id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-5329 Play (theatre) - Wikipedia .html text/html 2593 423 66 A play is a work of drama, usually consisting mostly of dialogue between characters and intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Plays are performed at a variety of levels, from London's West End and Broadway in New York City – which are the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world – to regional theatre, to community theatre, as well as university or school productions. The term "play" can refer to both the written texts of playwrights and to their complete theatrical performance.[1] A satire play takes a comic look at current events, while at the same time attempting to make a political or social statement, for example pointing out corruption. After the front matter, such as title and author, it conventionally begins with a dramatis personae: a list presenting each of the main characters of the play by name, followed by a brief characterization (e.g., "Stephano, a drunken Butler".) ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5329.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5329.txt