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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">forestages</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>proscenia</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>stage components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>apron pieces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>apron stages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>apron-pieces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>apron-stages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>aprons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fore-stages</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>forestage</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pieces, apron</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stages, apron</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Parts of theater stages nearest the audience and usually projecting beyond the curtain. For the acting surfaces of ancient Greek and Roman theaters, use "proscenia." ]]></note></mads>