off off Broadway
noun
experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
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off-off-Broadwayadjectiveof or relating to highly experimental informal small-scale theatrical productions in New York, usually taking place in cafés, small halls, etc Compare off-Broadway
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When I was a senior, Peter Hedges, who had already graduated and become a director and a playwright, invited me to New York to be in an off-off-Broadway play for a few days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
It makes its world premiere this month off-off-Broadway at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
Or like the goofy-sounding off-off-Broadway attempt at a “Streetcar” sequel in 2006, wherein Blanche and Stella, her sister, were at least in passing represented by throw pillows?
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Brash and confident Emily, a Southerner who lives in a communal squat and plots out impossible off-off-Broadway productions, respects credibility above all things.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
His diploma may be from Pratt, but his higher education came via the off-off-Broadway movement of the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
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