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characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
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impersonation, personation
imitating the mannerisms of another person
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method, method acting
an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
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dumb show, mime, pantomime
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
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business, byplay, stage business
incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
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skit
a short theatrical episode
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hamming, overacting
poor acting by a ham actor
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heroics
ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct
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reenactment
performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
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roleplaying
acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
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impression
an impressionistic portrayal of a person
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apery, mimicry
the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
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panto
an abbreviation of pantomime
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schtick, schtik, shtick, shtik
(Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention
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character, part, persona, role, theatrical role
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play