summer theater

American  

noun

1. a theater that operates during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, usually offering a different play or musical comedy each week.

2. summer stock.

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Etymology

Origin of summer theater

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

At times, I wondered if I had accidentally stumbled upon a summer theater camp for pent-up actors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023

This two-decade-old staple of Seattle’s summer theater scene will return for another round of Shakespearean performances in Volunteer Park’s amphitheater.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

When Reginald L. Douglas was a precocious 6-year-old attending a summer theater camp on Long Island, the program’s founder noted his habit of asking detailed questions about every aspect of putting on a play.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2021

His first real attraction to show business came with a summer job parking cars and doing errands at a summer theater.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

An account of a disastrous summer theater production was downright hilarious.

From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Hay, Douglas (Douglas N.)