Pittsburgh Playhouse

Pittsburgh Playhouse
Pittsburgh Playhouse theater on Forbes Avenue
Map
Address350 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates40°26′23″N 80°00′00″W / 40.43959°N 79.99989°W / 40.43959; -79.99989
OwnerPoint Park University
TypeTheater
Capacity550
Current usePerforming arts center
Construction
Opened2018-10-13
ArchitectDLR Group
Website
Pittsburghplayhouse.com

Pittsburgh Playhouse is Point Park University's performing arts center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses three performance spaces and is home to The Rep, Point Park's resident professional theatre company, as well as three student companies—Conservatory Theatre Company, Conservatory Dance Company, and Playhouse Jr.[1][2] The Conservatory Theatre Company offers five productions each year that are performed by undergraduate students at Point Park; each season consists of a mixture of established plays and musicals, as well as occasional new works.[3][4]

The Conservatory Dance Company offers ballet, modern, and jazz dance productions featuring Point Park undergraduates; these consist of works by established choreographers as well as new pieces choreographed by both students and professionals.[5][6] The Playhouse Jr. offers children's theatre performed by Point Park undergraduates; it is the second oldest continually running children's theatre in the United States.[5] Playhouse Jr. has also participated in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival.[7] The Rep offers four productions performed by professional actors; the season usually consists of a mixture of established and new plays.[5][8]

The Rep has hosted regional premieres by such playwrights as Amy Hartman, Tammy Ryan, and Edward J. Delaney.[9][10]

The Playhouse moved from its longtime location on Craft Avenue in Oakland into a new complex on Forbes Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh, adjoining Point Park University's campus in 2018.[11] The complex features three public performance spaces; the 560 seat PNC Theatre, the 200 seat Highmark Studio Theatre, and the 99 seat Rauh Theatre.[12][2]

  1. ^ "about the playhouse". Pittsburgh Playhouse. October 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Pittsburgh Playhouse: Point Park University". Point Park University. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. ^ "Conservatory Theatre Company". Pittsburgh Playhouse. October 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ^ "Point Park's Conservatory Theatre Company Premieres TIME AFTER TIME 2/26-28, 3/11-3/14". Pittsburgh.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Our Companies". Pittsburgh Playhouse. October 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. ^ "Conservatory Dance Co". Pittsburgh Playhouse. October 26, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "The New Works Festival has become a must-see event". Post-gazette.com. 1999-09-10. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  8. ^ "The REP". Pittsburgh Playhouse. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  9. ^ "Amy Hartman's 'Mercy & the Firefly' takes dysfunction to new heights". Post-gazette.com. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  10. ^ "The Umbrella Man – Stage – Theater Reviews & Features – Pittsburgh City Paper". Pittsburghcitypaper.ws. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference ref-trib-open-2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Hoover, George (2018-08-28). "The New Pittsburgh Playhouse". Pittsburgh in the Round. Retrieved 2019-06-18.