guerrilla theater

noun

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But an eighteenth-century MacAskill would have been on the receiving end of one of Lay’s righteous diatribes after telling him to tone down the guerrilla theater, and instead seek an internship with a think tank focused on developing reasonable alternatives to the trans-Atlantic slave economy. Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2022 Attentive to plaintive or absurd interludes in American life, primarily in New York City and Chicago, Maier made a piecemeal record of the sudden encounters and furtive gestures that turn any street into a guerrilla theater. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2021 But the guerrilla theater was a way for the young generation to make a memorable point. Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020 This spectacular performance was one moment of guerrilla theater among many in Lay’s life. Marcus Rediker, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of guerrilla theater was in 1966

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“Guerrilla theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guerrilla%20theater. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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