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

Examples of community theater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The movie stars Oscar winner Julianne Moore as an unassuming housewife, who is unexpectedly cast in a community theater production. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 July 2026

The script is different than the ones used in the countless school, community theater and other productions of the musical. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026

That became evident just a day later, when the company’s trailer for a totally unrelated (non-AI) movie from Jesse Eisenberg about community theater brought a pile-on of roasts about the tech. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The movie, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, stars Moore as Mona Friedman, a nearly empty nester who auditions for a musical at her local New Jersey community theater. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for community theater

• theatre