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
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She acted in repertory for many years.
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Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
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Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
The repertory audience is somewhat self-selecting, departing from the mass-market path of new releases.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 June 2025
Movie Den, a teen-centric matinee repertory series held in the MUBI microcinema, will run June 16 through August 27 at Vidiots.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 2 June 2025
His Midsummer Night’s Dream—which returns to New York City Ballet repertory for one week this spring, beginning on May 27—honors the high and low humor of its befuddled lovers and decadent fairies.
—Matthew Brookoff, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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“Repertory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repertory. Accessed 7 Aug. 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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