theater-in-the-round

[ thee-uh-ter-in-th uh-round, theeuh - ]
/ ˈθi ə tər ɪn ðəˈraʊnd, ˈθiə- /

noun

arena theater.
a style of theatrical presentation in which the audience is seated on all sides of the performance area.

Origin of theater-in-the-round

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby theater-in-the-round

theater, theater of cruelty, theater of operations, theater of the absurd, theater of war, theater-in-the-round, theatergoer, theatine, theatre, theatre of cruelty, theatre of the absurd

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.

    The Ambassador |Samuel Kimball Merwin