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What is a proscenium?

What is a proscenium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
  2. (in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
  3. (in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
  4. A proscenium arch.
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Or, detractors will suggest, the finished product feels too stagy and hasn't managed to pull itself away successfully from the proscenium.
When they return home, they again cross the proscenium, leaving the exotic behind and returning to the normality of their home world.
The coloured lights surrounding the proscenium were washed away and had no effect.
It is oriented so that the American and Canadian falls serve as backdrops to the proscenium.
It stretches into the auditorium, with a fire-breathing dragon atop the proscenium arch, and winged monkeys flying over our heads.
The actors appeared to lend a bit too much of energy to their characters, leading to a proscenium full of characters shouting their hearts out.

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