straight play
Theater without songs
A straight play is a theatrical production that relies on dialogue and acting rather than music, song, or dance.
The term distinguishes conventional drama from musicals, operas, and other forms with musical elements: She prefers straight plays to musicals.
Despite the name, it has nothing to do with sexual orientation.
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- actorOne who portrays characters
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
stagecraft · script · stage directions · table read · naturalism · theater · director · three-act structure · tragedy · dialogue · exposition · blocking · realism · soliloquy · spoken word · props · comedy · set design
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Sung theatrical production
musical theater · musical play · book musical · opera · musical comedy
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Program mixing different performances
vaudeville · cabaret · revue · burlesque · spectacle
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Film's written blueprint
film · movie · radio play · television drama · audiobook
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