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theater-in-the-round

[thee-uh-ter-in-th uh-round, theeuh -]
noun
  1. arena theater.
  2. a style of theatrical presentation in which the audience is seated on all sides of the performance area.

Origin of theater-in-the-round

First recorded in 1945–50
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Contemporary Examples of theater-in-the-round

  • The curtain lifted on his theater-in-the-round set to reveal models perched on the white horses of a mirrored carousel.

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Historical Examples of theater-in-the-round

  • It stood like an alabaster stele in the center of an immense chamber arranged like a theater-in-the-round.

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    Samuel Kimball Merwin