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

“I don’t like the term ‘experimental theater’ because I think it’s diminishing,” says Henkel.

From Los Angeles Times

I understood he had gone to Cal Arts in the conceptual art heyday of that school and that he was part of the Groundlings, an experimental theater group, but other than that, I didn’t know much.

From Salon

For Nature Theater, a capacious, playful experimental theater company in New York City that is known for its risk and rigor, dance serves a distinct purpose.

From New York Times

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

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