Have you ever heard of community theatre? 
Yes, there is one in my community and we collaborate with professionals to put on performances.
Huh, I don't have any near me. Closest one is 2 hours away 
Ours is has a large amount of members, but it's non-profit, so we donate to keep it operating.
Do they put on known musicals/plays or is it mostly new indie type material? 
They put on plays, carnival, circus, and commercial theatre performances.
Do they cost a lot to go to? Or is just a donation type fee?
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
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