The apron is any part of the stage that extends past the proscenium arch and into the audience or seating area.
Most stages edges are curved slightly outward providing a very small apron. Some have a large playing space protruding into the audience and in turn a very large apron.
An apron stage can also be another name for a
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Apron stage — Apron Stage: proscenium (Johannes de Witt, 1596). Apron Stage (engl. Bühne in Form einer Schürze ) ist ein Begriff aus dem englischen Renaissance Theater (um 1600) und bezeichnet eine rechteckige erhöhte Vorbühne, die auf drei Seiten hin offen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Apron Stage — Apron Stage: proscenium (Johannes de Witt, 1596). Apron Stage (engl. Bühne in Form einer Schürze ) ist ein Begriff aus dem englischen Renaissance Theater (um 1600) und bezeichnet eine rechteckige erhöhte Vorbühne, die nach drei Seiten hin offen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
apron stage — noun : the flat wide part of the Elizabethan stage projecting into the audience and used as the main acting area … Useful english dictionary
apron — ► NOUN 1) a protective garment covering the front of one s clothes and tied at the back. 2) an area on an airfield used for manoeuvring or parking aircraft. 3) (also apron stage) a strip of stage projecting in front of the curtain. 4) an endless… … English terms dictionary
Stage — (engl. Bühne, Phase) ist: Apron Stage (engl. „Bühne in Form einer Schürze“), Begriff aus dem englischen Renaissance Theater (um 1600); rechteckige erhöhte Vorbühne, die zu drei Seiten hin offen ist Stage Beauty, romantische Komödie, Filmtitel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
apron — a|pron [ˈeıprən] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: a napron, mistaken for an apron; napron (14 16 centuries) from Old French naperon, from nape cloth ] 1.) a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes and is tied around your waist,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
stage — Synonyms and related words: Broadway, L, R, acting, acting area, agora, amphitheater, apron, apron stage, arena, athletic field, auditorium, autobus, back, backdrop, background, backstage, balcony, band, band shell, bandstand, be a gas, be a hit … Moby Thesaurus
apron — UK [ˈeɪprən] / US noun [countable] Word forms apron : singular apron plural aprons 1) something that you wear to protect the front of your clothes, especially when you are cooking 2) a place at an airport where planes wait or turn round 3) apron… … English dictionary
apron — Synonyms and related words: L, R, acting area, airstrip, apron stage, backstage, band shell, bandstand, bib, board, bridge, clearway, coulisse, dock, dressing room, fairway, flies, flight deck, fly floor, fly gallery, forestage, greenroom, grid,… … Moby Thesaurus
apron — a|pron [ eıprən ] noun count 1. ) something that you wear to protect the front of your clothes, especially when you are cooking 2. ) a place at an airport where planes wait or turn around 3. ) apron or apron stage the part of a theater stage that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
