community theatrenoun
uk/kəˌmjuː.nə.ti ˈθɪə.tər//kəˌmjuː.nə.t̬i ˈθiː.ə.t̬ɚ/UK US community theater[ U ] theatre performances involving or created for a group of people who live in a particular area:
The play involved many local schoolchildren and was a wonderful piece of community theatre.
[ C ] a theatre where performances are given by or for people who live in the local area:
The Indianapolis Civic Theatre is the oldest continuously operating community theatre in the country.