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little theater
noun
: a small theater for low-cost dramatic productions designed for a relatively limited audience
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Clam digging and kayaking hybrid tours are a popular daytime draw, while evenings are best spent eating oysters and lobster or catching a play at the historical Victoria Playhouse, PEI's longest-running little theater.
—Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
His is the little theater that could — and does.
—Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
The music came with a little theater.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2022
With the performance sold out, the staff of the little theater decides the go on with the show anyway.
—Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Little theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20theater. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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