Out behind the theater is a sagging storage building known as The Brando Barn. Marlon Brando used to park his motorcycle there when he did summer stock here. The theater, on the National Register of Historic Places, has hosted an impressive array of actors since 1933, also including Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Art Carney, and Burgess Meredith, and thrives to this day, under new ownership since 2007.
This is professional theater at its best, with upcoming shows “Crazy About You,’’ a Gershwin extravaganza, “Peter Pan,’’ and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.’’ There are children’s shows here, too. 364 Cards Pond Road, Matunuck, 401-782-3800, theatrebythesea.com.