theater

Introduction

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Plan of Greek amphitheater

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Proscenium theater

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Theater-in-the-round

theater, building, structure, or space in which dramatic performances take place. In its broadest sense theater can be defined as including everything connected with dramatic art—the play itself, the stage with its scenery and lighting, makeup, costumes, acting, and actors.

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Twentieth-Century Theaters
Theaters in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Renaissance Theaters
Medieval Theaters
Ancient Rome and the Early Christian Era
Ancient Greece
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