n. 25B6; noun
the local theatre : PLAYHOUSE, auditorium, amphitheatre. See list.
what made you want to go into the theatre? : ACTING, performing, the stage; drama, the dramatic arts, dramaturgy, the thespian art; show business; informal the boards, show biz. See list.
the lecture theatre : HALL, room, auditorium.
the theatre of war : SCENE, arena, field/sphere/place of action.
Parts of a Theatre
acting area iron
aisle lighting gallery
apron (stage) loge
auditorium mezzanine
backstage orchestra pit
balcony orchestra stalls
the boards parquet
box parterre
box office pass door
bridge picture-frame stage
catwalk pit
circle prompt box
coulisse proscenium
curtain proscenium arch
cut drop proscenium stage
cyclorama revolve
dais revolving stage
dress circle safety curtain
dressing room scene dock
drop curtain set
fire curtain skene
the flies stage
floats stage door
fly gallery stalls
fly tower tableau curtains
footlights tabs
forestage thrust stage
foyer trap
front of house upper circle
gallery upstage
the gods velarium
green room vomitorium
gridiron vomitory
house lights wings
Theatrical Movements
See also play . Shingeki
Chicana Sturm und Drang
documentary drama Symbolism
epic theatre Theatre of Cruelty
expressionism Theatre of Fact
Little Theatre Theatre of Silence
naturalism Theatre of the Absurd
physical theatre total theatre
realism Verfremdung (alienation)
ritual drama Verismo