Theater Profile: South Coast Repertory

Breaking Character: Located in Orange County, California, Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory offers more than a dozen plays on its stages each season, in addition to producing a nationally renowned new play festival. SCR, led by Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is a professional repertory company with world-class creative teams and actors who work with local artists to create numerous award-winning productions. Since its founding in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson — launched with a $17 rag-tag production of Tartuffe — SCR has grown to be what TIME Magazine hails as one of America’s top five regional theaters. It marked its 500th production with Amadeus in 2015-16.