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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for thrust stage