Pro-sçē'ni-ŭm, n.

n. [Lat., Gr. προσκήνιον, from πρό, before, and σκηνή, a tent, a wooden stage, the stage.] 1. (Anc. Theater.) The part where the actors performed;—now called the stage. 2. (Modern Theater.) The front part of the stage, where the drop-scene separates the stage from the audience. Brande.