Theatre

(This article is about a type of built structure; for other uses of the term see Theatre (disambiguation).

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The word "theatre" (sometimes spelt "theater" in U.S. English) is used to refer both to a building in which plays and other dramatic works are performed, and (especially in North America) by extension to that branch of the performing arts concerned with the staging of such works, also called "drama" or "the dramatic arts".

The word "theatre" comes from the the Greek "θέατρον" ("theatron") meaning "place of seeing") via the French "théâtre".

See also

• Cinema (U.S. English "movie theater")

External links

• Didaskalia — electronic journal and resource dedicated to the study of ancient Greek and Roman drama in performance
• "Glossary of Technical Theatre terms" — from Theatrecrafts.com