theatre

[the·a·tre]

Define theatre. theatre synonyms, theatre pronunciation, theatre translation, English dictionary definition of theatre. n. Variant of theater. or n 1. a. a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc b. : a theatre ticket. c. : a theatregoer. 2.

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Noun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

Noun
the art of writing and producing plays

Noun
a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"


n.
An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.

n.
Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.

n.
That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater.

n.
A sphere or scheme of operation.

n.
A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war.


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Usage Examples

As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.

I am auditioning again - getting back to theatre would be amazing.

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design.

Every baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere.

Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it.

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.

Every night, half an hour before curtain up, the bells of St. Malachy's, the Actors' Chapel on New York's 49th Street, peal the tune of 'There's No Business Like Show Business.' If you walk the streets of the theatre district before a show and see the vast, enthusiastic lines it sounds like a calling: there is certainly no place like Broadway.

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Other Usage Examples

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.

I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having.

Choosing to be in the theatre was a way to put my roots down somewhere with other people. It was a way to choose a new family.

I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay male friends, so this friendship of Will and Grace's isn't such a stretch.

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be lookers on.

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

As much as the mystery element is all a lot of fun, when you do go to 'Edwin Drood,' you're going to a theatre to see a show about going to a theatre and what that relationship between actors and audiences has been for years.

I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre.

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