Theaters and Theater Companies

Pittsburgh Region: Directories
Theaters & Companies
Theaters & Companies near Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Region Directories

• Pittsburgh City Paper
  http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/
  Go to On Stage, Theater for reviews of the small theater scene in Pittsburgh.
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Search
  http://search.post-gazette.com/
  Run a search on the Post-Gazette for "stage review" to access their latest "Stage Review" column, which covers theater in Pittsburgh. Results are arranged with the most current reviews first.

Theaters and Theater Companies in Pittsburgh

• Attack Theatre
  http://www.attacktheatre.com/
  Attack Theatre creates and performs unique dance presentations that blend multi-media, live music and traditional forms.
• barebones productions
  http://www.barebonesproductions.com/
  Barebones is a Pittsburgh theatre company whose mission is to use only the "bare essentials" needed in producing character driven stories and crafting edgy, thought-provoking theatre with simple production elements for maximum impact.
• Bricolage Production Company
  http://www.webbricolage.org/
  Making artful use of what’s at hand, Bricolage uses the distinctive resources of the Pittsburgh region to create theatrical events that stimulate a heightened sense of involvement for the audience.
• Broadway in Pittsburgh
  http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com/pittsburgh/
  A touring production that presents touring Broadway shows at downtown Pittsburgh theaters.
• Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
  http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/drama/
  Future theater professionals train in the oldest degree-granting drama program in the United States, offering comprehensive, professional training since its foundation in 1914.  A nationally known program. Includes current season for the Phillip Chosky Theatre, the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theatre, and the John Wells Television Studio. They run a Mainstage Series, a Studio Series.
• City Theatre
  http://www.citytheatrecompany.org/
  Located in the South Side, their website includes information on their current season (October - May). City Theatre is a professional, not-for-profit performing arts organization whose mission is to provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays of substance and ideas that engage and challenge diverse audiences.
• The Gemini Theater Company
  The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, musical children's performances which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. Located at The Factory, 7501 Penn Ave, lower level, Point Breeze.
• Greensburg Civic Theatre
  http://www.gctheatre.org/
  A volunteer-based, community theatre in Westmoreland County operating for more than 50 years.
• Kelly-Strayhorn Community Performing Arts Center
  http://www.kelly-strayhorn.org/
  Named after Gene Kelly - Broadway & Hollywood Dancer, Director, and Choreographer - and Billy Strayhorn - Pianist, Composer, Lyricist, and arranger of jazz music, the Kelly-Strayhorn, the Kelly-Strayhorn Center is located in East Liberty.
• Kuntu Repertory Theater
  http://www.kuntu.org/
  Since 1974 Kuntu Rep has been presenting plays reflecting the African-American experience and nurturing Africana performers and playwrights.
• McKeesport Little Theater
  http://www.mckeesportlittletheater.com/
  Founded in 1960, the McKeesport Little Theater offers the community a chance to perform in or attend 4 plays each season.
• New Hazlett Theater
  http://www.newhazletttheater.org/
  The New Hazlett Theater is located at 6 Allegheny Square East on the Northside.
• Open Stage Theatre
  http://www.openstagetheatrepittsburgh.org/
  Open Stage Theatre (founded in 1991) is located in the Strip District, & dedicated to producing high quality theatre that celebrates the art, artists and lvers of theatre by creating challenging projects that activly engage both participants and audiences.
• Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO)
  http://www.pittsburghCLO.org/
  Since 1946, the Pittsburgh CLO has been the driving force behind live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Pittsburgh CLO is a not-for-profit arts organization that appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons each year. Website includes their summer performance schedule of Broadway musicals (June through August).
• Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc.
  http://www.picttheatre.org/
  Dedicated to producing high quality Irish, English and classical works.
• Pittsburgh Musical Theater
  http://www.pittsburghmusicals.com/
  Formerly Gargaro Productions, a company presenting quality musical theater with a mission to educate youth. Also includes information on the Richard E. Rauh Conservatory which provides training in dance, acting, voice and musical theater studies.
• The Pittsburgh New Works Festival
  http://www.pittsburghnewworks.org/
  A local arts organization that presents a series of one-act plays each fall. These plays originate from playwrights whose scripts are submitted in the spring and then judged, with the winning plays presented during the festival. In recent years, there have been 12 main stage plays produced each fall. In addition, the PNWF also presents several children's plays each fall.

