theatricalize
verb (used with object)
to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
theatricalization
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a word derived from
theatricalize.
Example Sentences
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Sontag rather describes it as "a sensibility that revels in artifice, stylization, theatricalization, irony, playfulness, and exaggeration rather than content."
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022
“The theatricalization of it was as much about how the audience engaged with the work as about the source narrative,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
What has become commonplace is the theatricalization of the wedding.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2021
Both at White Light and at other Lincoln Center series, Moss has encouraged experiments in the theatricalization of concerts and recitals.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019
The result — and it wouldn't surprise me if the uninitiated feel this way as well — is a spiritually transcendent theatricalization of the tale that had me silently shouting "hallelujah" and "amen."
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2015
