About the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater

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The mission of the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater is to provide a community theater facility and to encourage diverse artistic, cultural and educational activities that will enrich the community as well as the lives of individuals.

The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater is a performing arts venue located in the racially diverse urban neighborhood of East Liberty, drawing its audience from all of Pittsburgh. We are an accessible cultural and educational resource, and an important part of the plan for the community's revitalization.

The Kelly-Strayhorn fosters a positive multi-cultural community identity, and generates an appreciable economic and cultrual impact by filling a void in Pittsburgh for a professionally-equipped, 350-seat multiple-use theater. As a moderately priced, informal, intimate performance venue, the Kelly-Strayhorn is an ideal place for regional artists and arts organizations to take risks and try out new work. We are also a warm and welcoming place in which emerging local artists can establish a presence and build a following in the Pittsburgh arts community.

We are strategically situated at the eastern terminus of the rapidly-evolving "Penn Avenue Arts Corridor," which allows us to play a significant role in the self-realization of several of Pittsburgh's East End communities.

The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater is a project of The Community Theater Project Corporation.