theater seating

Where playgoers sit

Theater seating is an arrangement where rows of seats face the same direction, typically toward a stage or screen, with each successive row elevated slightly above the one in front.

The term describes this configuration in any venue: The lecture hall has theater seating for three hundred.

It contrasts with arrangements where participants face each other, as around a conference table.

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location/function in theater space

theater seatingstage

Raised performance platform

the stage · proscenium · backstage · wings · apron

seating arrangement type

theater seatinggeneral admission

standing room · open floor · festival seating · lawn seating · open seating

viewing/participation mode

theater seatingstanding room only

No seats available

standing room · mosh pit · dance floor · immersive theater · festival grounds

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