Allegheny County High School Students Receive Discount to The Gammage Project

In an effort to make The Gammage Project accessible, The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre and the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company are opening their doors to any Allegheny County high school student at a steeply discounted rate. Any student with a valid idea will be able to purchase tickets to the final weekend of The Gammage Project for only $10. That's half off of the door price.

Christopher Rawson of The Pittsburgh Post Gazette called The Gammage Project "ambitious" and "sprawling." The production concludes its run in grand style at the August Wilson Center in downtown Pittsburgh this weekend, March 2 through the 4.

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company is committed to developing and showcasing the works of local playwrights; from accomplished masters like August Wilson and George S. Kaufman to promising new talents. We seek to nurture a racially and culturally diverse community of playwrights, directors, actors and technical specialists to hone their craft and to network creative opportunities. Finally, we support a racially and culturally diverse management staff and board of directors who, together, promote audiences that reflect the rich variety of our Pittsburgh community. Through such sharing of talents, resources, perspectives and experiences we aspire to provide artistic enlightenment that will strengthen our civic community.

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts (founded in 1982) offers BA, MA, MFA and PhD degrees in Theatre Arts. All faculty members are active in teaching, research, and artistic projects. The department shares a philosophy of theatre education, the chief feature of which is the firm conviction that theory and practice, academic and creative work, and educational and professional theatre must be integrated for a successful program of theatre education. The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre is the department's flagship theatre company with performance spaces in the landmark Stephen Foster Memorial and the Cathedral of Learning. For more information visit http://play.pitt.edu.