• Pittsburgh Playhouse
  http://www.pointpark.edu/playhouse/
  Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University is a three-theatre performing arts center with four resident companies producing professional theatre, Playhouse Jr. for family audiences and conservatory theatre, dance and musicals.
• Pittsburgh Public Theater
  http://www.ppt.org/
  Pittsburgh's largest professional theater. Now performing in the new O'Reilly Theater in Pittsburgh's downtown cultural district.
• Pittsburgh Savoyards
  http://www.pittsburghsavoyards.org/
  Performing Gilbert and Sullivan musicals at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie.
• Prime Stage Theatre
  http://www.primestage.com/
  PrimeStage is the region’s nationally recognized theatre company that “brings literature to life” through theatrical and educational experiences that entertain, educate, and enrich families, adolescents, and educators. Located at the New Hazlett Theatre, Allegheny Square, North Side.
• Quantum Theater
  http://www.quantumtheatre.com/
  a professional theater whose vision is that theatrical experience can and should break barriers of known expectations for artist and audience. Quantum searches internationally for plays and directors and presents them in unusual spaces.

• South Park Theatre
  http://www.southparktheatre.com/
  Established in 1994, South Park Theatre is a non-profit company dedicated to bringing quality, affordable live theatre to the residents of Western PA. It offers eight productions, including musicals, from early spring to late fall, as well as productions for children in the summer.
• Squonk Opera
  http://www.squonkopera.org/
  "Squonk Opera 'shatters the boundaries between music and theatrics,' weaving multimedia performance together with a live music concert that the Washington Post called "Debussy meets Godzilla," although the band suspects that may have been an insult."
• Stage 62
  http://www.stage62.com/
  a non-profit theater group which produces four shows each year at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Historical information about past productions and actors is also available on their pages.
• Stage Right
  http://www.stagerightgreensburg.com/
  Stage Right is a school for the performing arts and professional theatre company located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Its mission is to bring high-quality, professional musical theatre productions and education to Westmoreland County and the surrounding areas at affordable prices.
• University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre
  http://www.pitt.edu/~play/
  The current productions of the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Pittsburgh.

• The Unseam'd Shakespeare Company
  http://www.unseamd.org/
  dedicated to rediscovering and reinventing classic plays for modern audiences.
• Veronica's Veil Players
  http://veronicasveilplayers.org/
  dedicated to continuing the tradition of presenting the Lenten drama Veronica's Veil as well as presenting other quality theatrical productions at affordable prices.

Theaters Near Pittsburgh

• Apple Hill Play House
  http://www.applehillplayhouse.org/
  Located in Delmont, the Apple Hill Play House is a non-profit community theatre organization providing quality theatre, educational outlets, and children's programming to Westmoreland County and surrounding area residents.
• Erie Playhouse
  http://www.erieplayhouse.com/
  in case you take a quick trip up north!
• Greensburg Civic Theatre
  http://www.gctheatre.org/
  Located in Greensburg, PA, this theater company celebrated its 50th year in 2001.
• IUP Lively Arts
  http://www.arts.iup.edu/livelyarts/
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania presents a variety of musicals and plays at their campus in Indiana, PA, 1 hour northeast of Pittsburgh.
• Little Lake Theatre
  http://www.littlelaketheatre.org/
  Founded in 1949, Little Lake Theatre offers live theater in Canonsburg, southwest of Pittsburgh. The also offer productions for young audiences through their summer Looking Glass Theatre and Fall Family Matinees.
• McCaffery Mysteries
  http://www.mccafferymysteries.com/
  A murder mystery dinner theater company providing murder mysteries to local restaurants. Finleyville, PA.
• Mountain Playhouse
  http://www.mountainplayhouse.com/
  Located in the Laurel Highlands east of Pittsburgh in Jennerstown, Pennsylvania
• State Theatre Center for the Arts
  http://www.statetheatre.info/
  The State Theatre Center for the Arts is located in Uniontown PA, approximately 50 miles south of Pittsburgh with a season that runs October through May.