In theatre

A Homosexual person. A very old euphemism dating from when to accuse someone of being homosexual was libelous. Deriving from actors and luvvies being sterotypically gay or effeminate.

Question:"Does he have a girlfriend?"
Answer:"No, I think he's 'In theatre'."

by ashteroid November 8, 2006

McVey Theatre

St. Catherine's School's own performing arts theatre. It has held productions for over 50 years, and has been led by Maury Hancock for quite some time. It has seen many members of Ampersand pass through its grand proscenium arch. Recently it has been host to such plays as Ring Around the Moon, The Childrens Hour, and the acclaimed You Can't Take It With You. Next in its schedule of productions are, Philadelphia Here I Come, and a play being written specifically for St. Catherine's School. The Order of the Tassel meets secretly on nights of productions in the shop yard.

Wanker #1: You know, I just spent 32 straight hours in McVey Theatre.
Techie/Actor:Wow, sounds fun.
Wanker #1:Yep.

by Wanker #1 January 30, 2005

Quality Theatre

Work that attempts to demonstrate quality practices but does not substantially impact the quality of the product.

Manager: We've added return codes to all functions so no fault can slip though!
Dev: That's just quality theatre - the functions always return SUCCESS.

by Stuart Matheson December 12, 2019

National Theatre Potato Day

National Theatre Potato Day is celebrated October 27th of every year. If you are a theatre kid you must eat some kind of potato variant on this day.

Omg it’s National Theatre Potato Day and I’m a theatre kid so I’m going to eat a baked potato!

by potato.lover.69 November 6, 2022

Coup de théâtre

1) A sudden dramatic turn of events, especially in cinema; A climactic crescendo 2) (Archaic) a theatrical success

E.g.: I was enthralled by the coup de théâtre at the end plays
Even in a show as slick as this, the effect is a coup de théâtre

by Zatch BellOO7 October 29, 2020

Dance Theatre Studio

Best place in the world, best teachers and ppl too

Dance is the best

by A girl March 2, 2003

Academy of Theatre Arts

also known as TATA, or team academy of theatre arts. a boys and girls performing arts academy known for its elite performing groups, senior showcase and stars that runs in Littleton, Colorado. mostly a mixture of either extremely strange kids and those elite who think they are better than everyone else.

The performing groups of ATA travel to Disneyland yearly to perform in the summer where they sing and dance to various medleys of popular songs and musical theatre songs. The STARS of ATA are usually characterized as pretty, attractive, bitchy, rude, always joking around, talented, and conceited.

ATA previously ran in conjunction with the Country Dinner Playhouse in the Denver Metro area.

Those girls from stars at the Academy of Theatre Arts? Yeah they're hot, but they sure are bitches.

by tmoney09 October 13, 2009