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The phrase "at a play" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate attendance or participation in a theatrical performance.
Example: "We had a wonderful time at a play last night, enjoying the performances of the talented actors."
Alternatives: "at the theater" or "during a performance".
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I heard two ladies at a play.
Two forces are at a play in the modern game.
I remember seeing Derek Jarman at a play.
Finally, he thought, he'd like to try his hand at a play.
At a play center in central Mumbai, mothers reacted to the news with gasps of horror.
One particularly funny scene shows Candide at a play beside intolerable amateur critics.
One night at a play, I noticed a woman across the room.
I was at a play and was sitting next to Marshall.
Mr. Juliano and Mr. Greenhouse met in 1974 during intermission at a play in Manhattan.
And I did Harry Caray at a play reading, very much a "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" type play.
Over a two-month period, their paths crossed at a play, at a subway station and in her Brooklyn neighborhood.
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