Theatre - Definition

n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture
shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn:
theater, theatre, house]
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy,
dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre]
3: a region in which active military operations are in progress;
"the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in
the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: field, field of
operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre,
theatre of operations]