As the Seattle World's Fair Grounds Become The Seattle Center
REPERTORY THEATER
Permanent repertory-theater activities have been scheduled for the Center, beginning in October, 1963. A budget of $300,000 has been set up for its first 30-week season,
The theater will be housed in the 800-seat Playhouse, part of the Civic Center complex provided for by the Seattle bond issue of 1956.
Repertory director will be Stuart Vaughan, (left) since 1958 artistic director at the Phoenix Theater, New York.
Aim of the new theater is "to be comparable with the best repertory theaters anywhere."
A resident cast of approximately 15 members will be drawn from all over the nation. The theater is planned as a pacemaker for the performing arts, with top talent participating in its presentations.
During its 30-week season, the repertory company will visit other communities of the Pacific Northwest.
Possibilities for plays to be done during the 1963-4 season will include Chekov's "The Seagull," Shakespeares's "MacBeth," Fry's "The Lady's Not For Burning," Brecht's "Caucasian Chalk Circle," Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," Shaw's "St. Joan," Robert Ardrey's "Shadows of Heroes," Max Frisch's "Firebugs," and possibly Albee's "Zoo Story" and "American Dream." Five plays will be chosen the first season.
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