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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for playlet
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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.—
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Muay Thai is more a motif, here, than a driver of action, as many subsequent boxing interludes tie together multiple storylines.—
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Hulu has released the trailer for Good American Family — the limited series dramatization of the true crime story (allegedly) inspired by the movie Orphan.—
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This dramatization of John F. Kennedy’s heroics during World War II was accused of hagiography when it was released, five months before Kennedy was shot in Dallas.—
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Fiona Dourif shared the screen with her dad Brad Dourif on the latest episode of the Max hit medical drama The Pitt.—
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The entire harassment subplot is underdeveloped, taking a back seat to typical medical drama.—
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The untitled Paramount Pictures comedy is now set for theatrical release on March 20, 2026, after having previously been scheduled for July 4 of this year.—
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The White Lotus is a black comedy anthology series following the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain.—
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While the Hallmark series is a far cry from the melodrama of his soapier work, the actor compared When Calls the Heart’s passionate fanbase to that of General Hospital.—
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How a 30-year-old singer, born in Argentina and raised in Spain, manages to channel the smoldering melodrama of Latin music’s golden era with such uncanny precision remains a bit of a mystery.—
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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.—
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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.—
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“Playlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playlet. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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