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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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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 • Dec. 22, 2025

But other moments feel hurt by poor pacing and some awkward staging whenever the full cast is squeezed onto Taproot’s thrust stage.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Pask adapted his ideas to fit the peculiar space - a subterranean Broadway theater that uses a thrust stage.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2022

At the Taper, the thrust stage will be home to the bar where generations of factory workers unwind after a long day or gripe about a hard-knock life.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2018

Ms. Feore’s huge and thrilling production on the Festival Theater’s thrust stage fills out that vision but also complicates it.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2018

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