Meanings
nounplayreading (plural playreadings)
plural playreadings
- The reading aloud of a play, without acting.
Through the portrayal of various characters, the playreading becomes a theatre of the group's own making and imagination. Successful outcomes depend on the right choice of material and appropriate allocation of characters.
2003, Rosalie Hudson, Dementia Nursing: A Guide to Practice, page 257
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