thrust stage

American  

noun

1. a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.

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Example Sentences

The thrust stage, representing Amahl’s humble house, is a simple wooden platform, open to a radiantly starry sky; a lively shepherds’ chorus swirls around it, and the Kings enter down the aisles through the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outdoors, with a thrust stage, Little Island’s theater is subject to the elements and open to onlookers, who can watch performances, for free, from the winding paths of the park.

From New York Times

With its high wooden beams, Christopher and Justin Swader’s appealing single set recalls both a Western hunting lodge and an Elizabethan thrust stage.

From New York Times

A cast of eight performs the plays — all set in 1920s Harlem, and snazzily costumed by Jevyn Nelms in tiered fringe skirts and raining pearls — on the Metropolitan’s tiny thrust stage.

From New York Times

Despite that, its long thrust stage was much beloved, at least by actors, bringing them uncommonly close to audiences.

From New York Times