WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dramatics
    n 1: participation in theatrical productions as an
         extracurricular activity
    2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy,
       dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

50 Moby Thesaurus words for "dramatics":
   Thespian art, amateur theatricals, blazon, bravura, brilliancy,
   daring, dash, demonstration, display, dramatic art, dramatic form,
   dramatic irony, dramatic stroke, dramatic structure, dramaticism,
   dramatism, dramaturgy, eclat, etalage, exhibition, exhibitionism,
   false front, fanfaronade, figure, flair, flaunt, flaunting,
   flourish, histrionics, histrionism, manifestation, melodramatics,
   pageant, pageantry, parade, play construction, sensationalism,
   sham, show, showing-off, spectacle, splash, splurge, staginess,
   theatricalism, theatricality, theatricals, theatricism, theatrics,
   vaunt