Organization: QUANTUM THEATRE INC
Mission: QUANTUM THEATRE CREATES ADVENTUROUS, ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS ALL OVER THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. ORIGINAL WORKS, CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL PLAYS, OR UPDATED CLASSICS ARE BROUGHT INTIMATELY CLOSE IN SETTINGS LIKE GROVES OF TREES, ABANDONED MILLS, GRAND MUSEUMS, OR EMPTY SWIMMING POOLS. THE PLAYS UNITE DIRECTORS, PERFORMERS, AND DESIGNERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH PITTSBURGH'S MOST TALENTED ARTISTS.
Activities: QUANTUM THEATRE PRODUCES A SUBSCRIPTION SERIES OF THREE TO FOUR PRODUCTIONS STAGED ENVIRONMENTALLY ALL OVER THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH IN PLACES THAT ARE NOT THEATRES. THE PLAYS EXPERIMENT IN MANY WAYS. THEY ARE OFTEN NEW WORKS OR AMERICAN PREMIERES AND OFTEN BRING KEY ARTISTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND MIX CULTURAL FORMS. QUANTUM THEATRE OCCUPIES A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT PLACE IN PITTSBURGH'S VITAL ARTS CULTURE. PATRONS REFLECT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY, AS QUANTUM THEATRE GAINS ATTENDEES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH IT PERFORMS AND BRINGS PATRONS INTO NEIGHBORHOODS UNFAMILIAR TO THEM. A NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE FURTHERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE CITY BY DIRECTING QUANTUM THEATRE'S PATRONS TO BUSINESSES NEAR ITS PERFORMANCE SITES. QUANTUM THEATRE CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BROADEN ITS AUDIENCE AND EDUCATE EXISTING PATRONS. CULTURALLY-BASED COMMUNITY FORUMS REFLECT A WORK'S FOCUS AND TALKBACKS SHED LIGHT ON QUANTUM THEATRE'S PROCESS.
QUANTUM THEATRE ALSO CONDUCTS A HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROJECT. QUANTUM THEATRE'S DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IS A TEACHING ARTIST WHO GOES WEEKLY FOR SIX WEEKS INTO FOUR INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS INTERPRET A CLASSIC PLAY, A PIECE OF LITERATURE, OR A HISTORICAL EVENT IN THEIR OWN CONTEMPORARY TERMS. THE STUDENTS USE DIALOGUE, MUSIC, AND DANCE TO EXPRESS THEMES AND CHARACTERS, AND COME TOGETHER TO PERFORM FOR EACH OTHER AND THE PROFESSIONALS IN QUANTUM THEATRE'S UNUSUAL PROJECT LOCATIONS, AND TO SEE QUANTUM THEATRE'S FINISHED WORK. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TEACHES CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS, ANIMATES ENGLISH AND HISTORY CURRICULUM, AND MIXES STUDENTS FROM MANY PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOODS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education