mime

I do this thing where I hold my breath and turn my face red right before I run across stage to mime throwing up in the trash can.

I call him mime advisedly, because he played his part by action more than speaking.

Thus, the mime itself is the original form of the drama, which now takes its place beside the epic as a new form of poetry.

He gains the sacred hearth, converses with mime, and finally bets him his head that he cannot answer three questions.

Meantime mime, working on, brews his poisonous broth, muttering to himself about his purpose.

mime and he dispute angrily: Siegfried is about to slay the dragon, the "Wurm," and the question is who is to have the gold.