Repertory or rep, calle stock in the U.S., is a term from Western theatre. A repertory theatre can be a theatre in which a resident company presents works from a specified repertoire, usually in alternation. In the British system, however, it used to be that even quite small towns would support a rep, and the resident company would present a different play every week, either a revival from the full range of classics or, if given the chance, a new play, once the rights had been released after a West End or Broadway run. The companies were not known for trying out untried new work, however. The methods, now seldom seen, would be also used in The United States, Canada, and Australia.