Time Out New York: Playground rejection has long been a motivating factor for artists, and PigPen Theatre Company is no exception. In the fall of 2007, seven freshmen at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon School of Drama found themselves sidelined at the conservatory’s annual Playground week, in which students devise their own plays. “It’s a crazy festival where everyone gets excited to see their friends create this unique and original work,” recalls troupe member Arya Shahi. “But we were new to the school. Nobody asked us to do anything.”
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Profile: PigPen Theatre Company
Time Out New York: Playground rejection has long been a motivating factor for artists, and PigPen Theatre Company is no exception. In the fall of 2007, seven freshmen at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon School of Drama found themselves sidelined at the conservatory’s annual Playground week, in which students devise their own plays. “It’s a crazy festival where everyone gets excited to see their friends create this unique and original work,” recalls troupe member Arya Shahi. “But we were new to the school. Nobody asked us to do anything.”
I think its great that pigpen is doing so well and is growing quickly. I think its inspiring to us especially in what projects we work on now. Its a good reminder of what we can do here. I think what makes pigpen great is the fact that they are purely collaborative and use very simple items that are still vary effective.
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