repertory
noun
rep·er·to·ry
ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē 
ˈre-pə-
plural repertories
1
: a place where something may be found : repository
2
a
b
: a company that presents several different plays, operas, or pieces usually alternately in the course of a season at one theater
c
: a theater housing such a company
3
: the production and presentation of plays by a repertory company
acting in repertory
Examples of repertory in a Sentence
She acted in repertory for many years.
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Unlike many repertory cinemas across America that operate as non-profits, the Music Box Theatre is independently owned and operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation, which also distributes foreign and independent films through its Music Box Films division.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
The eat-in, art house, first run and repertory chain, acquired by Sony in June, has also just purchased six theaters in Dallas-Forth Worth and Woodbury, New Mexico that were shuttered suddenly by a franchisee and will be reopening them one by one this month.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
Hui’s films are screened relatively rarely in U.S. repertory cinemas, and few of them are easy to find on American streaming platforms.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Having just finished the Bard’s fantasy, Divine, along with his best friend/collaborator Mike-Mike (San José), the resident director Brent Buell (Raci) and the rest of the repertory company, are trying to pick a follow-up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2024
The eat-in, art house, first run and repertory chain, acquired by Sony in June, has also just purchased six theaters in Dallas-Forth Worth and Woodbury, New Mexico that were shuttered suddenly by a franchisee and will be reopening them one by one this month.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
Hui’s films are screened relatively rarely in U.S. repertory cinemas, and few of them are easy to find on American streaming platforms.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 July 2024
Having just finished the Bard’s fantasy, Divine, along with his best friend/collaborator Mike-Mike (San José), the resident director Brent Buell (Raci) and the rest of the repertory company, are trying to pick a follow-up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
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repertory
noun
rep·er·to·ry
ˈrep-ə(r)-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural repertories
1
: a place where something may be found
2
a
b
: a company that performs different plays or pieces in the course of a season
c
: a theater in which such a company performs
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