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
The dramatis personae of the novel are listed at the start, with shorthand descriptions normally reserved for plays.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2022
Like most of the dramatis personae in “The Burnt Orange Heresy,” which opens in Washington on March 13, Cassidy is prone to deception, dissembling and perhaps something even more dangerous.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2020
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
