Proscenium

/pɹəsˈiːni‍əm/

/pɹəsˈiːniəm/

[noun]

Proscenium

[NOUN]

the wall separating the audience and the stage in a theater hall, including the arch on its top

synonyms : proscenium wall

the line or space that is in front of the curtain on a modern stage

synonyms : apron

forestage

Examples

1. They did it on a regular stage, like what you would say is a proscenium stage.

2. She comes out of the bathroom, and she's in the center of the proscenium.

3. If you look at its proscenium arch you may be able to see that above the stage are four reliefs - portraits of four great figures, the most important figures in the German theatrical tradition.

4. We did it-- a thrust stage, and then proscenium at The Public.