Theatre

The word "theatre" (sometimes spelt "theater" in American English) is used to refer both to a building in which plays and other dramatic works are performed, and (especially in North America) to that branch of the performing acts concerned with the staging of such works, also called "drama" or "the dramatic arts".

The word "theatre" comes from the the Greek "θέατρον" ("theatron") meaning "place of seeing") via the French "théâtre".

External links

• Didaskalia — electronic journal and resource dedicated to the study of ancient Greek and Roman drama in performance
• "Glossary of Technical Theatre terms" — from Theatrecrafts.com