: theatrical productions of stock companies presented during the summer
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Also, small professional theater companies had a different character back then, still bearing a vestige of the summer stock theater wave of the 1940s and ‘50s which also reinvigorated by the regional theater movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 In an interview with Variety last February, Harris said he was motivated to reimagine the summer stock festival along the lines of Coachella or Lollapalooza.—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025 Now, a good 25 years after it was written, The Last Five Years is getting its maiden run on Broadway, with Adrienne Warren playing Cathy, the promising young musical theater actress floundering in summer stock, and Nick Jonas as Jamie, the driven young writer hurtling toward literary stardom.—Marley Marius, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025 The actress first gained attention while working in summer stock and was cast in a touring production of On the Town.—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for summer stock
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