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{{Image|Macbeth-play-2005.jpg|right|350px|A 2005 [[high school]] performance of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' that took place in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]].}} | {{Image|Macbeth-play-2005.jpg|right|350px|A 2005 [[high school]] performance of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'' that took place in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington state]].}} | ||
A '''play''' is a literary work intended for performance, typically in public. The performance is also called a ''play'', and takes place on a [[stage (performance)|stage]], usually in a [[theatre]]. | A '''play''' is a literary work intended for performance, typically in public. The performance is also called a ''play'', and takes place on a [[stage (performance)|stage]], usually in a [[theatre]]. | ||
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This article is about the stage performance. For other uses of the term Play, please see Play (disambiguation).
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A 2005 high school performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth that took place in Washington state.
A 2005 high school performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth that took place in Washington state.
A play is a literary work intended for performance, typically in public. The performance is also called a play, and takes place on a stage, usually in a theatre.
The world's most famous playwright is William Shakespeare, and Hamlet is probably his most famous play.
A scene from the German-language play Die Grosse Wut des Philipp Hotz, staged in 1975 at the Carousel Theater, University of Tennessee.