Oster Regent Theatre

103 Main Street,
Cedar Falls, IA 50613

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Oster Regent Theatre (Official)

Additional Info

Firms: Alban & Fisher

Functions: Performing Arts

Styles: Renaissance Revival

Previous Names: Cotton Theatre, Regent Theatre

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Oster Regent Theatre

Frank Cotton was the guiding force behind the construction and opening of the Cotton Theatre in 1910. In 1918, the name was changed to the Regent Theatre. In 1991, the theater building was given to the Cedar Falls Community Theatre (CFCT), which restored the building. The newly restored building was named the Oster Regent Theatre in 1994.

The CFCT stages about four shows per year in the theatre. Several traveling performances per year are booked at the Oster Regent Theatre, including a recent (October 2004) appearance by the von Trapp Family Singers.

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Recent comments (view all 8 comments)

jamarshall
jamarshall on February 16, 2009 at 11:24 am

The official website address of the theatre has changed to http://www.osterregent.org/

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on June 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

An article about the theater on the occasion of its centennial celebration: View link

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on June 24, 2010 at 3:12 pm

What great marquee “ARTHUR” any time i could slip into Cinema III after a hard day and catch a few minutes of that Dudley Moore Classic I was okay for another shift.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on June 24, 2010 at 6:11 pm

Nice marquee and 100 years old,pretty cool.

jamarshall
jamarshall on June 19, 2011 at 2:55 pm

The marquee is a little different now… I like that 1982 view, too. The current one is nice, too.

jamarshall
jamarshall on June 19, 2011 at 2:59 pm

By the way, I clicked on the Photos link that comes up if you hover your cursor over the street view photo, and some of the photos are NOT the Oster Regent Theatre. they are of the Black Hawk Hotel, another historic building that is just down the block from the Oster Regent. I’m not sure how those got in there!

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on February 15, 2018 at 3:53 pm

Current article about fund raising efforts for the Oster Regent Theatre.

http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-community-theatre-half-way-to-goal-for-capital/article_8721d336-6fb7-5ec4-9fbd-c9a802ae2ab9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Redwards1
Redwards1 on February 18, 2018 at 6:53 pm

My theatre professor, Stanley G Wood, appeared on the Regent stage as a youngster. He went on to head the theatre program at University of Northern Iowa. Three of us inspired by him went on to become theatre professionals in Seattle, two as artistic directors and one as lighting designer at University of Washington who graduated Yale and designed the Strayer-Wood theatre on the UNI campus. Many other went on to inspire students by teaching theatre arts in high schools, colleges and universities.

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