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‖ platea Medieval Drama.|pləˈtiːə|
Also placea; pl. plateæ.
[L., street; (late L.) courtyard, square; f. Gr. πλατεῖα.]
An area before a raised stage, providing additional acting space as well as accommodation for the audience.
1831J. P. Collier Hist. Dramatic Poetry II. 154 A castle and a ship were introduced [in the Digby Miracle⁓play of Mary Magdalen]. The ‘place’, termed placea, and a mons are also mentioned in the stage-directions. 1903E. K. Chambers Mediaeval Stage II. iii. xx. 80 The diabolus thinks he is prevailing upon Adam. He joins the other demons and make [sic] sallies about the plateae. 1957R. Southern Medieval Theatre in Round 235 The platea developed not into the stage of our modern theatre, but into the pit-and-stalls. 1978Amer. N. & Q. Apr. 118/1 The Digby Mary Magdalen has the most complete stage directions in medieval drama, directions that provide several precise technical dramatic terms which distinguish exits from moves within and about the platea. |