CMU School of Drama


Thursday, January 27, 2011

Theater sprouts from local roots

Post Gazette: "In June 2009, seven 20-somethings, three of them Pittsburgh natives, decided to start a new venture in the South Hills.
Despite the rough economic climate, the college graduates didn't choose a safer bet such as a new Internet company or website design firm. They started a theater company.

1 comment:

emilyannegibson said...

I love this sort of thing. I think I might be looking into this company in the future. At home, we have a few theatre companies like this one, starting from a small group of locals. One of them now has their own space, does workshops, and is always in the black. Others are like this one, renting out spaces and just starting up. This kind of story is inspiring to me (or will be if they keep it up) because I have often thought about trying to get together with friends and form a company. I also really like their policy about doing plays from different time periods and new works. It's a great way to expose audiences to a variety.