experimental theater

American  

noun

1. the presentation of innovative works and the development of new concepts and techniques in stage production.

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Etymology

Origin of experimental theater

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Castalia first discovered Sure We Can not as a canner, but as a performer, when his experimental theater company put on a show in cleared-out warehouse space there.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2024

Operating in a realm uncurtailed by everyday rationalism, Foreman and the Wooster Group are the experimental theater love-match we’ve been waiting for.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

He brought anime into our visual language and this poetic interpretation, "the void," which was like an abstract, experimental theater interpretation of boxing.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

Dafoe, 67, is an unusual celebrity, perhaps the world’s most famous character actor — one who came up through New York experimental theater, who never intended to appeal to the masses.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Although she and Erskine both studied experimental theater in college, where they met, Konkle sees comedy as a natural, albeit unexpected, step in her career.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023