On July 8 through 11th, PICT presented four wonderful plays by four local playwrights, directed by four Pittsburgh veteran directors, and performed by 25 local actors at The Lillie Theatre at City Theatre. The series reached over 300 people delighting audiences every night while giving the playwrights a chance to hear their plays read by professional actors. PICT plans to make Bards from The Burgh a yearly event that provides our local playwrights with a pathway from the page to the stage. 

We are seeking corporate or individual sponsors to help us take these plays to the next level by providing them with a week-long, fully funded development workshop process with the director, playwright and cast so they can refine their work to ready these plays for full production. We are committed to producing one of these plays each year in our season. This fall, the first show of our 2024/ 2025 Season is Andy Warhol's Tomato by McKeesport born Vince Melocchi, which was chosen from last year's Bards from the Burgh. Don't miss the third annual Bards from the Burgh coming in 2025!2-21lk