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experimental theater

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of experimental theater

First recorded in 1925–30


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Yet her postcollege stint in the experimental theater scene always stuck with her, she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

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

Now in its second year, the experimental theater company takes on current social issues in new works that reflect the intersection of Chinese and American ideologies.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

Levy learned how to “embody ideas” in her writing, she said, during her formative years in experimental theater and movement.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

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

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