greenroom

American  

[green-room, -room] / ˈgrinˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. a lounge in a theater, broadcasting studio, or the like, for use by performers when they are not onstage, on camera, etc.

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greenroom British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌruːm, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. (esp formerly) a backstage room in a theatre where performers may rest or receive visitors

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Etymology

Origin of greenroom

1695–1705; green + room, probably so called because originally painted green

Example Sentences

“When I’d see the comics come up into the greenroom and their faces, it was like ‘Oh, I feel so like they were just reverted to their childhoods,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

“I literally could start crying right now, because I miss the theater so much,” Harner says during an interview in Pasadena Playhouse’s cozy subterranean greenroom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Producers of the programs acknowledge that they often struggle to book the people who were once regulars in the greenroom on Sunday.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2022

The first year they were dating, Juan was watching from the greenroom when Sarah competed at Nathan’s, and he knew instantly she had PR-ed because she was “keeled over” after finishing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Jake spied a glass jar of jelly beans sitting on the greenroom table.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein