proscenium
noun
pro·sce·ni·um
prō-ˈsē-nē-əm 
1
a
: the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
b
: the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain
c
: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it
2
Examples of proscenium in a Sentence
The host walked onto the proscenium.
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Baker has already shown a facility for crafting character studies that threaten to bump up against prosceniums, and her seemingly limitless talents now extend to doing that same thing within a screen’s frame.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
This will create artistic and budgetary questions for the Rep on some shows, because the proscenium setup adds about 100 seats to the audience.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The story unfolds on the deck’s deep shade of red, with the proscenium doubling as the icon of Asian American grocery products, the omnipresent and awesome 99 Ranch Market.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
The scrim in the back went up and revealed the letters of Bianca’s name as tall as the proscenium, which is about one and a half stories.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 June 2024
This will create artistic and budgetary questions for the Rep on some shows, because the proscenium setup adds about 100 seats to the audience.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
The story unfolds on the deck’s deep shade of red, with the proscenium doubling as the icon of Asian American grocery products, the omnipresent and awesome 99 Ranch Market.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Proscenium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proscenium. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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proscenium
noun
pro·sce·ni·um
prō-ˈsē-nē-əm
1
: the part of a stage in front of the curtain
2
: the wall containing the arch that frames the stage
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