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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Theatre


The Theatre program at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage exists to foster and promote artistic excellence, imagination, and courage in the region’s nonprofit theater.

To those ends, we seek to:

  • Provide theaters, presenters, and independent theater artists with the resources required to stimulate artistic development and create or present theater of the highest standards;
  • Strengthen and expand the creative capacity of theaters, presenters, and independent theater artists of this region;
  • Expand the range of theatrical programming available to a wide range of Philadelphia-area audiences; and
  • Develop a sense of community through the exchange of ideas, information and resources.

Browse our navigation to learn more about the Theatre program, find eligibility information for grants, read descriptions of recently-funded projects, and download program guidelines and application materials.

Theatre staff members are listed in the contact section of this website.

News

Rabbit Suits & Revolutions: Dito van Reigersberg on Pig Iron's "Zero Cost House"

Pig Iron Theatre Company's Dito van Reigersberg talks about working on the world-premiere production of Zero Cost House, the cast's discoveries on a trip to Japan, and the hyper-colloquial style of playwright Toshiki Okada.

Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith is interviewed about her work

Abbey Theatre’s leader meets with Philadelphia-area theater professionals

Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons speaks about acting during a visit to The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

Interview with Václav Havel, playwright and former President of the Czech Republic

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner meets with Philadelphia theater professionals

Photo at bottom: People's Light & Theatre Company, Dividing the Estate. Photo by Mark Garvin.

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