Philadelphia Theatre Company
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) is a theater company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974 as The Philadelphia Company by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison.[1] Since October 2007, PTC's home has been the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre on the Avenue of the Arts. This move concluded its 25-year residence at the historic Plays and Players Theatre.[2][3]
History[]
The Philadelphia Theatre Company was founded in 1974 by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison. Soon thereafter, Sara Garonzik joined the company, eventually rising to the position of Producing Artistic Director. Joined in 1989 by General Manager Ada Coppock, Garonzik led the company to local and national prominence for her commitment to premiering new American plays. Together, Coppock and Garonzik built the Philadelphia Theatre Company into a commercial and artistic success, allowing them to eventually spearhead the building of a new home for the Philadelphia Theatre Company on the Avenue of the Arts, in the Suzanne Roberts Theatre.
In 2017, Paige Price assumed the role of Producing Artistic Director and was joined 5 months later by new Managing Director Emily Zeck. The team had worked together previously at Theatre Aspen, a professional theatre in Aspen, Colorado, where they oversaw improvements in the financial and artistic health of the theatre, as well as completing a successful $2MM capital campaign for a new venue, the Hurst Theatre.
David L. Cohen, senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer at Comcast NBCUniversal, assumed the role of chair in 2017, completing a full leadership transition for the company.
Recent seasons[]
2006/2007 season[]
- Murderers by Jeffrey Hatcher
- The Frog Bride by David Gonzalez
- Nerds://A Musical Software Satire (PTC world premiere musical) by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Erik Weiner & Hal Goldberg
- In The Continuum by Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter
- Orson's Shadow by Austin Pendleton
2007/2008 season[]
- Being Alive by Stephen Sondheim, Billy Porter & William Shakespeare
- M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
- Third by Wendy Wasserstein
- The Happiness Lecture by Bill Irwin
2008/2009 season[]
- Unusual Acts of Devotion by Terrence McNally
- 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother by Kate Moira Ryan & Judy Gold
- Resurrection by Daniel Beaty
- At Home at the Zoo by Edward Albee
- Grey Gardens by Doug Wright, Scott Frankel & Michael Korie
- City of Nutterly Love: Funny as Bell! by Ed Furman, TJ Shanoff, and The Second City
2009/2010 season[]
- Humor Abuse by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt
- The Light in the Piazza by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel
- Golden Age by Terrence McNally
- Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson
- The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour
2010/2011 season[]
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn
- Race by David Mamet
- Let Me Down Easy by Anna Deavere Smith
- Ruined by Lynn Nottage
- Colin Quinn: Long Story Short
2011/2012 season[]
- Red by John Logan
- The Scottsboro Boys music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, book by David Thompson
- The Outgoing Tide by Bruce Graham
- reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute
2012/2013 season[]
- Stars of David (world premiere musical) original book by Abigail Pogrebin book by Charles Busch conceived by Aaron Harnick
- The Mountaintop (play) by Katori Hall
- Seminar (play) by Theresa Rebeck
- Venus In Fur (play) by David Ives
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore (play) by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron based on a book by Ilene Beckerman
2013/2014 season[]
- 4,000 Miles (play) written by Amy Herzog
- (play) book and lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner music by Hal Goldberg
- Tribes (play) book by Nina Raine
- Vanya and Sasha and Masha and Spike (play) by Christopher Durang
- Unconstitutional (play/comedy) written and performed by Colin Quinn
2014/2015 season[]
- Detroit (play) written by Lisa D’Amour
- Outside Mullingar (play) book by John Patrick Shanley
- Mothers and Sons (play) by Terrence McNally
- brownsville song (b-side for tray) (play) by Kimber Lee
- Murder For Two (play) book and lyrics by Kellan Blair book and music by Joe Kinosian
2015/2016 season[]
- (play) written by Bruce Graham
- FOUND (musical) book by Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree music and lyrics by Eli Bolin
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (play) by Emily Mann
- Hand To God (play) by Robert Askins
- The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (play) written and performed by Celeste Lecesne
2016/2017 season[]
- Wrestling Jerusalem (play) written and performed by Aaron Davidman
- Small Mouth Sounds (play) by Bess Wohl
2017/2018 season[]
- Sweat (Pulitzer Prize Winner) written by Lynn Nottage
- The Bridges of Madison County (musical) original book by Marsha Norman music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Based on the novel by Robert James Waller
- How to Catch Creation (play) by Christina Anderson
References[]
Notes
- ^ "Theatre Communications Group - Theatre Profiles - Philadelphia Theatre Company". Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ Gavin, Karrie. "Philadelphia Theatre Company". Moon Philadelphia, 1st Edition. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Theatre Communications Group - Theatre Profiles - Philadelphia Theatre Company". Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links[]
- Culture of Philadelphia
- Theatre companies in Philadelphia