theater patron

Playhouse ticket holder

A theater patron is someone who attends theatrical performances, particularly one who does so regularly or provides financial support.

The term emphasizes the audience member's role as a supporter of the arts: Theater patrons filed into the lobby during intermission.

Season ticket holders and donors are especially likely to be called patrons rather than simply theatergoers.

Related

subscriber · ticket · ticket stub · sold out · seat · balcony · dress circle · orchestra · intermission · playbill · curtain · applause · curtain call · standing ovation · box office · matinee · opening night · Broadway

Opposites
role in theatrical production

theater patronperformer

One who entertains audiences

actor · stage performer · actress · thespian · stage actor

relationship to the theater as institution

theater patrontheater critic

Evaluator of stage productions

detractor · philistine · no-show

consumer vs. producer

theater patronimpresario

Concert or opera organizer

showrunner · production company · artistic director · playwright · dramatist

Family

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