What is Audience?
[[File:USMC-07786.jpg|thumb|Military audience]] An '''audience''' is a [[group]] of [[wikt:people|people]] that see, hear or otherwise experience the same thing. It may be many different kinds of thing, such as a [[Play (theatre)|play]], a [[movie]], a [[book]], or a [[broadcast]]. Audience members [[participate]] in different ways in different kinds of art; some live performance events invite the audience to be part of the [[performance]], while others allow only [[applause]] and [[criticism]]. [[Mass media]] seldom provide for audience participation. An audience at a sporting event are called ''spectators'' or a ''live audience'' [[Category:Performing arts]] [[Category:Entertainment]] {{performing-arts-stub}}