auditorium
Large assembly room
An auditorium is a large room or building designed to seat an audience for performances, lectures, or public gatherings.
The term emphasizes the space where listeners sit rather than the stage: The auditorium filled quickly before the concert.
Schools, theaters, and convention centers all have auditoriums.
Raised performance platform
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
playbill · intermission · orchestra-pit · balcony · mezzanine · wings · backstage · proscenium
Available places to sit
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- aislesPassages between rows
- balconyRaised exterior platform
mezzanine · gallery · lobby · foyer · will-call · renovation · historic · municipal
Assembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- commencementAct of starting
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
rally · delegates · attendees · capacity · overflow · standing-room · headcount · announcements
Prolonged reflected sound
- echoReflected sound wave
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
absorption · decibels · clarity · fidelity · damping · diffusion · loudness · insulation
Evaluative selection process
- projectorLight-casting display device
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
- popcornHeated grain that puffs
- usherOne who seats guests
multiplex · matinee · premiere · trailers · surround-sound · concessions · box-office · red-carpet
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
slides · microphone · lectern · note-taking · academic · educational · whiteboard · handouts
stage
Raised performance platform
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
spotlight · playbill · intermission · orchestra-pit · balcony · mezzanine · wings · backstage · proscenium · footlights
seating
Available places to sit
balcony · mezzanine · gallery · lobby · foyer · will-call · renovation · historic · municipal · university
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- commencementAct of starting
graduation · rally · delegates · attendees · capacity · overflow · standing-room · headcount · announcements · principal
reverberation
Prolonged reflected sound
- echoReflected sound wave
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
resonance · absorption · decibels · clarity · fidelity · damping · diffusion · loudness · insulation · microphone
screening
Evaluative selection process
- projectorLight-casting display device
- ticketsDocuments permitting entry
- popcornHeated grain that puffs
usher · multiplex · matinee · premiere · trailers · surround-sound · concessions · box-office · red-carpet · credits
podium
Raised platform for speakers
- professorSenior university teacher
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- presentationFormal display to viewers
seminar · slides · microphone · lectern · note-taking · academic · educational · whiteboard · handouts · recording
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- arts venuesperforming arts center, cultural center, concert hall, gallery space, exhibition hall
- Campus facilitieslibrary, lab, classroom, lecture hall, dormitory
- city hallcity hall, town hall, mayor's office, council chamber, council chambers
- community centersgymnasium, swimming pool, basketball court, locker room, locker rooms
- Concert Venuesconcert hall, recital hall, music hall, opera house, performing arts center
auditoriumgymnasium
Indoor athletic facility
locker room · workshop · laboratory · kitchen · storage room
auditoriumbackstage
Theater's hidden area
stage · offstage · behind-the-scenes · wings · green room
auditoriumbackstage
Theater's hidden area
back room · restricted area · control room · projection booth
- auditorium seatingChairs in performance halls
- Ryman AuditoriumNashville's historic performance hall