Actors
Players
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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What's actually pretty brilliant is the fact that lots of cynical players and actors end up accidentally helping Kris out - the judge's desire to be re-elected, the postal workers' desire to get rid of the Santa letters, and the NYC newspapers' desire for a juicy story.
Source: Film / Miracle on 34th Street - In "Take Me Out to the Holosuite", an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where Sisko recruits a baseball team to challenge a Vulcan rival, the actors portraying the inexperienced players were actually better at baseball than those playing the experienced players.
Source: Irony as She Is Cast -
Deep-Immersion Gaming: The characters introduce themselves to the audience as if they existed separately from their players, although they are portrayed by the same actors.
Source: Film / Of Dice and Men
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