amphitheater, amphitheatre - a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater)

theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"

stage - the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"

dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.

dramatic irony - (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

chain - a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

flies - (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"

booking clerk, ticket agent - someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)

playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

stooge - act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian"

enter - come on stage

support - play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"

star - be the star in a performance

appear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"

co-star - be the co-star in a performance

ham, ham it up, overact, overplay - exaggerate one's acting

underact, underplay - act (a role) with great restraint

upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"

downstage - at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage"