About Rep Stage

What is REP STAGE?

§ Small but mighty, Rep Stage has been nominated for Helen Hayes Awards* every season [7 wins and 36 nominations].

§ Rep’s recent production, TWO BY PINTER, garnered national press coverage on the American Theatre web site (the magazine for Theatre Communications Group, the national association for professional theatre).

§ Rep Stage is the only professional theatre company** in Howard County filling the artistic gap between Baltimore and DC

§ Rep Stage leads the artistic curve by ensuring its audiences see regional and/or national premieres each season.

§ Rep Stage’s management team is highly trained and educated with 5 graduate degrees (2 PhDs and 3 Masters) across 7 employees.

§ Combined, the Rep Stage management team has over 100 years of professional theatre experience.

§ Rep Stage is the only professional theatre housed on a community college campus. Other similar campus relationships include Trinity Rep (Brown University) and Yale Theatre.

§ Rep Stage engages in education every day of operation with HCC students involved in every aspect of production (students work in the shop, on electrics crews, in wardrobe, as production assistants, assistants to the directors, etc.)

§ Rep Stage Actors Institute, a summer theatre-arts program for pre-teens and teens, is the only program of its kind in Howard County to focus on “straight plays”—non-musicals—ranging from William Shakespeare to J.M. Barrie

§ Rep Stage offers the most affordable ticket prices in the area— single prices range from $15-25 and subscriptions are available starting at $60 [based on 2007-08 prices].

§ Rep Stage’s subscribers include Maryland, DC, Virginia and Pennsylvania residents.

§ Rep Stage audiences enjoy productions in the new 150-200 seat black box theatre in the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center and the 400 seat Smith Theatre [currently undergoing a major renovation] on the grounds of Howard Community College.

§ New plays are explored throughout the season as part of the FREE Rep Stage Play Reading Series, which take place in the new state-of-the-art Monteabaro Recital Hall on the grounds of Howard Community College.

§ Rep Stage audiences enjoy FREE post-show discussions and FREE Saturday afternoon pre-show lectures.

§ Rep Stage will celebrate its 15^th Anniversary Season by offering six productions, including at least two regional premieres.

§ Rep Stage is expanding its Friday-Sunday performance week to Wednesday – Sunday in order to offer patrons more options.

§ Rep Stage is expanding its number of performances per week from five to six.

§ Rep Stage operates as a 501c3 not-for-profit theatre under the auspices of the HCC Educational Foundation—so contributions are tax-deductible.

*The Helen Hayes Awards are referred to as the regional equivalent of the Tony Awards.

**Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 45,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.



About Rep Stage
b Sherri Edelen and Christopher Lane in The Swan Marni Penning and Nigel Reed in Two By Pinter Bruce Nelson in The Santaland Diaries Peter Wray in T Bone n Weasel		What is REP STAGE? § Small but mighty, Rep Stage has been nominated for Helen Hayes Awards* every season [7 wins and 36 nominations]. § Rep’s recent production, TWO BY PINTER, garnered national press coverage on the American Theatre web site (the magazine for Theatre Communications Group, the national association for professional theatre). § Rep Stage is the only professional theatre company** in Howard County filling the artistic gap between Baltimore and DC § Rep Stage leads the artistic curve by ensuring its audiences see regional and/or national premieres each season. § Rep Stage’s management team is highly trained and educated with 5 graduate degrees (2 PhDs and 3 Masters) across 7 employees. § Combined, the Rep Stage management team has over 100 years of professional theatre experience. § Rep Stage is the only professional theatre housed on a community college campus. Other similar campus relationships include Trinity Rep (Brown University) and Yale Theatre. § Rep Stage engages in education every day of operation with HCC students involved in every aspect of production (students work in the shop, on electrics crews, in wardrobe, as production assistants, assistants to the directors, etc.) § Rep Stage Actors Institute, a summer theatre-arts program for pre-teens and teens, is the only program of its kind in Howard County to focus on “straight plays”—non-musicals—ranging from William Shakespeare to J.M. Barrie § Rep Stage offers the most affordable ticket prices in the area— single prices range from $15-25 and subscriptions are available starting at $60 [based on 2007-08 prices]. § Rep Stage’s subscribers include Maryland, DC, Virginia and Pennsylvania residents. § Rep Stage audiences enjoy productions in the new 150-200 seat black box theatre in the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center and the 400 seat Smith Theatre [currently undergoing a major renovation] on the grounds of Howard Community College. § New plays are explored throughout the season as part of the FREE Rep Stage Play Reading Series, which take place in the new state-of-the-art Monteabaro Recital Hall on the grounds of Howard Community College. § Rep Stage audiences enjoy FREE post-show discussions and FREE Saturday afternoon pre-show lectures. § Rep Stage will celebrate its 15^th Anniversary Season by offering six productions, including at least two regional premieres. § Rep Stage is expanding its Friday-Sunday performance week to Wednesday – Sunday in order to offer patrons more options. § Rep Stage is expanding its number of performances per week from five to six. § Rep Stage operates as a 501c3 not-for-profit theatre under the auspices of the HCC Educational Foundation—so contributions are tax-deductible. The Helen Hayes Awards are referred to as the regional equivalent of the Tony Awards. *Actors’ Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 45,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.