theater-in-the-round

[ thee-uh-ter-in-thuh-round, theeuh- ]

noun

1. arena theater.
2. a style of theatrical presentation in which the audience is seated on all sides of the performance area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of theater-in-the-round¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The curtain lifted on his theater-in-the-round set to reveal models perched on the white horses of a mirrored carousel.

From The Daily Beast

It stood like an alabaster stele in the center of an immense chamber arranged like a theater-in-the-round.

From Project Gutenberg