社区剧院是美国几乎每一个城镇中很重要的一部分。今天的美国有超过2000．家社区剧院。每年有大约45000人在剧院里工作或者演出，观众超过5000万人。这些影院与专业剧院公司不同，它们都是业余组织。一个社区剧院可能会拥有自己的演出场地，也可能在学校和教堂演出

A community theater is an important part of almost every city or town in the United States. There are over 2,000 community theaters in the United States today. About 45 thousand people work or perform in these theaters for an audience of more than 50 million people annually. These theaters are amateur organizations and are different from professional theater companies. A community theater may have its own building or perform in a school or church hall. The actors and actresses do not receive money for their work in the community theater.