Meaning & use

proscenium

noun·Advanced

The part of a stage in front of the curtain, or the arch framing the front of a stage.

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The actors delivered their final lines right at the edge of the proscenium.

The theater's ornate proscenium arch dates back to the nineteenth century.

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A proscenium arch separates the audience from the stage, framing the performance like a picture.

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