| 1. | Finance. a company or corporation whose capital is divided into shares represented by stock. |
| 2. | Theater. a company acting a repertoire of plays, more or less permanently together, usually at its own theater. |
| stock company n.
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stock company
stock company
troupe of actors performing regularly in a particular theatre, presenting a different play nightly from its repertory of prepared productions. Stock companies were usually composed of players who specialized in dramatic types such as the tragedian, or leading man; the leading lady; the heavy lead, who played villains; the old woman; the juvenile lead, who played the young lover or heroic roles; the soubrette, or female second lead; and the low comedian.
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