summer stock

noun

: theatrical productions of stock companies presented during the summer

Examples of summer stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rather than stay in New York City, Kenley created an extremely popular circuit of summer stock theaters in the Midwest and pioneered the casting of TV and movie stars in touring productions of hit plays and musicals. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024 Extravagances like Broadway shows weren’t in their budget, so Michaelson grew up on summer stock productions. Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 As a teen-ager, Rauch worked at a summer stock theatre in Westport, Connecticut. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024 Big stars from Marlon Brando to Groucho Marx to Tallulah Bankhead played there during the heyday of the summer stock era. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for summer stock 

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of summer stock was in 1884

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“Summer stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20stock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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