r/Theatre is a subreddit with 126k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses theatre, play, looking for a play, audition material requests, and audition, and they frequently recommend/review musicals, broadway shows, and makeup brands.
Theatre theory, design, news and community.
This sub is aimed at professionals in the theatre community working in the industry, but is open to everyone, including students, community artists, and fans of the artform.
Popular Themes in r/Theatre
#1
Advice Requests
: "/r/Theatre Audition Material Requests - Looking for a song or monologue? Ask here!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Theatre
#1
Theatre
16 posts
#2
Play
15 posts
#3
Looking For A Play
7 posts
#4
Audition Material Requests
7 posts
#5
Audition
7 posts
#6
Monologue
5 posts
#7
Looking For A Song Or Monologue
3 posts
#8
One Act
3 posts
#9
Theater
3 posts
#10
Short Scene
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/Theatre
Musicals
27 reviews
#1
Little Women
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Avenue Q
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
The Night Witches
4.0★ from 1 review
Broadway Shows
16 reviews
#1
Broadway
4.0★ from 10 reviews
#2
Hadestown
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Off-Broadway
4.0★ from 1 review
Makeup Brands
14 reviews
#1
MAC
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Ben Nye
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
NYX
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/Theatre
#1
Advice
: "Actor with physical limitations (not a disability)"
65 posts
#2
High School/College Student
: "how to stop having “theatre voice”"
22 posts
#3
Seeking Play Recommendations
: "Recommendations for a play full of women characters that can be turned into a physical theatre"
22 posts
#4
News/Article/Review
: "Man Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Sentence After Strangling Fellow Theatregoer for Singing Along During We Will Rock You"
20 posts
#5
Discussion
: "How is Commedia dell’Arte useful?"
20 posts
#6
Miscellaneous
: "I got into college to study theater!"
9 posts
#7
Theatre Educator
: "Teaching youth theatre: the "what age should my kid start" question has a bad answer online and I want to argue with it"
8 posts
#8
Help Finding Script/Video
: "10-15 minute condensed scripts"
4 posts
#9
Design and Tech
: "Do you guys have any ideas on how we could light a show in a theatre with no inbuilt lighting systems?"
2 posts
#10
Audition Help
: "/r/Theatre Audition Material Requests - Looking for a song or monologue? Ask here!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Theatre
Yearly
+16k members(15.0%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026