Green room

In show business, the green room is the space in a theatre or similar venue that functions as a waiting room and lounge for performers before, during, and after a performance or show when they are not engaged on stage. Green rooms typically have seating for the performers, such as upholstered chairs and sofas.

The origin of the term is often ascribed to such rooms historically being painted green.^[1]^[2] Modern green rooms need not necessarily adhere to a specifically green color scheme, though the theatrical tradition of the name remains.

Some English theatres contained several green rooms, each ranked according to the status, fame, and salary of the actor: one could be fined for using a green room above one's station.^[3]^[4]

^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, William Morris editor, 1971
^ Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, Millennium Edition, revised by Adrian Room, 1999
^ The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, edited by Phyllis Hartnoll, Oxford University Press, 1972, pg 220
^ Lawrence, William J. (1968). Old Theatre Days and Ways. Ayer Company Pub. ISBN 978-0-405-08737-0.

[1] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, William Morris editor, 1971

[2] Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable, Millennium Edition, revised by Adrian Room, 1999

[COCT-3] The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, edited by Phyllis Hartnoll, Oxford University Press, 1972, pg 220

[lawrence-4] Lawrence, William J. (1968). Old Theatre Days and Ways. Ayer Company Pub. ISBN 978-0-405-08737-0.

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