Theatre Cedar Rapids

DOWNTOWN. The "small theater" movement was born in Cedar Rapids in 1925 when a group of locals performed a play in artist Grant Wood's studio. Through the years, the group grew and changed names; in 1981, it moved to its current location and became known as Theatre Cedar Rapids. Now, the community theater is one of the largest in the country, thanks to a volunteer base of more than 900 and a theater school that serves more than 300 students. Each season, almost 30,000 patrons attend the eight plays that TCR stages.