Founded in 1966 and housed in a converted church on Chapel Street, the Yale Repertory Theatre is one of the most important regional theatres in the United States. It has premiered more than 100 new plays, and many productions have gone on to Broadway. The company draws on the talent of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, which has trained many of the leading American theatre practitioners of the past half century. Meryl Streep, Frances McDormand, and Henry Winkler are among its alumni. Tickets are more affordable than comparable New York productions.