Quantum produces plays that aren’t quite plays, in places that aren’t designed to be stages. Over the years, the company has performed classics and original material in parks, in factories, in museums, and in other unexpected venues.
Contact number: (412) 394-3353
Location: 67 Bedford Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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The Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh is committed to keeping alive the beautiful and sometimes haunting classical music, written from 1200 to 1800.
Contact number: (412) 361-2048
Location: 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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The Kelly-Strayhorn is a professional 350-seat multi-use theater deeply embedded in and dedicated to the diverse neighborhood of East Liberty. This warm and welcoming place for local artists and established performers alike, is a perfect place for you and your children to experience a challenging and intimate theater that can actually mean something to them.
Contact number: (412) 363-3000
Location: 5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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Whether you’re looking for a sightseeing tour, an entertaining evening on the water, or a quick shuttle to a Steelers or Pirates game, climb aboard one of the fine ships of the Gateway Clipper Fleet. Gateway Clipper offers a variety of educational and entertaining cruises — some especially for families and kids — on the Clipper, the Party Liner, and the Good Ship Lollipop, launching from Station Square every day.
Contact number: (412) 355-7980
Location: 350 W Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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This funicular railway travels to the top of Mount Washington from the Port Authority and can offer you and your children a remarkable view of the city below — a highlight of a trip that can include good food, great shopping, and a spectacular vertical voyage.
Contact number: (412) 442-2000
Location: 345 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Pittsburgh Public Theatre produces many high-quality productions — you’ll never be disappointed by a visit — and it also offers backstage tours, guest speakers, audience talkbacks, and other programs for kids and adults.
Contact number: (412) 316-1600
Location: 621 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has created 22 weeks of classical concerts a year that might appeal to children. But it’s more than that. There is also a Pops series that lasts at least seven weekends, and a program designed especially for you and your children — the Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series.
Contact number: (412) 392-4900
Location: 600 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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See performances in two separate venues — the Byham and the New Hazlett — with special discounts for children and families at both locations. And the Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s various youth programs, including Broadway Jr., offer a chance for young people, from ages 4 to 19, to develop their singing, acting, and dancing skills, and to perform alongside professionals.
Contact number: (412) 539-0900
Location: 327 South Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
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Prime Stage, a nationally recognized theater, is committed to “bringing literature to life” through live on-stage adaptations of favorite books and stories for middle school and high school students and their families. And the company goes a step further and bridges the gap between actor and audience with “chats” and one-on-one interactions with the audience. Education is as important to Prime Stage as the play itself.
Contact number: (412) 394-3353
Location: 6 Allegheny Square E, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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The Playhouse is actually three playhouses — the Rauh Theatre, the Rockwell, and the Studio Theatre. It’s also home to the REP, a professional company, as well as three student companies, and produces more than 200 performances a year.
Contact number: (412) 621-4445
Location: 222 Craft Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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