presentationalism

[prez-uh n-tey-shuh-nl-iz-uh m, pree-zen-]

noun Theater.

a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.

Origin of presentationalism

First recorded in 1885–90; presentational + -ism

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