Cases of word usage

1) the decorations, furniture etc e.g. of a room or the stage of a theatre (decor)

2) (Latin) a list of characters in a drama e.g. listed in the text or in a theatre programme (dramatis personae)

3) a way out, e.g. from a theatre or cinema (exit)

4) a manager of a theatre or opera company (impresario)

5) an afternoon performance at a cinema or theatre (matinee)

6) a person or business that manufactures goods; a person responsible for presenting a play in the theatre or for the production of a film or a radio or TV programme (producer)

7) the natural features of a district, e.g. mountains, valleys, forests; the painted areas, furniture etc used on the stage of a theatre (scenery)

8) (an electrical apparatus used for sending) a strong light directed onto a particular place or person, e.g. the stage of a theatre (spotlight)

9) a temporary structure, e.g. for a building; the activity of producing (a play) in the theatre (staging)

10) to give a subsidy to (farmers, a theatre etc) (subsidize)