dramatic play vs drama

dramatic play and drama both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dramatic play	Yes	No	No	No
drama	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dramatic play and drama are synonyms defined as:

dramatic play and drama: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

Other synonyms of dramatic play include play.

dramatic play (noun)	drama (noun)
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage	the quality of being arresting or highly emotional
	the literary genre of works intended for the theater
	a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
	an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional