Montana Repertory Theatre

Now one of the most dynamic and respected touring companies in the country, Montana Repertory Theatre was established as a professional touring company in 1967, providing professional theatre to our own and neighboring Western states at an affordable cost. Our mission is to tell the great stories of our world to enlighten, develop, and celebrate the human spirit in an ever-expanding community.

Montana Rep assembles principle actors, directors, and designers with prestigious credits, including Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours of Broadway shows, and major regional theatre credits. Beginning in 1992, the Montana Rep inaugurated an expanded residency program, perfect for high school assembles and classrooms, for which study guides are provided. Residency activities are also supplemented by standard professional theatre workshops.

With 1994-95 tours of Broadway Bound and Smoke on the Mountain, we centered our activities in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, California, Texas, and Nebraska. In 1996 we toured The Sunshine Boys and added additional Midwestern states to the tour. The 1997 and 1998 tours marked the Rep’s first full-fledged national tours with To Kill a Mockingbird, traveling from California to New York. The Rep has continued our national touring presence with It’s a Wonderful Life; The Diary of Anne Frank; Death of a Salesman; A Streetcar Named Desire; Steel Magnolias; The Trip to Bountiful; Lost in Yonkers; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Leading Ladies; Bus Stop; Doubt, a parable; Biloxi Blues; and The Miracle Worker. In addition, our Educational Outreach Tour serves over fifty rural communities across Montana, presenting plays based on American and world literature.

Montana Repertory Theatre is funded in part by a grant from the Montana Arts Council (an agency of state government), with support from the Montana State Legislature, the University of Montana, the Montana Cultural Trust, Dr. Cathy Capps, Dr. Sandy Sheppard, and The Shubert Foundation. This funding helps us maintain the most affordable fees of any comparable theatre on the road today.

Montana Rep delivers a theatrical experience in its entirety, bringing with it everything from lighting to sound design. Completely self-contained, the Rep offers presenters large and small—in facilities ranging from new performing arts centers to high school gyms—the opportunity to enjoy first-class theatre.