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: