[1] It is a member of Theatre Puget Sound and a part of The Kennedy Center's Partners in Education Program.

Book-It Repertory Theatre's history begins in 1986, when Co-Artistic Director Jane Jones led the 29th Street Project in New York City, an artistic collective that comprised graduates and company members from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, to experiment with performing short stories for the stage.

After moving to Seattle in 1987, Jane Jones, Tony Pasqualini, Mark Jenkins, Robyn Smith, and Sarah Brooke, among others, formed The Collective at the Pasqualini/Smith acting studio in a three-story walk-up on Pine Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill.

It became an official registered nonprofit under the name Book-It in 1990, and at this time mainly toured schools and libraries with its performances.

In 2019, Book-It announced that founding co-artistic directors Jane Jones and Myra Platt would step down from their roles in summer of 2020.

The words and phrases in the book are acted out in dialogue on stage, including descriptions and even taglines.

[7] The touring series involves several adaptations of books for children or young adults, and travels to libraries, community centers, and schools in the Seattle area.

[14] For the 2013 Circumbendibus series, Jesus' Son was expanded and re-located to Seattle's West of Lenin venue.