ICTRep: Dramatically Good!
We connect with Wichita audiences on multiple levels: Artistically, emotionally and intellectually. With plays that enrich the mind and the spirit, we elevate our audiences and inspire us all toward “more.”
ICTRep tells the stories that get you talking, that provoke and stimulate and inspire. You’ll want to move off your couch and into a shared, safe space for live theatrical experiences that you can’t find just anywhere. For “dramatically good” moments that are – quite simply – unforgettable, come play with us at ICTRep.
And bring a friend to share the experience.
History
Wichita Repertory Theater was founded in in 2017 by Michael Garvey based on the belief in the transformative power of live theater. With a focus on programming for children, ICTRep brought in a variety of national touring shows, professional working child actors from Los Angeles for lectures, and provided venues for local performance groups. ICTRep also offered a slate of performance art classes for children. After going dormant in the wake of COVID, Dr. Julie Longhofer took the reigns as Artistic Director in 2023 with a vision of building a professional theatre company with a focus on plays from the classic and contemporary repertoire.
Under Dr. Longhofer’s direction, ICTRep strives to produce stimulating and challenging plays with artistic excellence. We believe this has a two-fold impact on the Wichita community. First, we provide opportunities for young actors and creatives to hone their skills on works of real substance and build professional resumes that help them advance in their careers. Second, we hope to elevate Wichita audiences with theatrical experiences that provide more than simply an evening’s entertainment. We want our audiences to continue to reflect on and be moved by the plays we do, long after the “curtain falls.”
ICTRep’s Mission
Wichita Repertory Theater – “ICTRep” – is a semi-professional company that produces comedies, dramas, and thrillers. Our goal is to fill the semi-professional niche for artists and audiences who love plays. Our productions provide challenging roles and design opportunities that allow actors and creatives to hone their crafts. We also want to bring audiences together to enjoy high-quality, vibrant theatrical experiences from the classic and contemporary repertoire.
ICTRep – Dramatically Good!
Artistic and Administrative Staff
Dr. Julie Longhofer
Artistic Director
Julie holds a Ph.D. in dramatic literature and theatre history from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. An accomplished director, Julie has produced dozens of shows over the past 25 years at Wichita State University, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita Community Theatre, Trinity Academy, and ICTRep. Julie also has extensive experience as a costumer at Guild Hall Players, Wichita Community Theatre, and ICTRep. She calls her sewing room her “happy place.”
A passionate educator for more than 35 years, Julie has taught at the collegiate level at Wichita State University, John Carroll University in Cleveland Ohio, and the University of Illinois. For twelve years, she served as the Director of Theatre Arts at Trinity Academy in Wichita, leading a program that received numerous Jester Awards from Music Theatre Wichita, and was recognized in 2019 by the American High School Theatre Festival for outstanding achievements, which included an invitation to take her students to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2022, Julie was named the Ruth McCormick Outstanding Theatre Educator at the Mary Jane Teall Awards.
From 2001 through 2003, Julie served as resident dramaturg for the Wichita Center for The Arts. In 1996 she was invited to be a visiting dramaturg lecturer at the Cleveland Playhouse.
Stan Longhofer
Managing Director
By day, Stan is a professor of real estate and finance at Wichita State University and director of the WSU Center for Real Estate. On weekends and evenings, he has variously served as technical director, lighting designer, scenic director, psychotherapist and cheerleader on dozens of Julie’s productions over the past 25 years.
As Managing Director, Stan oversees all of ICTRep’s business operations. He is also the company’s resident technical director, and frequently acts as lighting and scenic designer.
Board of Directors
Julie Longhofer
President
Gabi Johnson
Vice President
Stan Longhofer
Secretary-Treasurer
Mike Garvey
Member-at-Large
Porter Jones
Member-at-Large
Erin Urick
Member-at-Large
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