little theater
Americannoun
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generally noncommercial drama, usually of an experimental nature and directed at a limited audience.
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a small theater, producing plays whose effectiveness would be lost in larger houses.
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amateur theatricals.
Etymology
Origin of little theater
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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I was doing a little theater here and there, but I was doing construction.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023
“I was blown away seeing our little theater look so much like a gallery — it was transformed,” said Knowles Lawson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023
Instead, the little theater has put a thumb on the scales for newer work and fresh-off-the-printer world premieres, sometimes mounting 20-play seasons, many of them heavy on spectacle.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2021
It’s because I was working at a little theater while in high school.
From Fox News • Jun. 13, 2019
The church supper is the grandfather of the country club, just as the Thursday poetry reading in the basement under the vestry sired the little theater.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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