theater
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈθiːətər/
- US
:
teatro
- The audience erupted in applause as the final curtain fell on the brilliant theater performance.
- a theater student
- theater arts
- theater productions
If you had to choose theater, why is that?
- If you had to choose theater, why is that?
- It was my first theatre gig in New York.
- Other temporal media are live theatre, dance, music.
- I like really cheesy, grandiose, almost like theater driven dialogue.
- So that links to the root of theater for me, which is transformation.
- My grandmother was an actress in theatre, but also jazz pianist.
- Other things you might go to the theatre for were new words.
- Music and theatre and film is my goal.
- I actually went back into theatre three days later.
- Like there's no theater arts, there's no performances.
- Cuisine held a rank alongside theatre and other arts.
- You don't win theatre, you win a part.
Examples
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Broadway is in New York City, but theater is all over the world.
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It's where I first found my people and the theater on this ship is amazing.
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The next thing that we studied was theater and movement.
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Gary is a very creative theater director that I have worked with in the past.
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We actually just started a new season of experimental theater.
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Acting as patients allowed theater students to practice improvisation skills in an applied theater setting.
Academic text (2011) -
Did you know that Junior's major is musical theater?
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As educators, we may choose to use readers' theater to allow different voices and perspectives to come forward.
Academic text (2012) -
Many aspiring actors begin their careers in community theater before moving to larger productions.
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During the summer, we enjoy watching outdoor theater productions in the park.
Synonyms
239
1.8
A story performed by actors on stage
11
2.7
Creative activities like drama, music, and dance performed for an audience
7
4.0
An activity of making and acting in plays, often at school
5
7.0
Skill in writing, designing, and producing plays for the theatre
1
4.4
To write, produce, and perform plays for the theatre
Compounds
- US
9
3.3
A set of speakers and a big screen at home for watching movies like in a cinema
7
2.7
A group of local people who are not professional and perform plays for people in their town
- Literature
1
9.1
Plays that show life as meaningless and use strange dialogue and events
1
7.7
A short unplanned show in public about political or social issues to get attention
- Archaic
1
7.5
A theater that presents a series of short live acts like comedy, music, and dance
A play made for listening on radio or audio recordings with actors, music, and sound effects
- Specialized
An area that is not physical, like the internet or outer space, where military attacks happen
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Theater comes from the Greek word theatron, meaning 'a place for viewing', and the root thea means 'view' or 'see'. So the art of theater is about making shows and plays for people to watch.