summer theater

noun

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

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They have been rebuilt by the 19th-century architect who refurbished Notre-Dame, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, and have been decorated by the notices for plays since the summer theater festival began in the city soon after World War II. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Audiences and critics alike have fallen for the unexpected pairing, turning the show into one of the breakout hits of summer theater season. Gordon Cox, Variety, 23 July 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for summer theater 

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 10 Jan. 2025.

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