street theater
noun
: drama dealing with controversial social and political issues that is usually performed outdoors
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The shortlist spans everything from major music festivals and sporting spectacles to wine fairs, street theater, drone displays, culinary events and long-standing local traditional festivals.
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2026
The street theater company’s seven members moved to San Diego a year later.
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David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
There are gigantic puppets used in street theater and outdoor pageantry.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
That’s the goal of surging heavily armed federal forces into blue states such as Minnesota and Maine—street theater of the most dangerous kind.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2026
The street theater company’s seven members moved to San Diego a year later.
—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
There are gigantic puppets used in street theater and outdoor pageantry.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
That’s the goal of surging heavily armed federal forces into blue states such as Minnesota and Maine—street theater of the most dangerous kind.
—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Street theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20theater. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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