noun
apron
The part of a stage extending in front of the main curtain.
The actor steps onto the apron in front of the curtain.
Etymology
The older word names a small cloth. The stage sense draws on an apron as something extending at the front: this portion projects beyond the main curtain.
More examples
- The director placed the chair on the apron.
- Light filled the stage's apron.
- The performer addressed the audience from the apron.
Forms
apron · aprons
Similar words
- forestage
- Forestage similarly names the forward stage area.
- proscenium
- Proscenium names the framing opening rather than the projecting floor.