Repertory theatre

A theatre practice in which a resident company performs several plays in rotation, often changing productions from one performance to the next.

Repertory company: A theatre company that maintains a group of performers and produces multiple works, often in rotation. Its resident performers make rapid alternation between productions possible.
Comédie-Française: A French national theatre founded in 1680, known for a permanent company and a classical repertory. Its long-running resident-company model became an influential example of repertory practice.
William Shakespeare: An English playwright and actor whose plays became central to the international theatrical repertory. His plays are repeatedly revived by repertory companies in changing combinations.
National Theatre (London): A publicly funded theatre institution in London, founded in 1963, with resident artistic and production resources. Its changing seasons and stages sustain a broad theatrical repertoire.
Long run: A performance schedule in which one production is presented repeatedly over an extended period. A long run keeps one production in focus rather than rotating several plays.
Repertory system: A theatre operating model in which productions are scheduled in rotation rather than run one at a time. This scheduling arrangement is the defining practical structure of repertory.
Duke of Saxe-Meiningen: George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, who led a German theatre company renowned for historically detailed productions. His touring company demonstrated how a disciplined ensemble could sustain varied productions.
Konstantin Stanislavski: A Russian theatre practitioner who developed a systematic approach to actor training and co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre. His company linked sustained ensemble work with an evolving dramatic repertoire.
Royal Shakespeare Company: A British theatre company founded in 1961 and dedicated chiefly to Shakespeare and related drama. Its Stratford-upon-Avon seasons have presented classical works through an ensemble-based model.
Regional theatre: Professional theatre produced outside a country's principal metropolitan theatre center. Regional theatre describes location, while repertory describes how productions are scheduled.

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