[[Image:Boston theatre.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Interior of the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston. Opened in 1928]]
[[Image:Boston theatre.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Interior of the B.F. Keith Memorial Theatre, Boston. Opened in 1928]]
{{etymology|From French "''théâtre''", from [[Greek]] "theatron", ''θέατρον'' a public spectacle or venue for such spectacle.}}
{{etymology|From French "''théâtre''", from [[Greek]] "theatron", ''θέατρον'' a public spectacle or venue for such spectacle.}}
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'''Theater''' or '''theatre''' is a form of [[art]] in which a person or group of persons act out stories that may be fictional or factual, for the entertainment, instruction, indoctrination, or [[Propaganda|propagandization]] of other people.
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'''Theater''' or '''theatre''' is a form of [[art]] ([[Literature]]) in which a person or group of persons act out stories that may be fictional or factual, for the entertainment, instruction, indoctrination, or [[Propaganda|propagandization]] of other people.
A '''theater''' (or '''theatre''') is also the venue in which theater is performed.
A '''theater''' (or '''theatre''') is also the venue in which theater is performed.