Can Indie Theater Thrive in a City of Spectacle?
Las Vegas is famous for giant splashy productions, but a tiny local theater cracked the national spotlight with a 90s horror parody that went viral and started selling out shows. Majestic Repertory Theater found breakout success by leaning into nostalgia, letting audiences film, and turning cult classics like Scream and The Craft into scrappy, immersive musical hits that are now touring beyond Nevada. Founder of Majestic Repertory Theater Troy Heard joins host Sonja Cho Swanson to talk about building buzz on a shoestring, why Vegas is the perfect experimental lab, and what local theater can offer in a big spectacle town.
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