EVOLUTION AND REGROWTH OF THE AMERICAN REGIONAL THEATRE

Peter Zeisler, founder of the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis said: “Perhaps the most stunning thing of all—and one of which we need to constantly remind ourselves—is that the not-for-profit professional theatre was created with no precedents, no role models. It was learning to fly by the seats of many pairs of pants; textbooks didn’t exist. Has there ever been such a radical change in the form and structure of the theatre in such a short period of time?” We are now in another wave of radical change for the American Regional Theatre – a change that will affect the cultural landscape, the vibrancy and the connectivity of our communities. Where did we come from and how do we evolve from here?