A monodrama is a theatrical or operatic piece played by a single actor or singer, usually portraying one character. == In opera == In opera, a monodrama was originally a melodrama with one role such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau`s Pygmalion, which was written in 1762 and first staged in Lyon in 1770, and Georg Benda`s work of the same name (1779). Th.....
one-man show; play having only one actor
• (n.) Alt. of Monodrame
a drama acted or designed to be acted by a single person. A number of plays by Samuel Beckett, including Krapp`s Last Tape (first performed 1958) and ...
monodrama A dramatic piece for a single performer. Now especially an opera for one singer.
a dramatic piece for only one performer.