Oster Regent Theatre
103 Main Street,
Cedar Falls,
IA
50613
103 Main Street,
Cedar Falls,
IA
50613
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Oster Regent Theatre (Official)
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Firms: Alban & Fisher
Functions: Performing Arts
Styles: Renaissance Revival
Previous Names: Cotton Theatre, Regent Theatre
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Frank Cotton was the guiding force behind the construction and opening of the Cotton Theatre in 1910. In 1918, the name was changed to the Regent Theatre. In 1991, the theater building was given to the Cedar Falls Community Theatre (CFCT), which restored the building. The newly restored building was named the Oster Regent Theatre in 1994.
The CFCT stages about four shows per year in the theatre. Several traveling performances per year are booked at the Oster Regent Theatre, including a recent (October 2004) appearance by the von Trapp Family Singers.
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The official website address of the theatre has changed to http://www.osterregent.org/
An article about the theater on the occasion of its centennial celebration: View link
What great marquee “ARTHUR” any time i could slip into Cinema III after a hard day and catch a few minutes of that Dudley Moore Classic I was okay for another shift.
Nice marquee and 100 years old,pretty cool.
The marquee is a little different now… I like that 1982 view, too. The current one is nice, too.
By the way, I clicked on the Photos link that comes up if you hover your cursor over the street view photo, and some of the photos are NOT the Oster Regent Theatre. they are of the Black Hawk Hotel, another historic building that is just down the block from the Oster Regent. I’m not sure how those got in there!
Current article about fund raising efforts for the Oster Regent Theatre.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-community-theatre-half-way-to-goal-for-capital/article_8721d336-6fb7-5ec4-9fbd-c9a802ae2ab9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share
My theatre professor, Stanley G Wood, appeared on the Regent stage as a youngster. He went on to head the theatre program at University of Northern Iowa. Three of us inspired by him went on to become theatre professionals in Seattle, two as artistic directors and one as lighting designer at University of Washington who graduated Yale and designed the Strayer-Wood theatre on the UNI campus. Many other went on to inspire students by teaching theatre arts in high schools, colleges and universities.