open air theater

Roofless performance space

An open air theater is a performance venue without a roof, where plays, concerts, or films are presented outdoors.

The design ranges from ancient amphitheaters carved into hillsides to modern stages in parks.

Audiences sit under the sky, making performances subject to weather: The open air theater canceled tonight's show due to rain.

Also spelled open-air theatre.

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starlight · under the stars · Shakespeare · summer · summer nights · performance · audience · lawn seating · blanket · picnic · dusk · actors · Greek · drama · moonlight · hillside · grass · seating

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enclosure/shelter

open air theateropera house

Venue for staged singing

movie theater · indoor arena · black box theater · playhouse · multiplex

venue formality/permanence

open air theaterBroadway theater

Large Manhattan performance venue

West End theater · concert hall · opera house · repertory theater · national theater

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G