as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
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The playhouse sets up some seats on the stage right near the comedians.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2024
In addition to the playhouse, the basement includes both a climbing wall and a set of swings.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024
There are several child-sized spaces within the garden, including a playhouse, a twig hut and mushroom-chair rings.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2024
The 400-seat playhouse is housed in Victoria Hall, a national historic site built in the late 1880s, at the height of Petrolia's oil boom days.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2024
In addition to the playhouse, the basement includes both a climbing wall and a set of swings.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2024
There are several child-sized spaces within the garden, including a playhouse, a twig hut and mushroom-chair rings.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2024
The 400-seat playhouse is housed in Victoria Hall, a national historic site built in the late 1880s, at the height of Petrolia's oil boom days.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2024
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“Playhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playhouse. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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