pretheater

adj

1. (US, not-comparable)Before attending the theater (especially of drinks or a meal).

   “We picked up our tickets and stopped next door to have a pretheater drink.”

   “Metrazur, in Grand Central Terminal, throws in a free miniature "suitcase" with its pretheater meal, filled with cookies to munch on during intermission and a $3 MetroCard for the commute to Broadway.”

   “If time just doesn't allow for a pretheater restaurant dinner, some places -- Broadway Sal's is one -- can arrange to deliver dinner right to your theater seat.”

   “It's not necessary to be an expert on British royals before you see one of Shakespeare's history plays, but a little pretheater preparation never hurts.”

   “Even though a la carte prices aren't outrageous, we recommend the three-course pretheater menu.”

2. (US, not-comparable)Preceding the formation of theater.

   “During the early, pretheater period (ca. 700-1350), both religious and secular performing arts prospered.”