Conservatory Theatre Company

Student Profile

"Point Park just made sense to me. I wanted a downtown campus, intense theatre training and a program with a good reputation. Point Park easily checked all those boxes."

Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse is Honored with Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Awards

Monday, May 13, 2024 "We are incredibly proud of our students for their exceptional achievement in the competition and for being so well-represented in the award categories," said Garfield Lemonius.

Alumni Profile

Jaquel Spivey '21

From Broadway stage to the big screen, Point Park University's Jaquel Spivey '21 highlights his roles in "Mean Girls" and "A Strange Loop."

Jaquel Spivey as Damien Hubbard in "Mean Girls" by Paramount Pictures. .

Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces 2022-23 Season

Friday, May 20, 2022 This year's season will feature dance, theatre, music, circus and more.

2020-21 Pittsburgh Playhouse and Media Innovation Speaker Series

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 The upcoming season celebrates love, human resiliency and community spirit, featuring the Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches, eclectic dance productions highlighted by the legendary Paul Taylor Dance Company and a thought-provoking Media Innovators Speaker Series kicking off with former Minnesota Senator Al Franken.

Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse Presents The Wolves

Friday, February 21, 2020 The Pittsburgh Playhouse welcomes home alumna Rachel M. Stevens, a New York City-based director, teaching artist and acting coach, to direct The Wolves.

Conservatory Theatre Company Presents Much Ado About Nothing

Friday, November 15, 2019 Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre Company features Shakespeare’s classic with a twist, Much Ado About Nothing, Nov. 8-17 in the PNC Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces Bold, Innovative 2019-20 Season

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 “Our first season laid the groundwork for creating innovative theatrical opportunities that offered students the opportunity to experience what it’s like to mount a new work alongside a professional artistic team, while at the same time, bringing exceptional and entertaining productions to Pittsburgh audiences,” said Paul Hennigan, Ed.D., president of Point Park.

Gabriel Florentino as Manolin in the world premiere stage adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea . Photo | John Altdorfer

New Pittsburgh Playhouse Opens in Downtown Pittsburgh

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 After 28 months of construction, the painstaking deconstruction and reconstruction of three historic-facades, and the unprecedented restoration of a 22 stained-glass-paneled ceiling from Pittsburgh’s historic Stock Exchange Building, the gleaming new Pittsburgh Playhouse is ready for its close-up.

A photo of the PNC Theatre in Point Park University's new Pittsburgh Playhouse

Point Park University’s Musical Theatre Program Ranked No. 9 in the Nation by OnStage Blog

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 “We take a great deal of pride in guiding our students through all areas of the artistic process,” said Aaron Bollinger, M.F.A., chair of the theatre department. “This kind of recognition validates the impact we are having on our students as we prepare them to build long and successful careers.”