drama

n.

1. A theatrical composition or production

   play, piece, production, dramatic representation, dramatic work, dramatization, show, stage show, vehicle, skit, sketch, legitimate stage, theater; see also acting, theater 2. see also comedy, tragedy 3.

   Types of drama include: melodrama, tragicomedy, comedy of manners, social document, burlesque, pantomime, mime, opera, operetta, light opera, musical comedy, musical, mystery, murder mystery, farce, problem drama, classical drama, historical drama, expressionism, theater of the absurd, theater of cruelty, mixed media theater, epic, pageant, masque, miracle play, revival, serial, radio play, television play, teleplay; thriller*, high-brow stuff*, whodunit*, agitprop*, melo*;

2. Action having the qualities of drama

   histrionics, melodrama, farce, climax, emotion, tension, suspense, scene, tragedy, comedy, theatrics, dramatics, intensity, sob story*, tear-jerker*, soap opera*; see also excitement.