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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A summer stock theatre is a theatre that generally presents stage productions only in the summer time in the United States. The name combines the seasonal aspect with a tradition of putting on shows with a resident company and reusing stock company scenery and costumes. Some smaller theatres still continue this tradition, and a few summer stock theatres have become highly regarded theatre festivals. Equity status and pay for actors in these theatres varies greatly, sometimes resulting in sub-minimum wage pay for acting interns. Often viewed as a starting point for professional actors, stock casts are typically young, just out of high school or still in college. Summer stock theatres frequently take advantage of better weather by having their productions outdoors. According to Martha Schmoyer LoMonaco, summer stock consists of theater companies serving vacationers in largely rural areas of the northeastern United States. The classic summer stock season runs between June and October. Titles change weekly or biweekly. But the stock of scenery, costumes and props, as well as the resident company of actors, gets recycled and reused week after week.

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