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Hello there,
I'm having trouble understanding the difference between the two, drama and theater. Could someone explain in details?
According to The Free Dictionary,
Here's what Wikipedia says about theater,
Could it be said that drama is a specific type of theater?
I'm having trouble understanding the difference between the two, drama and theater. Could someone explain in details?
According to The Free Dictionary,
the·a·ter
or the·a·tre (thē′ə-tər)n.1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances.
2. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school.
3. a. Dramatic literature or its performance; drama: the theater of Shakespeare and Marlowe.
b. The milieu of actors and playwrights.
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Here's what Wikipedia says about theater,
Theatre or theater[SUP][a][/SUP] is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage.
Could it be said that drama is a specific type of theater?