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theater - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" |
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theatre,
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edifice,
building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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dramatic art,
dramaturgy,
dramatics,
theater,
theatre the art of writing and producing plays
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arena theater,
theater in the round a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage
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ticket booth,
ticket office,
box office the office where tickets of admission are sold
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movie house,
movie theater,
movie theatre,
picture palace,
cinema a theater where films are shown
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dress circle,
circle any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
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dinner theater,
dinner theatre a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
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dressing room a room in which you can change clothes
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greenroom a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
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home theater,
home theatre television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
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little theater,
little theatre a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
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vaudeville theater,
vaudeville theatre,
music hall a theater in which vaudeville is staged
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opera house,
opera a building where musical dramas are performed
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orchestra seating on the main floor in a theater
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orchestra pit,
pit lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
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parquet seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
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parquet circle,
parterre seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
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stage a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
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standing room room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
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theater stage,
theatre stage a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
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tiered seat seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
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