theatricalize
Add dramatic flair
To theatricalize is to make something dramatic or stage-worthy, adapting it for theatrical presentation or giving it an exaggerated, performative quality.
A novel might be theatricalized for Broadway.
More figuratively, someone might theatricalize their emotions—amplifying feelings for effect: She had a way of theatricalizing every minor setback into a crisis.
Perform with excess
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- amplifyIncrease in strength
overplay · caricature · ham · campy · bombastic · grandiose · overwrought · sensationalize
Visually striking event
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
opulence · lavish · sumptuous · glitz · glamour · baroque · rococo · extravaganza
Written words for performance
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
dialogue · soliloquy · scene · act · tableau · narrative · plot · protagonist
Visible natural surroundings
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- set-designCreating theatrical environments
makeup · blocking · choreography · rigging · backstage · proscenium · backdrop · curtain
Communicative body movement
- gesticulationExpressive bodily movement
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- emotionComplex psychological state
animation · pathos · fervor · passion · nuance · inflection · articulation · declamation
overact
Perform with excess
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
amplify · overplay · caricature · ham · campy · bombastic · grandiose · overwrought · sensationalize · overdramatize
spectacle
Visually striking event
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
grandeur · opulence · lavish · sumptuous · glitz · glamour · baroque · rococo · extravaganza · showmanship
script
Written words for performance
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
monologue · dialogue · soliloquy · scene · act · tableau · narrative · plot · protagonist · antagonist
scenery
Visible natural surroundings
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- propsTheater accessories or praise
set-design · makeup · blocking · choreography · rigging · backstage · proscenium · backdrop · curtain · promptbook
gesture
Communicative body movement
- gesticulationExpressive bodily movement
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- projectionSomething that extends outward
emotion · animation · pathos · fervor · passion · nuance · inflection · articulation · declamation · oratory
acting
Temporarily holding position
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- thespianTheatrical performer
troupe · ensemble · cast · understudy · director · improvise · playhouse · ovation · encore · repertory
theatricalizeunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · minimize · de-emphasize · tone down · play down
theatricalizenaturalize
Confer citizenship upon
normalize · deglamorize · demystify · strip down · simplify
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