projection booth

noun

1. a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
2. a compartment at the rear of or above an auditorium, in which spotlights and other lighting units are operated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of projection booth¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Just which parts of the brain serve as the projection booth for nightmares is uncertain.

From Time

I sat there in the projection booth and thought, “Oh my god, you could tell a story this way?”

From The Daily Beast