community theatre
Neighborhood amateur stage
Community theatre is amateur theatrical production organized at the local level, performed by volunteer actors rather than paid professionals.
The term encompasses both the activity and the venue: She's been doing community theatre for years, The community theatre is staging Oklahoma! this month.
Productions range from casual to polished, but the emphasis is participation over profit.
Also spelled community theater.
- local talentSkilled residents nearby
- set designCrafting theatrical environments
- costume designCreating performers' period attire
- actingTemporarily holding position
- stage frightFear of performing publicly
audience participation · mentorship programs · fundraising · collaboration · volunteerism · nonprofit management · youth outreach · directing · playwriting · dress rehearsal · civic engagement · rehearsal · curtain call · heritage preservation · inclusivity · neighborhood identity · acting workshops · pantomime
- world theatrekabuki, noh, Peking opera, bunraku, Chinese opera
- theatreBroadway, acting, stage, actor, actress
- Theatersmovie theater, cinema, playhouse, opera house, auditorium
- small theatre
- political theatreagitprop, political satire, political drama, political allegory, documentary drama
- South African TheatreThe Island, protest theater
community theatreBroadway
Manhattan theatrical district
West End · repertory theatre · Royal Shakespeare Company · Lincoln Center · off-Broadway
community theatreHollywood film
Major American movie production
television drama · feature film · cinema · streaming series · motion picture