activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture

personation, impersonation - imitating the mannerisms of another person

dumb show, pantomime, mime - a performance using gestures and body movements without words

byplay, stage business, business - incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"

performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"

skit - a short theatrical episode

hamming, overacting - poor acting by a ham actor

heroics - ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or hammy conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood"

roleplaying - acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)

performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance

impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"