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- DictionaryThe·a·ter/ˈTHēədər/
noun
- 1. a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.
1. a. : a building or area for dramatic performances. b. : a building or area for showing motion pictures. c. : an outdoor structure for dramatic performances or spectacles in ancient Greece and Rome. 2. a. : dramatic literature : plays. b. : dramatic representation as an art or profession : drama. 3.
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.
THEATER definition: 1. US spelling of theatre 2. a cinema 3. a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats…. Learn more.
noun. a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic performances or stage entertainments, or for showing movies. the audience at a theatrical performance or movie: The whole theater was weeping. a theatrical or acting company.
(the writing or performance of) plays, opera, etc., written to be performed in public: His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike. She made her career in the theatre. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. theatre noun (BEHAVIOUR) [ U ]
a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity: the Lyceum Theater. a lecture theater. a movie theater : The movie opens Wednesday in theaters across the country. More examples. Fewer examples.
a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc. Also calledoperating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations. plays regarded collectively as a form of art. the theatre. the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc.
