experimental theater

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

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First recorded in 1925–30

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt|Melissa Leon|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Her mother had a musical theater background, so Malone grew up backstage, watching productions come to fruition.
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now hackers are threatening to bomb any theater that shows it.
Six Must-Read Stories About the Sony Hacks, Congo’s Forgotten Colonial Getaway and Another Woman’s Story of U-VA|The Daily Beast|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Regal Entertainment Group is the biggest and most geographically diverse theater company in the country.
The Right-Wing Billionaire Who Bowed to North Korea over ‘The Interview’|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The theater manager called security, and three moonlighting off-duty police deputies arrived.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 1740, he was far enough removed from the theater to have a slightly different perspective on language.
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope|Colley Cibber
Several Americans, we are informed, have gallantly offered themselves for experimental purposes.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
Thus, twenty-nine years later, this theater was donated to Williamsburg to be used as a town hall.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Although many British actors and musicians were participants in this theater, it often suffered from financial stress.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Neither I nor my companion would have had the courage to have gone in her on her experimental trip.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer