McCarter Theatre Center

McCarter Theatre Center (Princeton, New Jersey). While the professional nonprofit theatre company in Princeton was formed in 1973, the performance space on the campus goes back to 1929 when it served as the home for the Triangle Club. For many years the house was also a popular tryout place for Broadway‐bound productions, such as Our Town, You Can't Take It with You, and Bus Stop. In 1960 Milton Lyon founded a theatre company in association with the university, and thirteen years later it went professional, severing its academic ties. Under such artistic directors as Ellis Rabb, Nagle Jackson, and Emily Mann, the McCarter has earned a reputation for distinctive revivals and occasional new works. The company performs on the renovated Matthew stage, an adjustable proscenium house, and the smaller, new 360‐seat Berlind stage. The McCarter won the regional theatre Tony Award in 1994. Emily MANN (b. 1952) is a respected director and playwright who has staged productions for such theatres as the Guthrie, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the American Place Theatre. Her plays, usually written in a documentary format, include Still Life (1980), Execution of Justice (1986), and Having Our Say (1995).