staging vs theater

staging

noun
  • A performance of a play 

  • The classification of a case of a disease, usually a cancer, into its anatomic or prognostic stage, which is a category of severity. 

  • An environment for testing that exactly resembles a production environment. 

  • A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building. 

  • The act or process of putting on an event. 

  • The act of journeying in stagecoaches. 

  • The business of running stagecoaches. 

  • The organization of something in order to prepare for or facilitate working with it. 

  • The scenery and/or organization of actors' movements on stage. 

  • The arrangement or layout of something in order to create an impression. 

theater

noun
  • A cinema. 

  • A conspicuous but unproductive display of action. 

  • Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater. 

  • An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation. 

  • A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. 

  • Drama or performance as a profession or art form. 

  • A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war. 

  • A lecture theatre. 

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