The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for taking.


motto of the Civic Repertory Theater, the first classical repertory theater in the U.S., 1926–1935


The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for taking.

The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for taking.

The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for taking.

The theater should be an instrument for giving, not a machinery for taking.