theater-in-the-round
[ thee-uh-ter-in-thuh-round, theeuh- ]
/ ˈθi ə tər ɪn ðəˈraʊnd, ˈθiə- /
noun
a style of theatrical presentation in which the audience is seated on all sides of the performance area.
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Origin of theater-in-the-round
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby theater-in-the-round
thearchy, Art of Love, The, theat., theater, theatergoer, theater-in-the-round, theater of cruelty, theater of operations, theater of the absurd, theater of war, Theatine
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Example sentences from the Web for 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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