repertory theater

noun

Origin of repertory theater

First recorded in 1895–1900

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If repertory theaters survive—and let’s hope they do—in 20 or even 10 years’ time we might see midnight “Movies of the Pandemic Era” festivals.
Will the Pandemic Spawn a New Genre of Cult Classics? Barb and Star Suggests Yes | Stephanie Zacharek | March 6, 2021 | Time
The play debuted at the Yale repertory theater prior to Broadway.
My Lunch with Marisa Tomei: The Actress on ‘The Realistic Joneses,’ ‘Girls,’ and de Blasio’s NYC | Marlow Stern | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Frohman stopped at nothing in carrying out the repertory theater idea.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
The repertory theater, the new drama, and stage craft, have an able ally in the Portmanteau.
More Portmanteau Plays | Stuart Walker
It will be observed that in speaking of Stuart Walker's work I have used the phrase repertory company, not, repertory theater.
More Portmanteau Plays | Stuart Walker

Barrie had been a disciple of the repertory theater from the start.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

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