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Regional Theatre: the Revolutionary Stage

For each of these theatres, Zeigler tells the stories of their leaders and how they achieved their goals Nina Vance in Houston, Mack Scism in Oklahoma City, Zelda Fichandler in Washington DC, Jules Irving and Herbert Blau in San Francisco, Mary John in Milwaukee, George Touliatos in Memphis, and Michael Murray in Boston.


Ann Crumb

Crumb has toured in the title role of Evita and appeared in numerous regional theatre productions staged by the Guthrie, Coconut Grove Playhouse, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre, among others.

Dave Shalansky

After moving to New York City after graduation, he became successful in television commercials and continued his acting career by working in the New York and regional theatre circuits.

John A. Willis

Theatre World, founded in 1945, covers the complete statistical and photographic Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional theatre seasons, major theatrical awards, obituaries, and the longest Broadway and Off-Broadway runs, among other categories.

Lakewood Cultural Center

The Lakewood Cultural Center is a regional theatre and arts venue located in Lakewood, Colorado.

Orlando Theatre Project

Most of the Orlando Theatre Project's productions are contemporary plays which have been previously been produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in the United Kingdom or in regional theatres in the United States.

Rita Gardner

Gardner's regional theatre credits include Show Boat and The Impossible Years at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania (1983), Lucky in the Rain at the Goodspeed Opera House (1997), and Eleanor: A Love Story at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. (1999).


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Chad Kimball

In regional theatre, he has appeared as Anthony in Sweeney Todd at the Signature Theatre (1999), "Baby" at The Papermill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey (2004), and Michael John LaChiusa's "Little Fish" in 2007 at the Blank Theatre, Los Angeles.

Felipe Rose

In the 1980s, Rose sang and danced for the Latin music maestro Tito Puente and he also starred in a regional theatre production of West Side Story.

Hangar Theatre

The Hangar Theatre is a non-profit, regional theatre located at 801 Taughannock Boulevard in Ithaca, NY.

Jill Fraser

Under her direction it became a major regional theatre, attracted Michael Hordern to be its president (until his death in 1995), furthered the careers of new acting talents (including Sean Bean and David Suchet), and provided an outreach programme to take drama to communities without theatres.

John Ezell

Ezell's designs have also been featured in countless Regional Theatre productions, including performances at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre (formerly the Missouri Repertory Theatre), the Arizona Repertory Theatre, Chicago's Second City, the Great Lakes Theatre Festival, the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and the Cincinnati Playhouse.

Lenny Wolpe

His regional theatre credits include The Baker's Wife (Baker), Gypsy (Herbie opposite Betty Buckley), The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (Paper Mill Playhouse), A Class Act, Radio Gals (Pasadena Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye in six productions), Fiorello!, and She Loves Me (Reprise! L.A.).

Lynne Wintersteller

She has also appeared in Regional theatre productions at such theatres as the Kennedy Center, the Walnut Street Theatre, the Alley Theatre, the Goodspeed Opera House, and Syracuse Stage to name just a few.

Marissa Perry

Perry appeared in earlier regional theatre productions, including the world premiere of Princesses at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut as well as at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington and Wild Mushrooms at the Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Mark Jacoby

He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway.

Patricia McIlrath

McIlrath's desire to establish both a training ground for professional theatre artists in Kansas City, and a venue in the city at which audiences could attend professional theatre rivaling the caliber of that produced in New York City, corresponded with the work of numerous other well-known members of the Regional Theatre Movement, such as Margo Jones, Zelda Fichandler, Michael Murray, and Tyrone Guthrie.

Paul DeBoy

He has a long history in regional theatre, including Clean House at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Heartbreak House at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Real Thing at Pioneer Theatre, Sight Unseen at Manhattan Theatre Club; Sylvia at Cleveland Play House; ...Young Lady From Rwanda at The Kansas City Rep.

Peppino Mazzotta

The company closed after three years of activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta is still very active in the regional theatre, especially in the production of Greek plays.

Phil Willmott

In 2009, he has awarded a prestigious TMA award for “Outstanding production of a musical” and nominated for the What’s On Stage “Best Regional Theatre” prize for his musical Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi (Liverpool Playhouse).

Roscoe Born

Over the last thirty years he has worked in Regional Theatre on both coasts, and Off Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway in New York.

Stephen Snedden

While performing in local and regional theatre productions and performing sketch and improvisational comedy at Los Angeles' Comedy Store, Snedden landed roles in films, including director Phil Alden Robinson's Freedom Song.

Sutton Vane

Outward Bound also served as the unofficial inspiration for the made-for-TV movie Haunts of the Very Rich (1972), directed by Paul Wendkos, and it was still being revived by professional regional theatre companies throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.