community theater
noun
US
1
: the activity of acting in or producing a play in a theater for enjoyment and not as a job
He's done school plays and community theater.
a community theater group/production
2
: the plays produced by community theater
She spends her free time acting in community theater.
3
: a small theater where community theater is performed
performing at the local community theater
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For Enos, who has a day job, acting and singing in community theater give her an outlet to perform — something she’s done since her freshman year of high school.
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Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The socially conscious community theater group What if Works adapted the book as seen through the prism of Nicholas’ mother, Annika Dworet.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Every once in a while, a pitfall of community theater is glimpsed, but only momentarily, and here the heartfelt sense of fun overcomes any little shortcoming.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Unable to fully process the pangs of rejection, Buck decides to write a play based on their early kinship and enlists the help of Beverly (Lupe Ontiveros) to stage the production at a local community theater in order to win Chuck’s affection.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The socially conscious community theater group What if Works adapted the book as seen through the prism of Nicholas’ mother, Annika Dworet.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Every once in a while, a pitfall of community theater is glimpsed, but only momentarily, and here the heartfelt sense of fun overcomes any little shortcoming.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Unable to fully process the pangs of rejection, Buck decides to write a play based on their early kinship and enlists the help of Beverly (Lupe Ontiveros) to stage the production at a local community theater in order to win Chuck’s affection.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Community theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20theater. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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