Celebrating 35 Years, Part 5: 2000-2004

This is part 5 in a 7-part series leading up to our 35th anniversary celebration. Each post reflects upon 5 years of APT history, as well as what was going on in the world around us. What was happening at APT April 2000: Amphitheatre reconstruction is finished, complete with 1143 new seats March 2001: Opening of the Bravo Center, a hub for production and administrative staff, as well as an air-conditioned place to hold rehearsals August 2003: The reconstruction and Bravo Center are paid for in full, and APT retires all debt 2004: Brenda DeVita is named Associate Artistic Director Plays produced All's Well That Ends Well,Antony and Cleopatra,As You Like It,The Cherry Orchard,Cymbeline,The Devil's Disciple,The Government Inspector,Hamlet,London Assurance,Love's Labour's Lost,A Midsummer Night's Dream,Mrs. Warren's Profession,Othello,A Penny for a Song,Phedre,The Playboy of the Western World,Pygmalion,Richard II,Ring Round the Moon,The Taming of the Shrew,The Tempest,Twelfth Night,The Two Gentlemen of Verona [pictured above],Uncle Vanya,The Winter's Tale What was happening in the world George W. Bush elected US President September 11 terrorist attacks Enron corporate scandal is uncovered Space shuttle Columbia explodes Martha Stewart found guilty of insider trading Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at Super Bowl XXXVIII Pop culture Movies: Gladiator, The Notebook, Million Dollar Baby TV: 24, The Sopranos, American Idol Broadway: Proof, I Am My Own Wife, Avenue Q Music: "Hey Ya!," "Fallin'," "Beautiful Day" Average price of gasoline $1.53 per gallon Part 1: 1980-1984 Part 2: 1985-1989 Part 3: 1990-1994 Part 4: 1995-1999 Part 6: 2005-2009 Part 7:2010-2014