actable

[ ak-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˈæk tə bəl /

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capable of being acted or suitable for acting: He has written a very actable, well-structured play.

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First recorded in 1840–50; act + -able

act·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·act·a·ble, adjective

The most intelligent performer is he who recognizes most surely this "actable" and distinguishes in it the more from the less.
Picture and Text|Henry James
“Monna Vanna” is one of the most brilliantly actable plays of modern times, despite its improbability.
Prophets of Dissent|Otto Heller
The old dramatists didn't defer to them—not so much at least—and that's why they're less and less actable.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Here the dramatic form was much more definite, though still not attempting acted or actable drama.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury

Our opinions are only sound, I think, as far as the question of a play being actable is concerned.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman