Founded in 1975, City Theatre is in its 47th season as Pittsburgh’s home for bold new plays. Located in the historic South Side on its four building cultural campus, the company produces a season of regional and world
premieres; its renowned Young Playwrights Festival, now in its 21st year; a season long reading series of new works in progress; and the annual Momentum Festival. City Theatre’s mission is to provide an artistic home for the development and production of contemporary plays that engage and challenge a diverse audience. Its vision is to be the best mid-sized theater in America. Organizational Core Values are: Community; Collaboration; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility; and Creativity. With an annual average
operating budget of $3 million, City Theatre is the largest performing arts organization not located in Pittsburgh’s downtown Cultural District and is a constituent and core member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT), Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and the National New Play Network (NNPN). In
August 2021, City Theatre announced a re-structuring of the artistic director position, elevating current staff members Clare Drobot and Monteze Freeland to CoArtistic Directors with Marc Masterson, who had held the title of singular artistic director since 2018. The trio join Managing Director James McNeel as co-leaders of
the organization. It is governed by an engaged board of 24 community volunteers (Alex Condron, board president).