playlet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of playlet
Example Sentences
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The novelty of a concrete pier was celebrated in a September 1909 gala opening, with a playlet starring Queen Santa Monica and Rex Neptune.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
In her review of the 1978 production, Times theater critic Sylvie Drake identifies “Fam and Yam” as the weak link in “Albee Directs Albee,” calling the playlet “the slenderest of self-jibes” and a “threadbare spoof.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
I stop to think about how many times in my life I’ve enacted this absurd little playlet.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022
Performed on Zoom, with an important supporting performance by WhatsApp, the playlet also involves the relationship between the course’s instructors, portrayed by Da’Von Moody, a D.C. actor, and Cormac Elliott, an actor based in London.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2020
"Have you seen the playlet Charity at the Vaudeville?" he roared at me.
From In the Bishop's Carriage by Michelson, Miriam
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