Editing Repertory theatre (section)

==United States==
In the United States, the repertory system has also found a base to compete with commercial theatre. Many [[Summer stock theatre|summer stock]] theatre companies are repertory in nature. College students and young professionals making up much of the acting company are supported by guest stars or actors who are further along in their careers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=summer theatre {{!}} American theatre|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/summer-theatre|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

Repertory theatre with mostly changing casts and longer-running plays, perhaps better classed as "provincial" or "non-profit" theatre, has made a big comeback in cities such as [[Little Rock, AR]], [[Washington, DC]], [[Minneapolis]], [[Indianapolis]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Nashville]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Houston]], [[Boston]], [[San Francisco]], [[San Diego]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Kansas City]], and [[Seattle]]. [[Theatre festival|Festival theatre]] now provides actors with work in the summer. There are many ways to rehearse repertory theatre. The most prolific American repertory theatres are an example of that. Utah Shakespeare Festival rehearses two plays a day split between an eight hour period.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Stuart|date=2016-09-26|title=The Shows Must Go On: The Trials and Triumphs of Rotating Rep|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/09/26/the-shows-must-go-on-the-trials-and-triumphs-of-rotating-rep/|access-date=2021-11-01|website=AMERICAN THEATRE|language=en-US}}</ref> This is common. Some theatres only rehearse one play a day and add shows into rotation as the season progresses, like The American Shakespeare Center.<ref name=":3" /> They rehearse one play for a little over two weeks before it opens; then, they begin the next one.<ref name=":3" /> The length of rehearsal also varies. [[American Players Theatre]] has a six-week-long rehearsal period compared to [[Oregon Shakespeare Festival]]'s eleven-week-long one.<ref name=":3" />

America's oldest resident repertory theatre, [[Hedgerow Theatre]], is located in [[Rose Valley, Pennsylvania]]. It was founded by actor Jasper Deeter in 1923. The present producing artistic director is actress and director Penelope Reed. Other notable repertory theatres include the [[Guthrie Theater]], which was set up as a regional repertory theatre concept that is free from commercial constraints in the choice of repertoire.<ref>{{cite book |title=Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre |last=Chambers |first=Colin |publisher=Continuum |year=2002 |isbn=9781847140012 |location=London |pages=335}}</ref> It is aligned in objectives to the repertory and resident theatre movement that emerged in the United States in the 1960s. This sought to establish an alternative and decentralized theatre network outside of New York, one which would have [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit-making]] status and would be focused on the art of the theatre as well as the development of artists, craftsmen, and administrators.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre |last1=Stanton |first1=Sarah |last2=Banham |first2=Martin |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=1996 |isbn=0521446546 |location=Cambridge |pages=[https://archive.org/details/cambridgepaperba0000unse/page/309 309] |url=https://archive.org/details/cambridgepaperba0000unse/page/309}}</ref> Publicly funded theatres that belong to this type have been receiving erratic support since the 1980s.

The [[Association of Producing Artists]] (APA) was one of the most successful repertory theatres in the United States, touring for four years and holding residencies in several cities before finally joining the [[Phoenix Theatre (New York City)|Phoenix Theatre]] in New York City, where it was known for staging plays with modest prices.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge History of American Theatre |last1=Wilmeth |first1=Don |last2=Bigsby |first2=Christopher |author2-link=Christopher Bigsby |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0521651794 |location=Cambridge |pages=250}}</ref> Currently, the [[American Repertory Theatre]] is considered one of the most distinguished repertory theatres in the United States. Since its foundation in 1979, it has earned several awards including a [[Pulitzer Prize]] (1982), a [[Tony Award]] (1986), and a [[Jujamcyn Award]] (1985).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/26/theater/jujamcyn-award-to-american-repertory-theater.html |title=JUJAMCYN AWARD TO AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER |last=Mitgang |first=Herbert |newspaper=The New York Times |date=26 November 1985 |access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref>