Circle Theatre or Circle Theater may refer to:
Concept
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Theatre-in-the-round
Theatre-in-the-round, also known as arena theatre or central staging, is a theatrical stage configuration in which the audience surrounds the performance area on all sides.
Historically rooted in ancient Greece and Rome performance practices, ...
, arena theatre, or central staging is any theatre space in which the audience surrounds the stage area, often in the shape of a circle theatre and sometimes named as such
Theatres
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Circle Theatre (Broadway)
The Circle Theatre was a Broadway theatre, concert hall, movie theatre, and venue for vaudeville and burlesque located at the corner of Broadway and West 60th Street. It was the first theatre built in the Columbus Circle area of Manhattan. Its add ...
(1901-1935), a former Broadway theatre that also was a music hall, movie theatre, and venue for vaudeville and burlesque
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Circle in the Square Theatre
The Circle in the Square Theatre is a Broadway theater at 235 West 50th Street, within the basement of Paramount Plaza, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. The current Broadway theater, completed in 1972, i ...
, a Broadway theater in New York City
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Circle in the Square Theatre School
Circle in the Square Theatre School is a non-profit, tax exempt drama school associated with Circle in the Square Theatre; it is the only accredited conservatory attached to a Broadway theatre.
It offers two 2-year full-time programs: a Professi ...
, school associated with the Broadway theater
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Circle X Theatre
Circle X is a not-for-profit ensemble theatre company located in Hollywood, California. Circle X's productions have been described by critics as "refreshingly original and imaginative" and "consistently stellar".[Circle Theater (Indianapolis, Indiana)
The Hilbert Circle Theatre, originally called the Circle Theatre, is in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monument Circle in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District. It was originally built in 1916 as a "deluxe movie palace" and now is t ...]
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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El Centro Theatre
El Centro Theatre is a Hollywood theater. It was founded in 1946 and is located at 804 N. El Centro Ave. Hollywood, California 90038.
History
In 1946, students from UCLA, including William Schallert, Jerry Epstein, Kathleen Freeman, Sid Rusha ...
, founded as the Circle Theatre in Hollywood, California
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Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Hilbert Circle Theatre, originally called the Circle Theatre, is in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monument Circle in the Washington Street-Monument Circle Historic District. It was originally built in 1916 as a "deluxe movie palace" and now is ...
, formerly known as Circle Theatre, a historic theatre in Oklahoma
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Circle Theatre Chicago
Circle Theatre Chicago founded in 1985 by Wayne Buidens, Joe Bass, and Karen Skinner is a theatre company in Oak Park and Chicago, Illinois. They chose the name "Circle Theatre" to represent both Circle Avenue (Forest Park's main thoroughfare) ...
, founded in 1985, is a theatre company in Chicago, Illinois
Media
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Armstrong Circle Theatre
''Armstrong Circle Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with '' The United States Steel Ho ...
'', an American drama television series that ran during 1950 to 1957
See also
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Dress circle
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens. Auditoriums can be found in entertainment venues, community halls, and t ...
, balcony seating in a theatre
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