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Registers - Theatre

  • The word theater is derived from the Greek word theanomai, meaning ‘to see’
  • Hence, the word refers to an art concerned almost exclusively with live dramatic performances on stage
  • The theater can also be a building, room, or setting where plays or other dramatic presentations are performed
  • Sometimes, a theater can also be a place where films are shown
  • The purpose of the theater is to imitate or represent life in performance for other people to see and enjoy or from which to learn
  • The following are some of the words used in talking about theater or plays: