straight play

noun

A play that is not a musical

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Meanings

nounstraight play (plural straight plays)

plural straight plays

  1. entertainmentA play that is not a musical

    It is unthinkable for a straight play to enjoy a life span like those of the blockbuster musicals or to earn such astronomical grosses.

    2004, Steven Adler, On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way, SIU Press, →ISBN, page 221
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APA

straight play. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20play

MLA

“straight play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straight play,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20play.

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