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street theater

NOUN
social issue depicted in act
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There was one critic from the New York Times, Richard Eder, who said it was street theater on the wrong street.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

A satirical street theater group called Ladies Against Women arrived dressed in conservative garb and held up signs that read “Every Sperm Is Sacred!” while singing the Monty Python hymn.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023

One of the things that he and Ms. Field were known for once they started Theater for the New City was street theater, performed in unexpected places for unpredictable audiences.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2022

I don't want to denigrate street theater and symbolic politics, but it is not a substitute for a social movement.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2022

A small crowd surrounded them, enjoying the morning's street theater.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda



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