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
  • So, these black holes would produce powerful jets both early and later in their lifetimes, with an interlude in the middle where the jets are either weak or nonexistent.
    David Garofalo, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Muay Thai is more a motif, here, than a driver of action, as many subsequent boxing interludes tie together multiple storylines.
    Judy Berman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Michael Clayton actor plays CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow in a dramatization of the broadcaster's conflict with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Hulu has released the trailer for Good American Family — the limited series dramatization of the true crime story (allegedly) inspired by the movie Orphan.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fiona Dourif shared the screen with her dad Brad Dourif on the latest episode of the Max hit medical drama The Pitt.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Medical dramas often allow audiences to find grounding in the characters and hospital layout before diving into a high-crisis episode.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lorre, a veteran comedy creator, executive producer and writer, will speak as part of the Summit Series at the 46th edition of Banff from June 8 to 11, 2025.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The comedy special Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life will premiere Saturday, April 26 at 10 pm on HBO (and stream on Max).
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • So what starts out as this high-school melodrama done for laughs grows into something darker and more profound as the story progresses.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Directed by Vincente Minnelli, this romantic melodrama was filmed on the beaches of Big Sur.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Directed by Josef Hader The soil of the Austrian countryside is rich with tragicomedy in writer-director-star Hader’s second feature as a director after 2017’s Wild Mouse.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
  • 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

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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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