one-act
Example Sentences
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The play has the old-fashioned carpentry of a solid one-act or mid-century short story.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
For the occasion, artistic director Susan Jaffe astutely chose 11 one-act ballets and four pas de deux.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
“Blue Moon” is essentially a one-act play, which is to say it’s all talk, and likely to bore those who are primarily interested in spectacle, or even high drama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
This is “The Lunar Light: Discovery,” part VR experience, part mini-escape room, part science experiment and part one-act play.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
As we wrap up, we’re discussing one-act plays.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
