PigPen Theatre Co.

PigPen Theatre Co.
PigPen Theatre Co. performing at City Winery in 2024
PigPen Theatre Co. performing at City Winery in 2024
Background information
OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresFolk music
Years active2007–present
Members
  • Alex Falberg
  • Arya Shahi
  • Ben Ferguson
  • Curtis Gillen
  • Dan Weschler
  • Matt Nuernberger
  • Ryan Melia
Websitepigpentheatre.com

PigPen Theatre Company (stylized as PigPen Theatre Co.) is a New York City-based indie folk band and theater company formed in 2007.[1] As a band, the group writes, records, and tours music of the folk genre; as a theater company, the music is used to support original folk theatrical productions written and often performed by the members of the band themselves.

The band's theatrical work, which combines movement, puppetry, and music to tell original folk tales, has been described as "Once meets Peter and the Starcatcher" by BroadwayWorld.[2] The members of the group cite The Decemberists, Anaïs Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, Forrest Gump, Neil Gaiman, and Jim Henson's The StoryTeller as among their influences.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference officialwebsite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Adame, Juliana. "Review: PigPen Theatre Co.'s THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON is Pure Magic- Magic as Folk". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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  4. ^ "Ars Nova and MTC's The Writer's Room: PigPen Theatre Co". YouTube. Ars Nova. Retrieved 4 February 2024.