About
Mission
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson, Managing Director James McNeel, and the Board of Directors, City Theatre’s mission is to provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays of substance and ideas that engage and challenge a diverse audience.
Facilities
MAINSTAGE THEATRE
The Mainstage Theatre seats 254 and accommodates a variety of unique configurations to enhance the audience’s theatrical experience.
HAMBURG STUDIO THEATRE
Every seat is a good one in this intimate, black box theatre. With room for just 100, the Hamburg Studio invites the audience into the action.
BACKSTAGE
From sewing costumes to constructing sets, the production team makes each performance an authentic, theatrical event. The Charles Morris Building houses the rehearsal hall, as well as costume, prop, and paint shops. The Walter Long Building, a former steel rolling plant across from the theatre, functions as a storage facility for set pieces and materials.
Described by The New York Times as “Pittsburgh’s most innovative theater company,” City Theatre specializes in new play development. We are the largest theatre in Pittsburgh dedicated to a full season of all new work, commissioning and producing plays by writers at the forefront of the industry, including Daniel Beaty, Jessica Dickey, Christopher Durang, Michael Hollinger, Willy Holtzman, Tarell McCraney, and Theresa Rebeck. Take a seat at City this season for cutting-edge, new theatre, bold by design.
City Theatre History
Established in 1975, originally as the City Players, City Theatre has four decades of producing history. View history >
Board of Directors
Beth W. Newbold
President
Lewis B. Gardner
Vice President
Jeffrey D. Solomon
Vice President
Brian Jeffrey Gross
Treasurer
Matthew Galando
Secretary
Contact
1300 Bingham Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
P 412.431.4400
F 412.431.5535
P 412.431.CITY [2489]
Regular Box Office Hours
Mon–Fri, 10am to 5pm
Show Day Box Office Hours
Tue-Wed, 10am to 7pm
Thu-Fri, 10am to 8pm
Sat-Sun, two hrs prior to show
Staff
Marc Masterson
Artistic Director
James McNeel
Managing Director
Joel Ambrose
Director of Ticketing & Patron Services
Nikki Battestilli
Marketing Director
Reginald L. Douglas
Artistic Producer
Clare Drobot
Director of New Play Development
Dianne Duursma
Development Officer, Community Giving
Tony Ferrieri
Director of Production
Ryan Ferrebee
Development Officer, Institutional Funding
Natalie Hatcher
General Manager
Kristen Link
Director of Education & Accessibility
Jan Ripper
Director of Finance