Missouri Repertory Theatre

Missouri Repertory Theatre (Kansas City). Begun by Dr. Patricia McIlrath in 1964 as a summer theatre presented by the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC), the company became a full‐time producer of plays in 1977. Two years later the group moved into the 733‐seat Helen F. Spenser Theatre on the UMKC campus but became a separate entity, although the academic professional training program in theatre is closely associated with the university. In addition to its usual schedule of revivals and some new works, the company has been touring longer than any other professional regional theatre.