A resident company format mandates the ongoing development of a troupe individually and collectively capable of great range in style, period, and character. The Pearl seeks and develops actors with the technical abilities and the artistic inclination to create a character rather to recreate a type, and to approach each play on the playwrights terms, so that style is a vehicle, rather than a substitue, for honesty.

A full range repertory strongly rooted in the classics offers to the company, and demands of the company, scope, resonance, and variety. A partnership with the great playwrights of all periods challenges the company and our audience constantly to expand their horizons. It is essential to the health of the theatre and to the craft and souls of theatre artists to keep vital our rich tradition.

In specific application, The Pearl puts it money where its people are. A living wage for artistic personnel, tasteful modesty in production elements, and sound fiscal management are administrative priorities. Our goal is to set a standard for classical theatre in America by nourishing and challenging a resident acting company.