| mimic(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| parody(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| personify(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| play-act(verb, play, do, fake) |
| playact(verb, present, play, do) |
| present(verb, give, show, play) |
| pretend(play, fake, perform, sham) |
| rehearse(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| simulate(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| star(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| stooge(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| strut(play, fake, perform, pretend) |
| act the part of(verb, expression, idiom, present) |
| be(verb, perform, portray) |
| play a gig(verb, expression, idiom, present) |
| read a part(verb, expression, idiom, present) |
| star as(verb, expression, perform, portray) |
| take the role of(verb, expression, idiom, present) |