proskēnion (προσκήνιον) : proh-SKAY-nee-on

(Greek: proskēnion literally means “something set up before the skēnē). In Hellenistic theatres such as Priene, the proskēnion included the theatre’s high stage (logeion), the skēnē’s side stages (paraskēnia), and the logeion’s decorated, supporting wall (hyposkēnion). All were in front of the skēnē “scene house” or, pro-skēnion.