And since the shows just run two weekends, community members can become involved in theater without giving up a lot of their time. But Mann wanted something different. She wanted a theater where she could choose the shows and direct them. In the spring of 1991 while cherry trees bloomed in her back yard she began planning her own theater. Founding Cherry Tree Players gave her control.
Most theaters have a play reading committee.
I AM the play reading committee. Cherry Tree is a mini-repertory company with a core of twelve or so actors. We don't do Oklahoma. She tries to do things people won't see anywhere else. People are afraid to miss a production because they may never see it again.