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n. Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.

n. Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.

n. In a play, action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds; action not intended to be observed by some of the persons present.

n. A diversion; something apart from the main purpose.

n. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

"They're watching for Baker and his byplay with the suspects and co-star Robin Tunney — and for a show that, while not a great drama, is a terrific antidote to tough times."

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