The phrase "play drama" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when talking about performing or watching a dramatic play. For example: "My daughter loves to play drama in her school's theater club."
"I knew damn well I could play drama.
PURCHASE -- "A Dream Play," drama by August Strindberg, adapted by David I. L. Poole; Drama Studies.
Chronicle play, also called chronicle history or history play, drama with a theme from history consisting usually of loosely connected episodes chronologically arranged.
A Soldier's Play, drama in two acts by Charles Fuller, produced and published in 1981 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1982.
Rattigan was one of the most successful British playwrights of the middle years of the last century, and wrote firmly in the tradition of the "well-made" play, drama that moves cleverly and deliberately, but with no great haste, through its unruffling paces.
In an age of stars and would-be stars, Giamatti is a rarity, a true character actor who can play drama, comedy or romance but isn't likely, in any genre, to get the girl, save the Earth from aliens or score the winning touchdown.
Interests: the Corpus Christi cycles, medieval morality and miracle plays, drama and liturgy, audience participation.
A BBC spokesperson said: "BBC1 is well known for playing drama on Sunday nights at 9pm and has done so for many many years.
It was a feeling I'd first had when I was eight, playing drama games at a family friend's house.
Does your approach change when you're playing drama as opposed to comedy?
And they were fully successful in doing so through various forms of performance including dancing, singing, instrument playing, drama, recital and ballet.
