what is a one act play?

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<p>how is it different from multiple act plays?
how do you define an “act”?</p>

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<p>[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)</p>

<p>First two links.</p>

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<p>It’s shorter and doesn’t have an intermission.</p>

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<p>A play that consists of one act.</p>

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<p>how is it different from a scene?</p>

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<p>You didn’t click my link, did you?</p>

<p>Traditionally, a play was divided into acts, which were then divided into scenes. Many “modern” plays eschew subdivision and just have one type of division, which the playwright calls acts or scenes based merely on whim.</p>

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<p>You didn’t click my link, did you?</p>

<p>no</p>

<p>for academic one act plays, is there a clear definition on “act”?</p>

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<p>Yes; you have to click the link to find out.</p>