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little theater

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noun
  1. generally noncommercial drama, usually of an experimental nature and directed at a limited audience.
  2. a small theater, producing plays whose effectiveness would be lost in larger houses.
  3. amateur theatricals.

Origin of little theater

First recorded in 1765–75
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