FORESTAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

Synonyms:

apron; forestage; proscenium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("forestage" is a kind of...):

stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)

Meronyms (parts of "forestage"):

footlights (theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors)

prompt box; prompter's box (a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage)

Holonyms ("forestage" is a part of...):

theater stage; theatre stage (a stage in a theater on which actors can perform)