Philadelphia Theatre Company
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) is a theatre company located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974 as The Philadelphia Company by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison. The company has produced over 100 world and Philadelphia premieres and has hosted dozens of nationally recognized artists. Since October 2007, PTC's home has been the brand new Suzanne Roberts Theatre on the Avenue of the Arts. This move concluded its 25-year residence at the historic Plays and Players Theatre.
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[edit] Projects
Their STAGES new play project provides residencies and commissions while having developed over 70 scripts, half of which have gone on to production or publication. Philadelphia Theatre Company’s exceptional history of producing challenging and provocative new work for the stage includes the world premieres of Terrence McNally's Master Class (1995); Bunny Bunny by Alan Zweibel (1996); David Ives's Lives of The Saints (1999); J.T.Rogers's White People (2000); No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs by John Henry Redwood (2001); Barbra’s Wedding by Daniel Stern (2002); A Picasso by Jeffrey Hatcher (2003); Bruce Graham’s According to Goldman (2004); Adrift in Macao (2005) by Christopher Durang and Peter Melnick; and Some Men (2006) by Terrence McNally, all of which were then produced in New York and other cities.
[edit] Awards
Since 1995, Philadelphia Theatre Company has received 122 nominations and 34 awards from Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater[1].
[edit] 2007
- Philadelphia Gay News: Best Theatre
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Original Music - Hal Goldberg (Nerds://A Musical Software Satire) [2]
- Barrymore Award: Independence Foundation Award for Outstanding New Play - Nerds://A Musical Software Satire (Book & Lyrics by Jordan Allen-Dutton & Erik Weiner, Music by Hal Goldberg)
[edit] 2006
- Philadelphia Style Magazine: Best Theater [3]
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical - Rachel deBenedet as Lureena (Adrift in Macao)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical - Orville Mendoza as Tempura (Adrift in Macao)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical - Michele Ragusa as Corinna (Adrift in Macao)
- Barrymore Award: Earl Girls Award for Outstanding Costume Design - Janus Stefanowicz (Intimate Apparel)
[edit] 2005
- Philadelphia Weekly: Theatre Company of the Year
- Philadelphia City Paper: Best Theater Company
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Overall Production of a Play - Take Me Out [4]
- Barrymore Award: Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play - Maria Mileaf (The Story)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Musical Direction - Kimberly Grigsby (Elegies: A Song Cycle)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play - Bill Irwin as Dalton Trumbo (Trumbo)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play - Kraig Swartz as Mason (Take Me Out)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical - Elegies: A Song Cycle
[edit] 2003
- Philadelphia magazine: Best Theatre Company
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical - The Last Five Years [5]
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play - Kraig Swartz as Sam Peliczowski (Fully Committed)
- Barrymore Award: Outstanding New Play - A Picasso (By Jeffrey Hatcher)
