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Definition of proscenium
1a : the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theaterb : the part of a modern stage in front of the curtainc : the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it
2a : foreground 1b : foreground 2
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Examples of proscenium in a Sentence
The host walked onto the proscenium.
Recent Examples of proscenium from the Web
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Both side walls and the back wall of Goodman’s proscenium stage are awash in sky, softly lighted by Aaron Spivey and gradually changing as day gives way to night.
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Gone is the proscenium, gone are the front rows of seats, and now a long walkway thrusts toward the audience in a darkened atmosphere.
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The $21 million, 70,640-square-foot building will have an office and lab wing, an auditorium and a soaring proscenium tower.
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The vast, antique interior has a giant stage beneath an elaborate proscenium arch.
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Sets created for a thrust stage had to reconfigured for prosceniums.
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The actors (actual or fictional) aim to entertain us through storytelling, an M.O. magnified by Jon Gaw’s minimalist set and gilded proscenium framing the stage.
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Portraits of Shakespeare and Edwin Booth, one of the great Shakespearean actors of the 19th century, loom above its small, ornate proscenium arch.
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Moreover, the traditional proscenium effect likely allows for a higher level of concentration when absorbing the texts.
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Origin and Etymology of proscenium
Latin, from Greek proskēnion front of the building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage, from pro- + skēnē building forming the background for a dramatic performance — more at scene
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PROSCENIUM Defined for English Language Learners
proscenium
playDefinition of proscenium for English Language Learners
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: the part of a stage that is in front of the curtain
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