play
theatrical dramatic work intended to be performed by actors (in theatre, radio or recorded for TV)
teleplay
screenplay or script used in the production of a scripted television program or series
problem play
theater with debate on social issues
television play
television program genre
spoken drama
theatre genre characterized by its main reliance on the spoken word (as opposed to music theatre)
sketch
short comedy scene
legal drama
genre of film, television and theatre
Flash drama
a short theatrical play
Purim spiel
ensemble of festive practices during Purim
satyr play
theatrical genre
miracle play
medieval religious play, particulary one enacting the miraculous deeds of a saint
masque
courtly entertainment with music and dance
The Butterfly's Evil Spell
play by Federico García Lorca
Princess of Elis
play by Molière (1664)
dramatic poem
literary genre
closet drama
play not intended to be performed onstage, but read by a solitary reader or, sometimes, aloud in a small group
Proverb
French theatrical genre
The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife
play written by Federico García Lorca
political play
theatrical genre
domestic drama
theatrical genre
historical play
theatrical work based on historical events
science fiction play
dramatic genre; play that depicts imagined scientific or technological advances (e.g., time travel, artificial intelligence) and their impact on society
Pastorate
theatrical representation of medieval origin that faces the good and the original evil of the Aragonese Pyrenees
Dark Mother Earth
theatrical play
shadow play
ancient form of entertainment using flat articulated figures
folk play
German and Hungarian type of drama play
passion play
dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ
pastoral drama
genre of play
dance drama
Thai performing art that consists of dance moves, instrumental music, and chorus to carry out the story
musical
stage work that combines songs, music, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance
Hedda Gabler
play in four acts by Norwegian plawright Henrik Ibsen, published in 1890
one-act play
play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts
puppet show
theatrical play of puppets