South Coast Repertory

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South Coast Repertory (Costa Mesa, California). Begun as a summer theatre in 1964 by Martin Benson and David Emmes, who continue to head the group today, the theatre consistently grew in scope as it occupied a small space in Newport Beach, then a converted marine hardware store, before finding a permanent home in Costa Mesa in 1967. Five years later the company became fully professional and was successful enough by 1976 to build a new two‐theatre complex that houses a 507‐seat main stage and a 161‐seat flexible space. The South Coast Repertory dedicates much of its money and energy on original scripts and works new to the area. They also run a Summer Conservatory as well as a Youth Conservatory. The repertory is more challenging than most regional theatres, and the company has seen some of its productions transfer to New York, most memorably Collected Stories and Golden Child. In 1988 the group won a Tony Award for distinguished achievement by a regional theatre.

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