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

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

Following Angélica Liddell in 2021 and Robert LePage in 2022, this year’s guest of honor is the revered New York experimental theater company the Wooster Group.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 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