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| act |
Plays, like you see in a theater, are divided into parts. Each part of a play is called an act. [1/6 definitions] |
| aisle |
An aisle is a straight, open path that you walk down between other things. In a theater, there are rows of seats on each side of the aisle. In a grocery store or library, there are tall shelves on each side. |
| audience |
An audience is a group of people who come together to see or hear something. If you go to see a movie in a theater, you are part of the audience. |
| balcony |
A balcony is a place to sit in a theater. It is above the main floor where most of the seats are, and people at the front of the balcony can look down at the people who are sitting below. [1/2 definitions] |
| curtain |
A curtain is something long and wide that hangs across the stage in a theater. When the show is ready to start, the curtain opens up. [1/2 definitions] |
| exit |
An exit is a way out of something. You leave the school bus through an exit. You leave a building, like a movie theater or a grocery store, through an exit. [1/2 definitions] |
| movie theater |
A movie theater is a place where you can go to see a movie on a large screen. There are many seats, and a lot of people come to watch the movie. Usually, you have to pay money for a ticket to get into the theater. |
| new |
When something is new, it is in the world for the first time. If you have a new baby sister, it means that she was just born. When there is a new movie at the theater, it means that the movie just came out. When there is a new medicine for some disease, it means that the medicine has just been discovered. [1/2 definitions] |
| play |
A play is a story that is written for actors to perform on a stage. We usually go to a theater to see a play. [1/5 definitions] |
| row1 |
A line of seats in a theater or other place is called a row. [1/2 definitions] |
| rude |
When someone is rude, they say or do things that are not polite. They don't think about the feelings of other people. If you talk very loud in a movie theater while other people are trying to watch the movie, you are being rude. |
| stage |
A stage is a raised area in a theater or other large room. A stage is used for concerts, plays, and other things that people come to watch or hear. A stage is raised so that people can see performers or speakers who are on it. [1/2 definitions] |
| theater |
A theater is a building where plays, movies, or concerts are presented. |
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