summer stock

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It had arisen, she said, “from the summer stock model of the 1950s, which was very much a ‘let’s put on a play’ ideology.”

From New York Times

Back in Chicago she began acting — she was in a summer stock play, “Mamba’s Daughters,” with Ethel Waters — while also writing for the Black newspaper The Chicago Defender.

From New York Times

She auditioned for parts in New York and joined regional theater troupes along with summer stock companies in the Poconos, landing parts in “The Sound of Music” and “Threepenny Opera.”

From New York Times

In one scene, Judy loses her mind upon learning that a friend she meets at an audition for a summer stock production of “Avenue Q.” has an Ivy League business degree.

From New York Times

Perkins, for example, says she did summer stock theater and a few national touring productions before moving to Los Angeles and taking up voice work.

From Los Angeles Times