as in plays
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
wrote a police drama that really captured the speech of cops and criminals
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Recent Examples of dramas
Ocean Vashti Jude — A writer and director focused on dramas about rowdy characters, people on the downside of advantage, and the misadventures of having to work at life, Ocean is expanding into television directing.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026
In January, Mann entered a deal with Fox Entertainment to produce vertical dramas.
—Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
The actor has also wanted to venture more into comedic work, having mostly worked on dramas.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
As Micah so nicely puts it, there’s a narrative magnetism to Pitman’s repo encounters, many of which play out as micro-dramas of people in crisis confronting an embodied messenger of the great, unfeeling, deeply unfair American financial system.
—Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
While the numbers of comedies on the ballot stayed almost level with last year (up very slightly to 71 from 69), dramas dropped from 126 in 2025 to 110 this year, and limited/anthology series are down to 31, from 44 last year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
The result is an eclectic main competition mix that ranges from surrealist biopics from China to Moroccan eco-dramas and German absurdist comedies.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
This supernovela, a term used to describe high-budget soapy dramas, looks ultra-addictive and is already teasing a second season.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
One was written by Austen and the other is a phrase commonly pronounced by male leads in Korean dramas, which Rho also loves.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026
In January, Mann entered a deal with Fox Entertainment to produce vertical dramas.
—Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
The actor has also wanted to venture more into comedic work, having mostly worked on dramas.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
As Micah so nicely puts it, there’s a narrative magnetism to Pitman’s repo encounters, many of which play out as micro-dramas of people in crisis confronting an embodied messenger of the great, unfeeling, deeply unfair American financial system.
—Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
While the numbers of comedies on the ballot stayed almost level with last year (up very slightly to 71 from 69), dramas dropped from 126 in 2025 to 110 this year, and limited/anthology series are down to 31, from 44 last year.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
The result is an eclectic main competition mix that ranges from surrealist biopics from China to Moroccan eco-dramas and German absurdist comedies.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 15 June 2026
This supernovela, a term used to describe high-budget soapy dramas, looks ultra-addictive and is already teasing a second season.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
One was written by Austen and the other is a phrase commonly pronounced by male leads in Korean dramas, which Rho also loves.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dramas
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Plus, Tolbert was part of one of Kansas City’s top defensive plays of the year.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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POWs also performed theatrical plays and musical concerts.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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The school commissions Broadway writers to pen musicals for students each year and recently has added in a new summer musical, where commercial producers can workshop and develop shows.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
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Founded in 2007 by Gary and Erin Lewis, the company produces stage musicals year-round, as well as musical readings and youth drama education programs.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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James Burrows was born in Los Angeles, where his father worked as a writer for top radio comedies, but the family soon relocated to New York City.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The Pitt is close to an inevitable winner, especially since the two best new dramas in this category — Pluribus and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — are both absolutely comedies.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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For Dreams of Violets, every image and person in the film is AI generated, but the dramatizations are based on journalistic reports, photographs and eyewitness accounts from which AI video models were used.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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One of the most interesting additions is a batch of History Channel dramatizations of the lives of American presidents.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Host Rachel Holt explores this one-of-a-kind sculpture park where massive installations, scenic views, and interactive works transform a walk through nature into an immersive creative experience.—
Rachel Holt,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Recent studies of the river outlet works have shown that managers can operate the backup tubes continuously in a safe way, said Katrina Grantz, the deputy regional director for Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region, at a conference in Boulder earlier this month.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
21 June 2026
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