theatricalizes
Adds stage flair
Theatricalizes means to make something theatrical—to present it with exaggerated drama, spectacle, or stagecraft.
Events become performances; emotions become displays: The documentary theatricalizes the courtroom drama with reenactments.
The word often implies artifice or excess, suggesting that something natural has been made showy or overwrought: He theatricalizes every minor setback into a crisis.
To grow vigorously
- ornateElaborately decorated
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
grandiose · flamboyant · baroque · rococo · gilding · adorned · decorative · intricate
Gathered viewers collectively
- showbizPerforming arts sector, casually
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- revueMusical variety entertainment
cabaret · burlesque · improv · clowning · farce · satire · parody · sketch
Preparing for presentation
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
- scriptWritten words for performance
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
soliloquy · dialogue · tragedy · comedy · tableau · proscenium · backdrop · rehearsal
Perform with excess
- overdramatizeExaggerate emotional significance
- overplayEmphasize excessively
- ham upPerform with excessive drama
- melodramatizeMake excessively emotional
hyperbole · caricature · magnify · heighten · amplify · embroider · grandstand · sensationalize
flourish
To grow vigorously
sumptuous · grandiose · flamboyant · baroque · rococo · gilding · adorned · decorative · intricate · embroidered
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
- showbizPerforming arts sector, casually
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
revue · cabaret · burlesque · improv · clowning · farce · satire · parody · sketch · circus
staging
Preparing for presentation
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
- scriptWritten words for performance
monologue · soliloquy · dialogue · tragedy · comedy · tableau · proscenium · backdrop · rehearsal · audition
overact
Perform with excess
- overdramatizeExaggerate emotional significance
- overplayEmphasize excessively
- ham upPerform with excessive drama
melodramatize · hyperbole · caricature · magnify · heighten · amplify · embroider · grandstand · sensationalize · camp
theatricalizesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimizes · de-emphasizes · tones down · plays down