speaking part/role

noun

: a part/role which requires saying something

She got a speaking part/role in the play.

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One year later, at age 83, Ginsburg made her onstage debut (with a speaking role) in a one-night-only cameo as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in a Washington National Opera performance of The Daughter of the Regiment. —

Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024 At least half of the shows in the study had at least one Orthodox character in a speaking role. —

William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024 Although somewhat rare, this isn't the first time a member of the SNL crew has had a brief on-camera speaking role. —

Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024 One such fan is Paolo Presta, who was busy working at his family's grocery store outside of Chicago when Winfrey and her team popped in to gift the aspiring actor a walk-on speaking role on Will & Grace. —

Kate Hogan, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speaking part/role

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