drama · saga
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