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Little theatre

See, Community Theatre. Little Theatre actually pre-dates Community Theatre in the modern sense of those terms. Little Theatre groups in Europe formed a part of the inspiration for similar theatres in the United States at the turn of the century -- from these modern Community Theatre can trace its heritage.

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