montar un teatro

1.
SpainLatin Americageneral Spanishneutral
- To establish, set up, or finance a theatre institution or venue, or to organize a theatrical production.
2.
SpainLatin Americageneral Spanishinformalcolloquial
- To stage a dramatic display; to behave in an overly theatrical or exaggerated manner in public.

Examples:

ES: Empezamos con esto para juntar plata para montar un teatro de verdad.
EN: We started this to make money to set up a real theater.
ES: Brandt ha vuelto a montar un teatro.
EN: Brandt made a huge fuss again.
ES: Howard llamó y un día y dijo: "¿Qué te parece la idea de montar un teatro?".
EN: And Howard called one day and said, "What do you think of the idea
ES: Bueno, no estamos intentando montar un teatro de acertijos.
EN: - Well, we're not trying to start a riddle theater.