I love doing community theatre! It's when a community comes together to produce a theatrical performance.
Oh cool. Is there alot of singing in community Theater?
Well, it could be musical or not and it can refer to performances made entirely by members in the community, or even performances by professionals tailored to a specific community
Oh wow, That sounds like fun! What about money? Do you you have to pay a fee to perform and be apart of it?
of their own. Many community theatres are successful, non-profit businesses with a large active membership and, often, a full-time professional staff. Community theatre is often devised and may draw on popular theatrical forms, such as carnival, circus, and parades, as well as performance modes from commercial theatre.
Community theatre is understood to contribute to the social capital of a community, insofar as it develops the skills, community spirit, and artistic sensibilities of those who participate, whether as producers or audience-
Community theatre – theatrical performance made for a community that may be performed by community members, professionals, or a collaboration between community members and professional theatre artists.
- Dinner theater – combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical.
- Fringe theatre – theatre that is experimental in style or subject matter.
- Immersive theater – theatrical performances that remove the stage and immerse the audiences within the performance itself.
- Interactive theatre – a presentational or theatrical form or work that breaks the "fourth wall"