revolving stage

American  

noun

Theater.

1. a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.

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Etymology

Origin of revolving stage

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Kabuki, which features live music and dance on a revolving stage, originated in the 17th Century Edo era and is traditionally performed only by men.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The compact, revolving stage, though, has to accommodate Savage’s rendering of the shop, with its handsome counters and shelves stocked with pastel-hued bottles.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

Hamilton’s barebones set is little more than scaffolding on a revolving stage with some furniture that gets dragged in and out.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2020

Inside the black tent, chandeliers dripped with crystals, a band played from a revolving stage, and food stations featuring beef tenderloin and a white cheddar potato dish lined the walls.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2019

In the Deutsches Theatre the great revolving stage makes change of scene easy so that Reinhardt is enabled to present Shakespeare, a great favourite in Germany, in a most picturesque manner.

From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)