Book It Repertory Theatre

Mission
Book-It Repertory Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production and to inspiring its audiences to read.

About Us
Book-It Repertory Theatre began in 1990 as a company of actors touring throughout Washington, performing at social service agencies, schools, community centers, and libraries. In the unique Book-It style that preserves the narrative text as it is spoken, not by a single “narrator” but as dialogue by the characters in the production, actors performed short stories and reached many audiences who had never seen live theatre. The subject matter of the stories encouraged discussion of topical issues and inspired audiences to read.

Book-It’s main goal has always been to bring classic and contemporary writing to the stage and convert literary works into theatre. By bringing books to the stage, Book-It’s performances directly address the issue of literacy by striving to make the joy of reading accessible to everyone. Performing books instead of plays allows the Book-It theatre experience to spark the audience’s interest in reading and to challenge the audience to participate by using their imaginations.