American Repertory Theater

American Repertory Theater
Loeb Drama Center
Map
AddressLoeb Drama Center
64 Brattle Street

OBERON
2 Arrow Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates42°22′29.84″N 71°7′21.54″W / 42.3749556°N 71.1226500°W / 42.3749556; -71.1226500
TypeRegional theater
CapacityLoeb Drama Center: 556
Years active1980 to present
Website
americanrepertorytheater.org

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to neglected works of the past; and to established classical texts reinterpreted in refreshing new ways.[1] Over the past forty years it has garnered many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a Pulitzer Prize (1982), a Tony Award (1986), and a Jujamcyn Award (1985).[2] In 2002, the A.R.T. was the recipient of the National Theatre Conference's Outstanding Achievement Award, and it was named one of the top three theaters in the country by Time magazine in 2003.[3] The A.R.T. is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University, a building it shares with the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club. The A.R.T. operates the Institute for Advanced Theater Training.

In 2002 Robert Woodruff replaced founder Robert Brustein as the A.R.T.'s artistic director.[4] After Woodruff's departure in 2007, Associate Artistic Director Gideon Lester filled the position for the 2008/2009 season, and, in May 2008, Diane Paulus was named the new artistic director.[4] Paulus, a Harvard alum, is widely known as a director of theater and opera. Her work includes The Donkey Show, which ran off-Broadway for six years; productions at the Chicago Opera Theatre; and the Public Theater's 2008 production of Hair, which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Brustein, Robert Sanford (2001). "The Arts at Harvard", in: The Siege of the Arts: Collected Writings 1994-2001 (snippet preview only). Chicago : Ivan R. Dee. ISBN 9781566633802. p. 21-30; here: p. 27.
  2. ^ Mitgang, Herbert."Jujamcyn Award To American Repertory Theater" Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine New York Times (abstract), November 26, 1985. p. C19
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew (27 May 2003). "Time Magazine Picks Top Regional Theatres". Playbill. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Harvard, University (22 May 2008). "Diane Paulus appointed artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre". Harvard Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ Rizzo, Frank (17 September 2009). "The Donkey Show". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ Franklin, Marc (31 March 2019). "Look Back at Diane Paulus' Revival of Hair on Broadway". Playbill. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ Children's, Theatre Company (2020). "Diane Paulus". Children's Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-02.