théâtre

le théâtre (FR N-M) (building) (antiquity) construction, usually an amphitheater, on a hillside, having four parts: the »theatron« where the spectators sat, the hyposcenium, proscenium, and the orchestra; (modern) any structure built specifically to house dramatic productions; any theatrical company, or work; the environment where something happens (eg. theater of war); the art of dramaturgy, play writing; profession of acting or theatrically related arts. In the mid-18th century, many in the…