presentationalism

pres·en·ta·tion·al·ism

[prez-uhn-tey-shuh-nl-iz-uhm, pree-zen-]
noun Theater.
a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.

Origin:
1885–90; presentational + -ism

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