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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The heart of the movie is its view of the immensely complicated systems, with codes and keys and a repertory of precise gestures, that a launch requires—a chillingly abstract and impersonal vision of the end of the world.
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The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
This is much more like being part of a repertory theater company or going to summer camp than doing TV, but bring your knitting, bring your enthusiasm, bring your creativity, check your ego, and come to play.
—Max Gao, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 by Tim and Karrie League as a single-screen mom-and-pop repertory theater in Austin, Texas.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Born in September 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, Schlesinger graduated from Ohio University in 1972, worked in Cincinnati for the independent distributor Tri-State Theaters, partnered in a local repertory theater and hosted classic movies on a TV station.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
This is much more like being part of a repertory theater company or going to summer camp than doing TV, but bring your knitting, bring your enthusiasm, bring your creativity, check your ego, and come to play.
—Max Gao, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 by Tim and Karrie League as a single-screen mom-and-pop repertory theater in Austin, Texas.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
Born in September 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, Schlesinger graduated from Ohio University in 1972, worked in Cincinnati for the independent distributor Tri-State Theaters, partnered in a local repertory theater and hosted classic movies on a TV station.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Repertory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repertory. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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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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