focus, MVCPA changed its name to Marin Theatre Company in 1984. This marked the beginning of a period of extraordinary growth. By 1987, MTC had become a professional theater company, opening its own theater complex with onsite administrative offices and joining with other local theaters to negotiate the first regional equity contract in the Bay Area. Since then, MTC began a new play program to support emerging American playwrights, launching a New Works developmental workshop and public reading series in 2004 and establishing two new play prizes in 2007. MTC joined the League of Resident Theatres and National New Play Network. in 2008. Most recently, MTC has invested in its production staff and assets, including the 2011 opening of a new 5,500 sq. ft scene shop facility on the Oakland/Emeryville, California border. See also American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Berkeley Repertory Theatre TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley), Palo Alto, California San Jose Repertory Theatre Marin Shakespeare Company References External links Production history Theatre companies in California Tourist attractions in Marin County, California Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area Mill Valley, California