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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.
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Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
His is the little theater that could — and does.
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Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
The music came with a little theater.
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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.
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Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
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Word History
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 9 Feb. 2025.
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