theater
thee uh ter
- n a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- n the art of writing and producing plays
- n a region in which active military operations are in progress
he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
- As a man of the theater, Peter Brook is more of a general than a visionary.
- From fresh productions of old favorites to plays with a social message, children's theater is rapidly growing up.
- All the world's a stage, from its ancient amphitheaters to its rocky shores, as Europe's theatergoers take to the great outdoors this summer.