Have you ever been to community theatre where theatrical performances are made up and performed by the community?
No, I have never heard of that. Are the performances good? 
I would imagine that would have a lot to do with the community! lol Many community groups are non-profit business with large memberships and even have a work staff.
Oh wow! Where would I find out if they do this in my area?
I would look online for resources. Many theatres are small groups that perform in borrowed spaces and others are large groups that have permanent facilities.
I never knew that, I always thought of Broadway shows. How do they get money for props?
members. It is used as a tool for social development, promoting ideas like gender equality, human rights, environment and democracy. Most of the community theatre practices have been developed based on the philosophy of education theorist Paulo Freire's approach of critical pedagogy in theatre and implementation techniques built by Augusto Boal, known as Theatre of the Oppressed. Freire's approach attempted to stimulate social change by encouraging the audience to build capacities for critical thinking through participation in active dialogue. The participants would identify issues of concerns and discuss possible solutions
the near future along with enough residual business to sustain us for however long our community would have us here. With the way we see businesses closing all around us, we think it would be a miracle for that to happen ... We are not looking for fundraisers, or handouts. Those would only help temporarily. We want to sell our product to people who want it. We are a business. We live by different rules than the non-profit organizations we do fundraisers for ... I can’t believe the overwhelming response