Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces 2024-25 Season Welcoming Renowned Alumni, Brand New Suites of Programming and More Monday, May 13, 2024
"The 2024-25 season provides inspiration for our community, current students, alumni and new friends to come together, experience the feelings of live entertainment and make those meaningful connections. We are thrilled to offer a welcoming environment with reimagined entertainment for everyone, as the Playhouse advances to become the premiere downtown destination for arts entertainment.”
Point Park University's award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse introduced an exciting 2024-25 season lineup at an announcement event and reception, held April 22 in the PNC Theatre.
The new vision aims to revitalize Downtown Pittsburgh and embraces a community-focused and family-friendly season that includes a new interactive and immersive experience boasting cutting-edge 360 degree projections, a Fall Festival featuring a Halloween show and a full roster of offerings from Point Park's critically-acclaimed Conservatory of Performing Arts.
The Pittsburgh Playhouse’s season is designed to directly tie into Pioneer Vision 2030, the University's strategic plan, by taking steps to better engage the community and involving University alumni who have built successful careers. Under the direction of Kiesha Lalama, M.F.A., managing and artistic director, the Pittsburgh Playhouse is launching several new suites of programming including Arts Accelerator, which will connect Point Park students with professional alumni working on Broadway and beyond in the performing arts industry.
“The Pittsburgh Playhouse remains steadfast in its mission to transform lives through art. We reimagined new and exciting opportunities to energize our city," said Lalama. "The 2024-25 season provides inspiration for our community, current students, alumni and new friends to come together, experience the feelings of live entertainment and make those meaningful connections. We are thrilled to offer a welcoming environment with reimagined entertainment for everyone, as the Playhouse advances to become the premiere downtown destination for arts entertainment.”
As an arts-forward and supported organization, the University is proud to innovate a new immersive and interactive show for audiences. ASCEND is a highly stimulating experience for thrill-seeking audiences. The journey through the four elements of fire, earth, water and wind includes dynamic music, live performance, 360 degree projections, aerialists and more.
The Fall Festival includes a newly developed family-friendly Halloween themed show, created by Broadway/stage/film veteran and alumnus Ahmad Simmons '10. The show will be playing several times a day and throughout the fall festivities, which include food and drinks, face painting, arts and crafts and more.
New this year, the Playhouse will partner with Andrew Conte, managing director of the Center of Media Innovation, Margot Bingham, alumna and stage/film/television star, and Ed Traversari, sports, arts and entertainment and music business professor and a local legend in the music industry, to bring audiences behind-the-curtain intimate interviews with our region’s impactful leaders and visionaries in the new series Backstage/Onstage.
Audiences can also expect their tried-and-true favorites: 12 shows from the renowned Conservatory of Performing Arts across many styles of dance, musicals and plays, and the return of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Celebration.
Season Lineup and Ticket Information
For a complete listing of 2024-25 season offerings and to purchase tickets, visit playhouse.pointpark.edu.
Subscriptions are on sale now — choose your own mix of four, six or more tickets, or choose from our All-Access Pass. Subscribers receive many benefits including advance notice of newly-added Playhouse events, flexibility and free ticket exchanges, complimentary drinks and more.
From Your Home to Our House, We Welcome You to be Entertained
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