thrust stage
noun
: a stage that projects beyond the proscenium so that the audience sits around the projection
also
: a forestage that is extended into the auditorium to increase the stage area
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Outdoors, with a thrust stage, Little Island’s theater is subject to the elements and open to onlookers, who can watch performances, for free, from the winding paths of the park.
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Joshua Barone, New York Times, 5 June 2024
After a hiatus, the Mark Taper, a nearly 800-seat theater with a thrust stage, will be back in full.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 May 2024
One sequence had a 40-foot-long dinosaur skeleton trailing her down the thrust stage that extended in an L-shape through the audience.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
At one point, JK moved to a thrust stage in the middle of the crowd and pulled off a series of impressive dance moves as ARMY members shouted and held out their hands to get a high five from their pop idol.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2023
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Joshua Barone, New York Times, 5 June 2024
After a hiatus, the Mark Taper, a nearly 800-seat theater with a thrust stage, will be back in full.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 May 2024
One sequence had a 40-foot-long dinosaur skeleton trailing her down the thrust stage that extended in an L-shape through the audience.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
At one point, JK moved to a thrust stage in the middle of the crowd and pulled off a series of impressive dance moves as ARMY members shouted and held out their hands to get a high five from their pop idol.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2023
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“Thrust stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrust%20stage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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