repertory company

British  

noun

1. US name: stock company.  a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire, esp at its own theatre

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Example Sentences

The creation that would define his career came early: at 21, he was part of a travelling repertory company when he came up with a character of a snobbish, inadvertently offensive housewife.

From Reuters • Apr. 22, 2023

In parts of “Elemental,” the dancers look like they’re auditioning for Williams’s former company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, an American repertory company that might be a model but shouldn’t be duplicated.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

The joy is not only being on those sets and wearing those costumes, but also being part of what feels like a great New York repertory company.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Everybody's working at the height of their ability, you had this extraordinary repertory company, a perfect cast.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022

It is the definite mission, or some part of it at any rate, of the repertory company to encourage new dramatists, new players, and new stage effects when such encouragement is advisable.

From More Portmanteau Plays by Walker, Stuart