CAP21 is about passion, people and quality. The artists at CAP21 stand on the shoulders of the great artists that have come before them. We are committed to the discovery of artists which includes actors, writers, musicians, directors, and designers. We are training, nurturing, and providing opportunity for artists to grow into themselves. We produce theater that expresses the human condition in this time period. The New Works division of our company embraces bold theatrical storytelling: bold in that it is truthful, theatrical in that it is imaginative, and storytelling in that it is seeking to penetrate the human heart.

CAP21’s professional theatre company began in 1994 with the Blackjacks Festival which showcased artists and new work to the theatre community. This Festival solidified CAP21 as a producer and launched its new works development wing which now includes readings, workshops, and professional performances. After nine Festivals, it was decided to allocate resources and talent to fully produce pieces that were initiated at CAP21 for the public as the next logical step in the developmental process. The Monday Night Reading Series was launched to take an initial look at new work and present classic plays and musicals. The classics provide an opportunity for actors to learn some of the great pieces from the canon and audiences to hear the language and the music.

Since 1994, over 190 new musicals and plays by more than 230 writers have been presented to the public and the industry through readings and productions. CAP21 provides a forum for shows to go on to subsequent productions and twenty percent have transferred to venues in New York and nationwide such as The Public Theatre, Theatre for the New City, The Goodspeed Opera House, Trenton’s Passage Theatre and LA’s Tiffany Theatre.