PlayMakers Repertory Company

“PlayMakers has been punching far above its weight class since the moment of its founding. This beautiful, detailed, and comprehensive examination of its remarkable past and current strength, charts the organization’s importance as one of the leading lights in the American Theatre.” — Joseph Haj, MFA 1988; Artistic Director of The Guthrie Theater 2015-present; and Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company 2006-2015

“I came to the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) and PlayMakers Repertory Company (PRC) as a working actor, hoping that the program would get me the ‘greats’: great training, great contacts, and a great agent. Because of the program, I’m three-for-three in ‘greats,’ but just as importantly, I gained a community through the PATP and PRC — an arts family — that provides referrals, timely information, and ongoing support. PlayMakers Repertory Company: A History tells the story of the growth and development of this unique endeavor.” — Joy Jones, MFA 2010; has appeared in regional and world premieres at Arena Stage, the Huntington Theatre Company, the Denver Center/Royal Shakespeare Company, and TheatreSquared; and on-camera on CBS, PBS, and Hulu, and in independent films

“One of the greatest pleasures of being a Company Member at PlayMakers Repertory Company is the privilege of teaching students in the morning, and then in the afternoons and evenings rehearsing and performing on the PlayMakers stage, with artists from all over the world. Written in an accessible style and chronicling the arc of PRC’s history around the tenure of each of the Company’s artistic directors, the book shows how a professional theatre company embedded in the heart of a major research university enriches not only the lives of aspiring theatre professionals, but also the entire educational enterprise of a college community. I am fortunate to have had an artistic home for over twenty years with this extraordinary company of artists and educators.” — Kathryn Hunter-Williams, MFA 2008; Company Member with PlayMakers Repertory Company; faculty in the Department of Dramatic Art; and Associate Director for Hidden Voices