American Repertory Theater

MISSION The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) seeks to explore the best plays across cultures and ages. With a resident company of professional artists, technicians, teachers and administrators, the A.R.T. provides a training ground for young artists, serves as a home for outstanding directors and is a cultural resource for the greater Boston community. DESCRIPTION The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) occupies a unique place in the American theater. It is the only not-for-profit theater in the country that maintains a resident acting company and an international training conservatory, and that operates in association with a major university. Over its twenty-two year history the A.R.T. has welcomed American and international theater artists who have enriched the theatrical life of the whole nation. The theater has garnered many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, a Tony Award, and a Jujamcyn Award. Since 1980 the A.R.T. has performed in 81 cities in 22 states around the country, and worldwide in 21 cities in 16 countries on four continents. It has presented 160, over half of which were premieres of new plays, translations, and adaptations. The A.R.T. provides a home for artists from across the world, whose singular visions generate and define the theater's work. The company presents a varied repertoire than includes new plays, progressive productions of classical texts, and collaborations between artists from many disciplines. The A.R.T. is also a training ground for young artists. The theater's artistic staff teaches undergraduate classes in acting, directing, dramatic literature, design, and playwriting at Harvard, and in 1987 the A.R.T. founded the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training. In conjunction with the Moscow Art Theatre School, the Institute provides world-class training for graduate-level actors, directors, and dramaturgs.