stage play
Live theatrical performance
A stage play is a dramatic work written to be performed live before an audience in a theater, as distinct from works created for film, television, or radio.
The term emphasizes the theatrical medium: The novel was adapted into a stage play.
Often shortened to simply "play" when the context is clear.
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- scriptWritten words for performance
- dramatic monologuePoem as character's speech
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
director · dramaturgy · leading role · tragedy · dialogue · comedy · stagecraft · understudy · soliloquy · actor · costume · curtain call · opening night · proscenium · ensemble · props · theater · theater district
- dramaTV drama, acting, television drama, drama school, character study
- theateronstage, acting, auditorium, Hamlet, scripts
- theater termsactors, limelight, directing, upstage, drama
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- dramatizationsenactment, reenactment, recreation, theatrical production, performance
- live entertainmentballet, Broadway, live show, concert, circus
stage playfilm
Movie or coating
movie · motion picture · cinema · television show · TV drama
stage playdocumentary
Factual film about reality
real life · nonfiction · reality · lived experience · news broadcast
stage playimprov
Unscripted comedic performance
improvisational theater · stand-up comedy · street performance · open mic · jam session