summer theater

noun

: a theater that presents several different plays or musicals during the summer

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With support from nonprofit The Partnership Plan and other organizations, the theater runs a variety of co-curricular and after-school programs in elementary schools and summer theater for students of all ages. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Westport Country Playhouse began as a summer theater in the 1930s and became a year-round operation following a full-scale renovation about 15 years ago organized by the actress Joanne Woodward. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026 Finding a mentor in the head of the theater department, Ford would go on to perform in summer theater and, just short of graduating from Ripon College in Wisconsin, follow his mentor to California. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 The Ogunquit Playhouse, a landmark summer theater space that has stood in southern Maine for nearly a century, is planning a major renovation. Neal Riley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for summer theater

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of summer theater was in 1761

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“Summer theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20theater. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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