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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Listen to the sweeping musical statements at the foundation of the orchestral repertory: symphonies.
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Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Dance The repertory of the Dutch troupe Nederlands Dans Theatre, which was led for a quarter century by the choreographer Jiří Kylián, tends toward the hyper-abstract, the minimalist, and the monochrome.
—The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Purchased by Recife’s local government in 2008, the thousand-seat movie palace now screens classic repertory and art house titles and has become a bustling cultural hub.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Before joining the piano rat race, Pollini insisted on taking time to learn repertory and to mature.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Opened in 1935, the Times has gone through tons of changes over the years, shifting back and forth from first-run to second-run movies with a mix of repertory programming — the industry term for its latest format.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
The enormous repertory of the N.Y.C.B. is in her body, and her knowledge of Balanchine, in particular, but also of Petipa, Robbins, Ratmansky, is profound.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Peck does a wonderful job of staying true to herself and true to her vision of ballet, which has more in common with City Ballet’s lineage of repertory than many recent contemporary works at the company that lose their way, that become static.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
With grants from the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Mr. Macbeth spent most of 1967 remodeling the theater and put on two repertory plays that winter.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Dance The repertory of the Dutch troupe Nederlands Dans Theatre, which was led for a quarter century by the choreographer Jiří Kylián, tends toward the hyper-abstract, the minimalist, and the monochrome.
—The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Purchased by Recife’s local government in 2008, the thousand-seat movie palace now screens classic repertory and art house titles and has become a bustling cultural hub.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Before joining the piano rat race, Pollini insisted on taking time to learn repertory and to mature.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Opened in 1935, the Times has gone through tons of changes over the years, shifting back and forth from first-run to second-run movies with a mix of repertory programming — the industry term for its latest format.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
The enormous repertory of the N.Y.C.B. is in her body, and her knowledge of Balanchine, in particular, but also of Petipa, Robbins, Ratmansky, is profound.
—Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Peck does a wonderful job of staying true to herself and true to her vision of ballet, which has more in common with City Ballet’s lineage of repertory than many recent contemporary works at the company that lose their way, that become static.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
With grants from the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Mr. Macbeth spent most of 1967 remodeling the theater and put on two repertory plays that winter.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 Feb. 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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