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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.
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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
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
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Their romance proceeds in soft focus with a soundtrack of accelerated heartbeats and musical interludes, as well as pretty camera shots of raindrops flashing in the sun.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Without her usual cohorts at the NYPD, Elsbeth lays out her suspects using a good old-fashioned musical interlude, performed by the Merry Murderesses in Elsbeth’s cell block (Parker, Gershon, Retta, Milano and Lail).—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Noun
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This is about the dramatization of this script that Katie and Sarah wrote.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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The Hulu series is a dramatization of the real-life events of Kristine (Ellen Pompeo) and Michael Barnett (Mark Duplass), the couple who adopted Natalia, a Ukrainian orphan with a rare and severe form of dwarfism.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Last year’s offseason drama, with holdouts by Williams and Aiyuk, was followed by injury after injury, but neither Kittle nor Warner considered sitting out as the 49ers went 1-7 down the stretch.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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After appearing in over 80 episodes of the British drama, McStay went on to appear in such films as Peter Yates’ 1967 thriller Robbery and 1977's The Stick Up.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar took the stage twice during the NBC sketch comedy series, performing a pair of tracks from his history-making album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
18 May 2025
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Murphy, who played new kid Tai in the iconic 1995 teen comedy, died in 2009 at the age of 32.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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While there is room for some interpersonal conflict and drama between characters, this isn’t a melodrama like so many other medical dramas.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield are too often unwilling or unable to engage with meaningful melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
Noun
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With a classic heist structure and flashes of tragicomedy, this series, directed by Federico Veiroj and Rodrigo Santos, promises humor and suspense.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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The audience—both the fictional one upstate and the real one in Manhattan—soon slips into a world where human-scale beach balls and painter’s buckets become a playground for physical investigation, where the tragicomedy of real life slips in through the cracks.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlet. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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