Theatre Cedar Rapids

Theatre Cedar Rapids is one of the larger community theatres in the country. Its current incarnation began in 1981, but its roots go back to 1925, when the "Little Theatre" movement took hold in Cedar Rapids. In 1929, the Community Players were formed. It lasted until 1940 when World War II interrupted theatre in Cedar Rapids. The Community Players were reborn as the Footlighters in 1948. They performed at Coe College and the YMCA. In 1955, they were renamed The Cedar Rapids Community Theatre and moved to the the 221 seat Old Strand Theatre, a 1912 vintage movie house originally named The Olympic. Over the next twenty years, they flourished, producing major musicals, taking shows on the road to smaller communities, and entering productions in the Iowa Community Theatre Association festivals. In the 1980s, they became Theatre Cedar Rapids and moved to the Iowa Theatre Building, where they performed until June of 2008. Unfortunately, the Cedar River Flood of 2008 devastated the Iowa Theatre Building, forcing TCR to find a new performance space. They opened TCR at Lindale at 4444 First Avenue NE while their home is being renovated.

In 2010, they re-opened the Iowa Theatre Building with a production of The Producers, to great success. They have continued their tradition of excellent theatre in their newly refurbished space.