street theater
noun
the presentation of plays or other entertainments by traveling companies on the streets, in parks, etc., often with the use of temporary or mobile stages.
Origin of street theater
1An Americanism dating back to 1955–60
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How to use street theater in a sentence
As street theater, this brief, intense "simulation" is convincing enough to be disconcerting.
This will nicely counterbalance the spectacle of street theater.
US Uncut shares the Tea Party movement's affection for street theater, albeit with a more urbane, ironic sensibility.
People were coming out of the Walnut street theater, and crowding the pavement.
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