Noun
drama -
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
literary genre ,
writing style ,
genre a style of expressing yourself in writing
closet drama drama more suitable for reading that for performing
comedy light and humorous drama with a happy ending
tragedy drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
drama -
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
dramatic event
episode a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
drama -
the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
emotionalism ,
emotionality emotional nature or quality
drama -
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
play ,
dramatic play
dramatic composition ,
dramatic work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
drama the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
stage direction an instruction written as part of the script of a play
grand guignol a play of a macabre or horrific nature
theater of the absurd plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless; "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd"
playlet a short play
act something that people do or cause to happen
miracle play a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
morality play an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
mystery play a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
passion play a play representing the Passion of Christ
