Noun
high drama
An event or atmosphere of strong emotion, typically of anxiety or excitement.
I do like reality shows, and I watch some of them because they're high drama. It's also just fun to watch people have honest reactions. Lisa Kudrow
I had grown up accustomed to living a life of high drama. Lorna Luft
Government by thugs in the Bloody Centuries gave Barrayar many colorful historical incidents, suitable for high drama. I don't think it's a drama we wish to return to in real life. Lois McMaster Bujold
There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers.' It's great to play high drama and comedy alongside a modern story. Joss Whedon
Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. Iris Johansen
'Hill Street,' because of the wacky nature of many of our characters, really allowed us to indulge a kind of cheek-to-jowl juxtaposition of high drama with very low humor. Steven Bochco