Defining Theatre

The first things that comes to mind when I think of the world theatre, is a building where you go to see plays in particular. After some brief research, you discover that the world theatre just involves a place where some dramatic performance takes place. This I found interesting. I began to wonder what classifies something as a dramatic performance. When I think of the word drama, I instantly think of the word conflict. A conflict between two people speaking to one another. So a theatre is a place to go see conflict. Class notes state that theatre is a place where people can go to express themselves. That makes since. Expression is a huge part of theatre, but is it self expression or expression of another character. Yet another reason we cant put an exact definition on the word theatre.