Yale Repertory Theater. During Bundy's direction the theater realized its most attended season to date in 2001, with 77,000 audience attendees. Charles Fee has been the artistic director since 2002. Under Fee's direction, the theater began partnerships with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, and the Playhouse Square Foundation. Fee inherited more than $1 million in debt, but by making savvy decisions, such as becoming a summer-fall repertory theater, he has put the organization in strong financial standing. Educational outreach The theater began as a citizen-led endeavor to support community cultural engagement and maintains educational outreach as central to its mission today. Approximately 50,000 students in Northeast Ohio engage with the theater each year through student matinee series, school residency programs, surround programs (programs and workshops about productions,) writing contests, summer camps, and free community programming. References External links Great Lakes Theater Home page Great Lakes Theater History Great Lakes Theater: A Detailed History Great Lakes Theater Company Records, Kent State University Archives Shakespeare festivals in the United States Culture of Cleveland League of Resident Theatres Arts organizations established in 1961 Tourist attractions in Cleveland Theatre companies in Ohio 1962 establishments in Ohio