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.
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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
In a crowded little theater, jammed tight with props, a woman works at a messy desk.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021
The gutsy little theater on East 4th Street, just in recent seasons, has produced shows like Slave Play, Once, and Hadestown, all of which later traveled uptown to play successfully on Broadway.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2021
While awaiting a possible guideline change, the little theater is streaming live shows with the actors on stage but the audience watching virtually at home.
—Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
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
In a crowded little theater, jammed tight with props, a woman works at a messy desk.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021
The gutsy little theater on East 4th Street, just in recent seasons, has produced shows like Slave Play, Once, and Hadestown, all of which later traveled uptown to play successfully on Broadway.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2021
While awaiting a possible guideline change, the little theater is streaming live shows with the actors on stage but the audience watching virtually at home.
—Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
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“Little theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20theater. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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