playlet

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Recent Examples of playlet The playlets each have from one to three actors in them and are each inspired by, but not about, a different painting. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024 The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 Shaffer had seen in Pushkin’s playlet the rudiments of a grand spectacle, framed, like so many of his plays, as a duel between two men of different generations. Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022 Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, as Don Shewey, the author and theater critic, said in a phone interview. Penelope Green, New York Times, 2 May 2023 Its young playwrights, particularly Mr. Patrick, churned out plays, playlets and monologues akin to TikToks, Don Shewey, an author and theater critic, said in a phone interview. Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023 The video is a two-hander playlet. Steven Levy, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023 The chance to do more of it presented itself during the pandemic, when Monahon worked on virtual playlets for the 24 Hour Plays. Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023 In the second playlet, Visitor from Hollywood, Broderick swaps the starchy gray business suit for mod plaid pants, a rust hipster jacket and turtleneck sweater, as well as mutton-chop sideburns, to play Jesse Kiplinger, the Midas Touch producer who has never made a movie that lost money. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playlet
Noun
  • After an interlude in southern Mexico, Carbon Nation returned to Belize.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The Jeff Daniels music interludes in this Audible Original present another side of a man that many of us have seen on our tv screens for so many years and the artistry in mixing them together with his stories are beautifully complementary.
    Joshua Dudley, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The latest German drama from the outfit behind Babylon Berlin is a dramatization of the real-life story of the world’s largest financial heist, when a criminal network of wealthy investors, bankers, and lawyers orchestrated a $150 billion+ tax fraud scheme across Europe.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Disaster Artist, a dramatization of the making of The Room, marked their final collaboration.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fox has given an early, 22-episode Season 2 renewal to breakout freshman medical drama Doc, starring Molly Parker.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Padalecki starred alongside Ackles on the CW sci-fi drama for 15 seasons, from its debut on what was then the WB in 2005 through its series finale in 2020.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • During the event, held on Feb. 22 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium and hosted by Deon Cole, the Wayans family was honored for their contributions to TV, film and comedy.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But the director and his actors play it with neither sensationalism nor melodrama.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Its film-noir visual palette matches the melodrama implicit in its stories.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.
    Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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