dramatis personae

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

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The war that ensues between her and the rest of the dramatis personae might then have given the second act higher and sharper stakes.

From New York Times

A new prologue, by the Israeli author Sivan Ben Yishai, is little more than an extended read-through of the dramatis personae.

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The dramatis personae include a gaggle of ghosts, who begin to appear to our hero soon after “the kiss of questionable judgment.”

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The dramatis personae of the novel are listed at the start, with shorthand descriptions normally reserved for plays.

From Los Angeles Times