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

For example, local restaurants can appear in community theater productions, financial services can sponsor mentions in personal finance podcasts and even niche professional services can find placement opportunities in industry-specific content. —Tom Freiling, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Then somehow that led to me doing community theater. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025

His mother was involved in the local community theater, and would bring him along to rehearsals, his first taste of the craft. —Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 July 2025

Don Gingold, a voice and community theater performer, will be reading passages from the novels that include the obscure terms his wife will define. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025

Rhymes for community theater

• theatre