theatrical
adjective
of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations.
nontheatrical
-
a word derived from
theatrical.
Example Sentences
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“There’s something special about being in a nontheatrical environment to create work,” she said via Zoom.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Many future directors, actors, writers, editors, and camerapeople cut their teeth in the flourishing nontheatrical industry.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2021
Mr. Calder published much of Beckett’s nontheatrical work — novels, poems and essays — and wrote several books about the Nobel Prize-winning Irish writer.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
Mr. Minchin’s challenge forced me to consider not only how his songs for “Groundhog Day” sounded after repeat exposure but also how listening to them in a nontheatrical context altered their texture.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2017
A new opera house, it seems, is undesirable where it might endanger traffic congestion, establish a precedent for building theatres in nontheatrical districts, keep business houses open at night.
From Time Magazine Archive
