community theater
noun
US
1
: the activity of acting in or producing a play in a theater for enjoyment and not as a job
He's done school plays and community theater.
a community theater group/production
2
: the plays produced by community theater
She spends her free time acting in community theater.
3
: a small theater where community theater is performed
performing at the local community theater
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He was cast in a community theater production overseen by the local parish drama group that his father belonged to.
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Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Today, what started as an organization geared to working with youths has expanded to include adults in a bonafide community theater.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
Penguin Players and Penguin Project is a unique community theater program organized to bring together talented artists with developmental disabilities and their peer mentors to perform in inclusive, inspiring productions.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
For my 7th birthday, my mom took me and a group of my friends to the community theater’s ballet production.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
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Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Today, what started as an organization geared to working with youths has expanded to include adults in a bonafide community theater.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
Penguin Players and Penguin Project is a unique community theater program organized to bring together talented artists with developmental disabilities and their peer mentors to perform in inclusive, inspiring productions.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
For my 7th birthday, my mom took me and a group of my friends to the community theater’s ballet production.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community theater
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“Community theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20theater. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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