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“Theatre Washington, the area’s alliance of theatre organizations, theatre-makers, and theatre supporters, will serve as a hub of information for participating venues and their vaccination requirement policies,” said the statement.
D.C.-area theaters to require vaccinations, masks|Esther Frances|August 9, 2021|Washington Blade
She had travelled the world, wowing audiences at venues as diverse as cruise ships, Disney theme parks and theatres in London’s West End.
Taking a leap of faith: People embrace post-pandemic career changes|Jessica Davies|July 6, 2021|Digiday
What we see as give and take is in fact political theatre designed to create a false narrative of compromise, in order to return power back to the powerful.
Lobbying is about power, not policy|Christopher Pepin-Neff|April 5, 2021|Washington Blade
Dedicated to the memory of Victor Shargai, a great Signature supporter who along with his husband never missed an opening night, the production was filmed in the company’s MAX theatre over three days in November.
‘Simply Sondheim’ packed with thrilling moments|Patrick Folliard|March 18, 2021|Washington Blade

In the early 2000s when I went to the performing arts school, it was a school for theatre and specifically here to get into shows in the West End which is the equivalent to Broadway in New York.
UK Singer Celeste Is Bridging The Gap In Soul From Across The Pond|Brande Victorian|March 12, 2021|Essence.com
Side Show is at the St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street (212-239-6200, telecharge.com).
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 2010, Hunter was directing a well received revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts at Access Theatre on Broadway.
Meet the Future Mrs. Benedict Cumberbatch|Tom Sykes|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She reportedly studied French and Italian at Oxford before attending the prestigious Jacques Lecoq school of theatre in Paris.
Benedict Cumberbatch Announces Engagement in The Times|Tom Sykes|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She then trained at the Saratoga International Theatre Institute (also known as the SITI Company) in New York City.
Meet the Future Mrs. Benedict Cumberbatch|Tom Sykes|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
War of the Worlds (1953) I snuck into a theatre with my older brother to see this one.
Wes Craven's Favorite Scary Movies|Wes Craven|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Children, like uneducated adults, have been known to take a spectacle on the stage of a theatre too seriously.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Perhaps Mademoiselle Zizine, of the French theatre, was the reason—who knows?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The battle ended in a victory for both sides, chapel and theatre alike being crammed.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
In the evening the little theatre is illuminated regardless of expense, a fabulous sum being expended on extra lamps.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The theatre at Amsterdam, in Holland, took fire and burned to death 31 persons.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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theatre

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/ (ˈθɪətə) /

noun

a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc
(as modifier)a theatre ticket
(in combination)a theatregoer

a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc

Also called: operating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations

plays regarded collectively as a form of art

the theatre the world of actors, theatrical companies, etcthe glamour of the theatre

a setting for dramatic or important events

writing that is suitable for dramatic presentationa good piece of theatre

US, Australian and NZ the usual word for cinema (def. 1)

a major area of military activitythe theatre of operations

a circular or semicircular open-air building with tiers of seats

Word Origin for theatre

C14: from Latin theātrum, from Greek theatron place for viewing, from theasthai to look at; related to Greek thauma miracle

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