theater
Stage performance hall
Theater is a building where performances are staged or films are shown.
More broadly, theater is the art form itself—dramatic performance as a medium: She studied theater in college.
A theater of war or operations is a region where military action occurs.
Theatrics or theatrical behavior treats real life as if it were a stage performance: His resignation speech was pure theater.
Pre-performance practice session
- troupeTraveling group of performers
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- scriptWritten words for performance
director · choreography · understudy · prop · backstage · lighting · cue · audition
Theater's architectural frame
- backdropRear stage scenery
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
- wingsLimbs for flight
- greenroomBackstage holding area
cyclorama · apron · orchestra-pit · spotlights · blackout · flats · trapdoor · footlights
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
monologue · soliloquy · protagonist · antagonist · climax · denouement · plot · characterization
Heated grain that puffs
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- premiereFirst public performance
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
matinee · IMAX · 3D · usher · boxoffice · marquee · concession · lobby
Venue for contests
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
auditorium · foyer · aisle · dome · colonnade · rotunda · facade · acoustics
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
opulence · pomp · fireworks · tableau · glitz · glamour · fantasia · masquerade
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
script · director · choreography · understudy · prop · backstage · lighting · cue · audition · ensemble
proscenium
Theater's architectural frame
greenroom · cyclorama · apron · orchestra-pit · spotlights · blackout · flats · trapdoor · footlights · flies
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
dialogue · monologue · soliloquy · protagonist · antagonist · climax · denouement · plot · characterization · pathos
popcorn
Heated grain that puffs
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- multiplexMulti-screen movie theater
- premiereFirst public performance
trailer · matinee · IMAX · 3D · usher · boxoffice · marquee · concession · lobby · projection
arena
Venue for contests
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
gallery · auditorium · foyer · aisle · dome · colonnade · rotunda · facade · acoustics · seating
extravaganza
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
magnificence · opulence · pomp · fireworks · tableau · glitz · glamour · fantasia · masquerade · spectacular
- Art & Culturepainting, sculpture, music, dance, film
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- Arts & Sciencescreativity, music, painting, sculpture, literature
- cultural artsart, music, dance, opera, ballet
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
theatercinema
Motion picture theater
film · television · movies · streaming · broadcast
theaterauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
sincerity · reality · genuineness · realness · truth
theaterliterature
Body of written works
visual art · painting · sculpture · music · poetry
- movie theaterVenue for film screenings
- theaters of warRegions of active combat
- political theaterPerformative actions for appearances
- puppet theatrePerformance with hand-controlled figures
- theater criticEvaluator of stage productions
- home theaterDomestic entertainment system
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