theatrically

theatrical | American Dictionary

theatrical
adjective
us/θiˈæ·trɪ·kəl/
of or relating to the public performance of plays:
theatrical performances
Theatrical also means intended to attract attention, as if acting in a play:
He threw out both arms to greet me in a theatrical gesture.

Examples of theatrical

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Provocatively, her definition of the drama is inclusive, encompassing amateur and home theatricals as well as suffragette texts, translations and adaptations, and a distinctive subset of 'paratheatrical' writings.
If a gentleman had no burning academic or artistic interests, what remained was not very much: outdoor sport, indoor entertainment (billiards, amateur theatricals), the pursuit of ladies, and dinner.
Theatrical imagery (like politics) is the art of the possible.
In whatever terms seem relevant, can such an early entrance be construed as part of a theatrical vocabulary or strategy available in the 1590s?
We can fairly assume that theatrical entertainments were a regular feature of the annual fairs.
True, in the context of the play it is a piece of farce, a theatrical gimmick, a parody.
First there is another objection to be considered: do deviant identities and sexualities really denaturalize through theatrical parody as straightforwardly as is sometimes suggested?
The would-be theatrical historian is therefore left with a series of dilemmas.
Each implicitly rejects the other's theatrical model in terms of that site's association with women.
Timing is everything for theatrical and remorseful men.
In this context, the prominence of play assumes political and theatrical features.
Three theatrical practices display growing inequities along gender lines as the century progresses.
Men are referred to, but not allowed into the visible theatrical space.
Furthermore, the organization of the theatrical space served as a source of inspiration for the dramatic structure.
The shut-off theatrical space nearby was understood to be the inside of the house.
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