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proscenium

[proh-see-nee-uhm, pruh-] / proʊˈsi ni əm, prə- /


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“It’s really about an alternative experience to a traditional proscenium show, giving the audience autonomy to explore,” Herstand says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The last decade has seen a harlequinade of big shots, celebrities, pundits and politicians bounding across the proscenium wearing stage makeup and playing different characters successively, like Peter Sellers in “Dr. Strangelove.”

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

"The story and the music itself was great for the Harris Theater, and honestly might have been dwarfed by this big gold proscenium with 3,500 seats."

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024

Directors can arrange a proscenium stage, an open black box space or a theater in the round — along with every possible permutation in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023

But just when I thought I was going to get away, the creaky machinery of his face began to grind and a cardboard dawn of recognition was lowered, with jerks, from the dusty proscenium.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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