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But an eighteenth-century MacAskill would have been on the receiving end of one of Lay’s righteous diatribes after telling him to tone down the guerrilla theater, and instead seek an internship with a think tank focused on developing reasonable alternatives to the trans-Atlantic slave economy.
—Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2022
Attentive to plaintive or absurd interludes in American life, primarily in New York City and Chicago, Maier made a piecemeal record of the sudden encounters and furtive gestures that turn any street into a guerrilla theater.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2021
But the guerrilla theater was a way for the young generation to make a memorable point.
—Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020
This spectacular performance was one moment of guerrilla theater among many in Lay’s life.
—Marcus Rediker, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
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First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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“Guerrilla theater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guerrilla%20theater. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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