dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays

perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

play - perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"

play - be performed; "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"

act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

stooge - act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"

pantomime, mime - act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"

ham, ham it up, overact, overplay - exaggerate one's acting

underact, underplay - act (a role) with great restraint

act - be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"