Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT) was founded founded in 1996 by Andrew S. Paul and Stephanie Riso in Pittsburgh. PICT has, in 12 short years emerged as a significant contributor to the cultural fabric of Pittsburgh with almost 2,000 loyal season subscribers, and annual attendance of over 23,000. A constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), PICT has garnered a yearly position on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's list of the city's Top 50 Cultural Forces. The organization's productions are consistently ranked among the year's best by the critics of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Pittsburgh City Paper. PICT was named Theatre of the Year-in both 2004 [cite news | author=Christopher Rawson| title=2004's BEST PLAYS | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04366/434931-42.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=31 December 2004 | accessdate=2008-02-20] and 2006 [cite news | author=Christopher Rawson| title=Best Play: 'Endgame' and Beckettfest | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06362/749333-325.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=28 December 2006 | accessdate=2008-02-20] by the critics of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Following the 2007 season, feature actor David Whalen was named the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's 24th theatrical Performer of the Year. [cite news | author=Christopher Rawson| title=David Whalen: Performer of the year | url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08001/845714-42.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=01 January 2008 | accessdate=2008-02-19]

PICT performs in the Stephen Foster Memorial building - a City of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania state Historical Landmark located on Forbes Avenue on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

The building houses the Stephen Foster Memorial Museum, the Center for American Music, as well as two theatres: the 478-seat Charity Randall Theatre and 151-seat Henry Heymann Theatre.

PICT is committed to telling the world's greatest stories and to using only the finest actors, directors, and designers in Pittsburgh and across the globe. We also strongly believe that the theatre can play an active role in creating civic dialogue about the issues of our time.

References

External links

* [http://www.picttheatre.org/ Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre homepage]


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