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== Usage ==
To use the template, copy the following into an article and fill in the appropriate sections. There is no need to delete unwanted sections. All fields are optional.

=== Blank template ===

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{{Infobox play
| name       = 
| image      = 
| alt        = 
| caption    = 
| writer     = 
| chorus     = 
| characters = 
| mute       = 
| setting    = 
| premiere   = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| place      = 
| orig_lang  = 
| series     = 
| subject    = 
| genre      = 
| web        = 
}}
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=== Parameters ===

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{{Infobox play    
| name       = Title of play
| image      = Oldest image available if possible (filename only, e.g. Example.jpg)
| alt        = Alternative text for the image
| caption    = A caption for the image
| writer     = The names of the author or authors (encloses lists with {{plainlist}})
| chorus     = The name of the (Greek) chorus character
| characters = List of other characters (encloses lists with {{plainlist}})
| mute       = List of characters that do not speak (encloses lists with {{plainlist}})
| setting    = The places and time where the play takes place
| premiere   = The date it was first performed; (see below)
| place      = The theatre and/or city it was first performed in
| orig_lang  = The language it was originally written in
| series     = List related plays if it is part of a series (encloses lists with {{plainlist}})
| subject    = The overall subject matter dealt with by the play
| genre      = The play's genre
| web        = URL of the official website
}}   
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Note: For the date of the première, use {{tl|startdate}} for compatibility with the [[Wikipedia:hCalendar|hCalendar]] [[Wikipedia:microformat|microformat]]. For properties with multiple values, encloses lists with {{Tl|plainlist}}
; Chronology
If the play is one in a series by the same author, you may use {{para|last_play}} and {{para|next_play}} to link to the previous and next play in the series.  By default, the heading for this section is set to the writer's name.  To override this choice, use {{para|chronology}}.

===Example===
{{Infobox play
| name       = Agamemnon
| image      = Gérin Clytemnestre hésitant avant de frapper Agamemnon endormi Louvre 5185.jpg
| caption    = "The Murder of Agamemnon"<br/>by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
| writer     = [[Wikipedia:Aeschylus|Aeschylus]]
| chorus     = Elders of [[Wikipedia:Argos|Argos]]
| characters = {{plainlist|
*Watchman
*[[Wikipedia:Clytemnestra|Clytemnestra]]
*Herald
*[[Wikipedia:Agamemnon|Agamemnon]]
*Messenger
*[[Wikipedia:Cassandra|Cassandra]]
*[[Wikipedia:Aegisthus|Aegisthus]]
*Soldiers
*Servants
}}
| setting    = Argos, before the royal palace 
}}
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{{Infobox play 
| name       = Agamemnon
| image      = Murder of agamemnon.jpg
| caption    = "The Murder of Agamemnon"<br />by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
| writer     = [[Wikipedia:Aeschylus|]]
| chorus     = Elders of [[Wikipedia:Argos|]]
| characters = {{plainlist|
*Watchman
*[[Wikipedia:Clytemnestra|]]
*Herald
*[[Wikipedia:Agamemnon|]]
*Messenger
*[[Wikipedia:Cassandra|]]
*[[Wikipedia:Aegisthus|]]
*Soldiers
*Servants
}}
| setting    = Argos, before the royal palace 
}}
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=== Controlling line-breaking in embedded bulletless lists ===
Template {{tlx|nbsp}} may be used with {{tlx|wbr}} and {{tlx|nowrap}} to control line-breaking in bulletless lists embedded in the infobox (e.g. characters, writers, and other content marked up with {{tlx|plainlist}}), to prevent wrapped long entries from being confused with multiple entries. See [[Template:Wbr/doc#Controlling line-breaking in infoboxes]] for details.

== Microformat ==
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== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox play with external database links}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox film}}
* {{tl|Infobox theatre}}
* {{tl|IBDB title}}
* {{tl|IBDB show}}
* {{tl|iobdb title}}
* {{tl|iobdb show}}
* {{tl|theatricalia}}

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