I give to the Theater's Annual Fund. Pittsburgh Public Theater brings to the Cultural District an established business, a strong identity, and a built-in audience that can only thrive and grow in the new location. With improved proximity to residents, visitors, and the business community, the Public is expected to be a regional attraction that will help further fuel the local economy and contribute to a thoroughly revitalized downtown. Pittsburgh Public Theater is, and will continue to be, a major contributor to that impact. To maximize this impact, the Public is very interested in exploring partnerships with restaurants and other businesses in the downtown area.
Art is like mountain climbing.
The move downtown provides an unprecedented opportunity for the Public to accelerate progress toward its growth objectives. More rehearsal time translates to an ability to mount more complex works which, in turn, will attract the best directors, designers, actors, and, ultimately, larger audiences. Projects now requiring three days of technical crew work will be accomplished in one, leaving time and energy for additional refinement of the artistic product. The new theater design also includes a variable acoustical system to better accommodate music. While a new home in the Downtown Cultural District is a marvelous gift to Pittsburgh Public Theater as well as the community, it obligated the organization to launch a major fundraising campaign to meet the new and increased expenses associated with the move.