summer theater

noun

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

Examples of summer theater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their decades-long relationship dates back to the early 1980s, when Goldwyn was working at a summer theater camp and Musky was on the cusp of working on one of the biggest rom-coms in cinematic history, When Harry Met Sally. Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024 Court Theatre is resident at the University of Chicago and dates back to an outdoor summer theater in the 1950s. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023 Advertisement Things to do: Besides year-round beer tasting on Vista’s famed Hops Highway and summer theater at the Moonlight, guests can take an educational stroll through the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 The arrangement saves him a two-hour commute to and from his home in Bellevue, Wash., giving him extra time to do things like driving his 11-year-old daughter to a summer theater camp. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for summer theater 

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Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Jul. 2024.

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