Off-Off-Broadway
Downtown experimental stages
Off-Off-Broadway refers to small, experimental theater productions in New York City, typically in venues with fewer than 100 seats.
The term distinguishes these from the commercial mainstream of Broadway and the slightly smaller Off-Broadway houses.
Off-Off-Broadway emerged in the 1960s as a space for avant-garde work, new playwrights, and productions operating on minimal budgets: She got her start doing Off-Off-Broadway shows in the Village.
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- downtownCentral business district
- alternativeAnother available choice
independent · underground · noncommercial · counterculture · provocative · edgy · unconventional · radical
Subterranean building level
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
- churchPlace of Christian worship
Decade after the fifties
- Greenwich VillageManhattan's bohemian quarter
- East VillageLower Manhattan residential area
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- BeatsCelebrity-founded audio company
hippie · antiwar · bohemian · DIY · collective · manifesto · revolution · playwright
Cord for footwear
- low-budgetCosting relatively little
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- self-producedCreated by originator
grassroots · crowdfunded · volunteer · unpaid · minimal · scrappy · bootstrapped · collaborative
experimental
Testing new methods
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- fringeOutermost edge or margin
- downtownCentral business district
alternative · independent · underground · noncommercial · counterculture · provocative · edgy · unconventional · radical · boundary-pushing
basement
Subterranean building level
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- coffeehouseEstablishment serving brewed beverages
1960s
Decade after the fifties
- Greenwich VillageManhattan's bohemian quarter
- East VillageLower Manhattan residential area
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
Beats · hippie · antiwar · bohemian · DIY · collective · manifesto · revolution · playwright · ensemble
shoestring
Cord for footwear
- low-budgetCosting relatively little
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
self-produced · grassroots · crowdfunded · volunteer · unpaid · minimal · scrappy · bootstrapped · collaborative · workshop
- Avant-Garde Theatertheater of the absurd, absurdist theater, epic theater, avant-garde performance, physical theater
Off-Off-BroadwayBroadway
Manhattan theatrical district
commercial theater · West End · large-scale production · star vehicle · stadium tour
Off-Off-Broadwaycrowd-pleaser
Broadly appealing entertainment
family entertainment · tourist attraction · jukebox musical · revival · dinner theater
Broadway, broad, broadly, broaden, broadened, broadening, broadens, broader, broadest