# theatrical

Pronunciation: say "thee-AT-ri-kuhl" US /θiˈætɹɪkəl/, UK /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/

## Adjective

1. Of or relating to the theater, or to the production and performance of plays.
   - Simple: Connected with plays, actors, and putting on shows in a theater.
   - _Her theatrical career began with small roles in regional productions._
   - _The university offers courses in theatrical design and stage management._
2. Fake and exaggerated, as if performed for an audience.
   - Simple: Showing big, fake feelings or actions, like an actor in a play.
   - _The senator's theatrical outrage convinced no one in the chamber._
   - _With a theatrical flourish, he unveiled a perfectly ordinary casserole._

## Noun

3. A commercially produced film intended for release in movie theaters.
   - Simple: A movie made by a company to be shown in movie theaters.
   - _Her first theatrical earned ten times its budget at the box office._
   - _The animation studio announced two theatricals and a streaming series for next year._
4. A play or other performance put on before an audience, especially one given by amateur performers.
   - Simple: A play or show performed on a stage, often by people who are not professional actors.
   - _The village hall hosted a theatrical every winter, complete with homemade costumes and painted scenery._
   - _Guests at the country house were recruited to perform in an evening theatrical._
5. A person who works in the theater, such as an actor, director, or stagehand.
   - Simple: A person whose job is acting in plays or helping to put them on.
   - _Every theatrical in the touring company knew the superstition about whistling backstage._
   - _The boarding house near the playhouse had lodged generations of theatricals._

## Origin

From Latin theātricus plus the suffix -al; by surface analysis it can also be seen as theatre + -ical.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/theatrical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).