Roman Theatre of Orange
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The Roman Theatre of Orange is a Roman theatre in Orange, Vaucluse, France. It was built early in the 1st century AD. The structure is owned by the municipality of Orange and is the home of the summer
Le Théâtre Antique d'Orange, 2007
The Orange theatre is one of few Roman theatres which still retains the Scaenae frons, at the rear of the stage, though stripped of its elaborate decoration.
A performance at the 2007 Chorégies festival
Seating in the theatre
Scaenae frons
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The scaenae frons is the elaborately decorated permanent architectural background of a Roman theatre stage. The form may have been intended to resemble the facades of imperial palaces. It could suppor
Roman Theatre of Orange
…has been preserved completely. This wall is vital to the theatre, as it helped to project sound to the large audience. The wall, also known as the scaenae frons, is the only architecturally decorated surface throughout the entire theatre. It originally was embellished with marble mosaics of many different colors…
Scaenae frons of the Roman Theatre at Palmyra, before the apparent recent destruction by ISIL
Roman theatre view: 1) Scaenae frons 2) Porticus post scaenam 3) Pulpitum 4) Proscaenium 5) Orchestra 6) Cavea 7) Aditus maximus 8) Vomitorium, Roman theatre of Bosra, Syria
Sabratha Bühnenhaus des Theaters 2. Jh
Roman theatre of Palmyra 02