contrivances

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“We Live in Time” is also chock-full of contrivances.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

Although not technically a two-hander, “Clarkston” has some of the contrivances inherent in that form.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

How the satire becomes the tragedy is central to the power of Ibsen’s dramatic construction, overriding its occasional plot contrivances.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

With its quick-sketch setups, artificial contrivances and punchline resolutions, “A Transparent Musical” may in fact have more in common with 1980s sitcoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Adams had spent most of his retirement years denouncing such contrivances as gross distortions of history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis