Cape Rep Theatre was founded as an amateur company in 1986, and incorporated in 1991. In 1994 the Commonwealth granted them a long-term lease of Camp Monomoy—several structures with land in Nickerson State Park. This transformed the company and its future. They created a 135-seat indoor theatre for a 5-play season from May-November, and a 200-seat outdoor summer children’s theatre to supplement their usual all-summer musical revue at the Old Sea Pines Inn. Their yearly audience quadrupled to over 14,000, 4,000 of whom attended the children’s theatre; their training program in the technical arts for local high school and college students has expanded, so the Company now includes 200 professionals and 150 volunteers. CRT is known for producing big plays with big stories, big casts, and big sets, as well as local plays such as a series of musical productions for the bicentennials of Orleans, Eastham and Brewster. In the grand tradition of summer stock, they often work with visiting artists. CRT is now entering Phase Three of its capital development plan, that will renovate the 1888 Crosby Cape House for rehearsal space and guest artists’ housing. You can be a part of this exciting effort to build an important cultural presence on the Cape.