projection booth

noun

1. a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
2. a compartment at the rear of or above an auditorium, in which spotlights and other lighting units are operated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of projection booth¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Technical director Boris Ibañez was upstairs in the theater’s projection booth overseeing installation of the digital projection system.

From Los Angeles Times

He knew the projectionist so we got to go up into the projection booth.

From Los Angeles Times

We had to really talk about that, there was some real concern to your point, that people would be confused and they might be running to the projection booth and saying that you got reel eight where reel one should be and all of that.

From Los Angeles Times

Rajamouli and I are up in the projection booth at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times

The hall answers this with multiple stage configurations, a pop-out projection booth, elaborate lighting rigs obscured by an elegant mesh ceiling, and acoustic capabilities that can transform to accommodate acoustic or amplified music.

From Washington Post