Pittsburgh Public Theater’s education & outreach programs are generously supported by: A. Stanford Levy and Hasele Deutsch Levy Fund and Helen M. Knepper Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
• Family Matinee Series • Accessibility Offerings • Artist Residencies • And more!
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Producing Artistic Director
TED PAPPAS
At the O’Reilly Theater 621 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222
2015 Creative Dramatics students from Hartwood Elementary School and Pittsburgh Dilworth PreK–5.
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Carolyn Jerz performs at the 2016 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest.
ENGAGE & LEARN at The Public
2016/2017 Classes and Programs
Jacob Epstein performs at the 2016 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest.
ENGAGE & LEARN
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s education and outreach programming for families, students, adults, and under-served community groups reaches over 11,000 individuals annually.
Sundiata Rice performs at the 2016 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest.
Our upcoming season includes FANtastick educational opportunities for everyone!
SHAKEPEARE MONOLOGUE & SCENE CONTEST
OPEN STAGE STUDENT MATINEES
ACCESSIBILITY OFFERINGS
ADULT ACTING CLASSES
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NEW! AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SERIES Sundays at 7:00 pm
Adult acting classes with Lisa Ann Goldsmith run Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. New and returning students welcome. $275
TICKETS JUST $15.75! * RESOURCE GUIDES * TALKBACKS THE FANTASTICKS: October 5 and 12, 2016 at 11:00am TWELFTH NIGHT: February 1 and 8, 2017 at 10:30 am WAITING LIST DADDY LONG LEGS: March 15, 2017 at 11:00am
• DEATH OF A SALESMAN: April 26, 2017 at 10:30am
Contact Group Sales for availability: 412.316.8200 x704 or chelm@ppt.org. Space is limited! • TEACHER REGISTRATION: October 24, 2016–January 20, 2017 • COACHING: January 9 –February 3, 2017 • PRELIMINARY ROUND: February 6–16, 2017
Presented in cooperation with Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. • The Fantasticks, October 16, Between Riverside and Crazy, November 27, Twelfth Night, February 12, Daddy Long Legs, March 26, Death of a Salesman, May 7, An Act of God, June 18 • Special $30 ticket price when you use code “PPTASL” at PPT.ORG NEW! I-CAPTION ® & D-SCRIPTIVE ® at select performances
• With new Sound Associates, Inc. technology, PPT is proud to offer personal closed captioning and audio description. Contact Katie for details.
• SHOWCASE OF FINALISTS: February 20, 2017
Fall 2016: Mondays, October 3–November 21 Spring 2017: Mondays, March 6– April 24
ARTIST RESIDENCIES DID YOU KNOW? Pittsburgh Public Theater’s education department can coordinate customized artist residencies to complement your classroom curriculum!
Supported by:
Students in grades 4-12 are invited to participate as part of their school or individually with a monologue or scene from one of Shakespeare’s plays. Participants receive free coaching (by request), contest T-shirt, and ticket vouchers. Visit PPT.ORG for more information. Sponsored by:
INTERNSHIPS 2015 Creative Dramatics students from Hartwood Elementary School and Pittsburgh Dilworth PreK–5.
Supported by: Richard E. Rauh
Creative Dramatics is underwritten by the EQT Foundation.
2016 Shakespeare Intensive students.
FAMILY MATINEE SERIES
SUMMER YOUTH CLASSES FOR 2017
NEW THIS SEASON: Make it a family affair!
Classes run Monday –Friday from 10am–3pm. For more info or to enroll visit PPT.ORG/education.
Purchase a FAMILY FUN PACK and enjoy show-themed family activities before the 2pm performance. Recommended for students in grades 5-8, at parental discretion. Family Fun Packs are customizable starting at $120 (2 adults, 2 students) and include tickets, 4 soft drink vouchers, and show guide. • THE FANTASTICKS: Sunday, October 9 at 12:30pm • TWELFTH NIGHT: Saturday, January 28 at 12:30pm • DADDY LONG LEGS: Sunday, March 12 at 12:30pm
SPACE IS LIMITED! Call 412.316.1600
The Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest and educational programming for Twelfth Night are part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Contact Katie Conaway, Director of Education & Outreach 412.316.8200 x 715 or kconaway@ppt.org for more information on education & outreach programs.
College and graduate-level students interested in the artistic, administrative, educational, and production aspects of professional theater are invited to apply for an internship at The Public. Visit PPT.ORG for more information on application requirements and deadlines.
• SCENE STUDY (grades 9 –12) $325 June 19–30 • IMPROV (grades 9 –12) $275 Session 1: July 10–14 Session 2: July 31–August 4 • SHAKESPEARE INTENSIVE (grades 9 –12) $400 July 10–28
2016 Shakespeare Intensive students perform Julius Caesar.
• ACT OUT (grades 5–8) $275 July 24–28
Pittsburgh Public Theater Education programs are supported by: BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania, EQT Foundation, The Grable Foundation, A. Sanford Levy and Hasele Deutsch Levy Fund and Helen M. Knepper Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.
• AUDITION INTENSIVE (grades 9 –12) $275 July 31–August 4
Additional support provided by: Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of The Buhl Foundation, Jack Buncher Foundation, McKinney Charitable Foundation, Richard W. Moriarty, M.D., Richard Rauh, American Eagle Outfitters, Bayer Healthcare, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group Inc., Hefren-Tillotson, Inc., Kinder Morgan Foundation, Levin Furniture, UPMC Health Plan, Vision Benefits of America.
Limited financial aid available.