Related Clues:

• Not play it straight
• Be a ham in 'Hamlet'?
• Act broadly
• Cry too readily, maybe
• Act poorly
• Speak histrionically
• Play a role none too subtly
• Be over the top, while acting
• Act big?
• Act unprofessionally?
• Get overtheatrical
• Go over the top on Broadway
• Act unprofessionally
• Mug, e.g.
• Get all histrionic