11.   Some scrapped their resident companies and played host to more transient casts.

12.   The shared spaces of the center, including Damrosch Park, often have a barren stillness that reflects the sometimes chilly relations among the resident companies.

13.   The six resident companies have their ideas about the direction the center should take.

14.   The theater most similar to City Center is the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, which has two resident companies and few open weeks.

15.   The theater will have its own resident company under the artistic direction of Mark Rylance.

16.   The state has been aggressive about luring new businesses to Virginia and getting resident companies to expand.

17.   Until the renovations are complete, the resident company will perform at an alternative site, which the city is seeking.

18.   Other resident companies will include Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Philadanco, a modern dance troupe.

19.   The resident companies receive subsidy and the use of the venue is free.