community theater
noun/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈθɪətə(r)/
/kəˌmjuːnəti ˈθiːətər/
(North American English)- (British English amateur dramatics)[uncountable] the activity of producing and acting in plays by people who do it for pleasure and not as a job
- She joined the local community theater in a production of ‘It's a Wonderful Life’.
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- [countable] a small theatre where these plays are performed
- The musical has been performed at numerous community theaters in the south-east United States.
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