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

He fought tirelessly for two ideas that have fallen out of favor: a conservatory affiliated with a world-class professional theater and a repertory company that would provide actors a stable home for artistic growth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

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

The “SCTV” legends and Christopher Guest repertory company members Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara memorably re-teamed for this uproariously funny Canadian comedy series, which Levy created with his son Dan, who also stars.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 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

Let us turn then to a consideration of the Portmanteau, not as a theater, but as a repertory company.

From More Portmanteau Plays by Walker, Stuart