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playhouse

noun

ˈplā-ˌhau̇s

Definition of playhouse

as in theater

a building or part of a building where movies are shown they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens

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Recent Examples of playhouse Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Morgan cleared the land, planted a vegetable garden, and turned an open shed into a playhouse and guest bedroom for her grandsons. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026 The archive Mittelman created covers every iteration of the live-theater playhouse and has several sections, one of which lists the name of everyone who ever performed on its stage. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 In fact, the facility’s playhouse, opera theater and concert hall are due for major renovations. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for playhouse

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India’s ambassador to Indonesia, Sandeep Chakravorty, said the Ramayana and the Mahabharata had been part of Indonesian temple culture, wayang (traditional puppet theater) and the popular imagination for over a millennium.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
And the theater where Penélope Cruz’s Nené performs cabaret for the Nationalist troops was a dilapidated cinema that had been closed since the 1950s.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

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