dramatis personae

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In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Compounding the uneasiness, the ensemble introduces the dramatis personae in strokes that can seem unnecessarily broad.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

Neither her laugh nor her dramatis personae are merely for entertainment, though.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

I was sent an advanced proof of “The Last Bookseller” — due out in November — and highly recommend it, partly for Goodman’s portrait of a lost world, but also for its colorful dramatis personae.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021

In the case of marrying, the dramatis personae include the person being married and the person doing the marrying.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker