Celebrating 35 Years, Part 6: 2005-2009

This is part 6 of 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 2005: David Frank is appointed Producing Artistic Director 2006: APT presents the premiere of Dickens in America, a one-man show written by James DeVita and starring James Ridge January 2008: APT publicly announces the campaign to build an indoor, 200-seat theatre 2009: The Touchstone Theatre opens June 28, 2009: The Touchstone sees its first performance, a fundraiser called In Acting Shakespeare Plays produced Ah, Wilderness!,Arms and the Man,The Belle's Stratagem,Candida,The Comedy of Errors,Hay Fever,Henry IV: The Making of a King,Julius Caesar,King Henry V,A Long Day's Journey Into the Night,Macbeth [pictured above],The Matchmaker,Measure for Measure,The Merchant of Venice,The Merry Wives of Windsor,A Midsummer Night's Dream,Misalliance,Much Ado About Nothing,The Night of the Iguana,Old Times,The Philanderer,The Play's the Thing,Romeo and Juliet,Tartuffe,Timon of Athens,Widowers' Houses,The Winter's Tale What was happening in the world Benedict XVI chosen as the new pope Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf coast Fidel Castro formally steps down from Cuban presidency Barack Obama is elected U.S. President Michael Jackson dies at age 50 H1N1 flu causes a national health scare Pop culture Movies: The Dark Knight, Avatar, Slumdog Millionaire TV: How I Met Your Mother, Lost, The Office Broadway: Doubt, August: Osage County, Spring Awakening Music: "Hey There Delilah," "Viva La Vida," "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Average price of gasoline $2.33 Part 1: 1980-1984 Part 2: 1985-1989 Part 3: 1990-1994 Part 4: 1995-1999 Part 5: 2000-2004 Part 7: 2010-2014