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07 Jun 2023
Hello friends, Oh you Pig Iron connoisseu r—you with a taste for adventure, for unusual side dishes, and for the mysterious proteins of the future! Spring has sprung, and we are hard at work in Philadelphia's test kitchens for experimental performance . The Pig Iron MFA students are cooking up clown shows and documentary theater and full-length devised works. Our... READ MORE »
18 Oct 2022
The Pig Iron Theatre Company Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Jasmine Jiang as its Managing Director. In this role, Jasmine will lead Pig Iron alongside Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors, Quinn Bauriedel and Dan Rothenberg. She will serve as the financial, strategic and operational leader for the organization, balancing the needs of both the Pig Iron... READ MORE »
08 Oct 2021
Pig Iron Theatre Company is casting five performer-creators for an original, devised performance installation called THE PREGNANT SPEAKEASY. We are seeking performers and makers with experience in devised theater, contemporary dance, performance art and physical theater. Performer-creators must be comfortable improvising – both speaking and movement. Performers can be of any race and any gender. We are especially interested in... READ MORE »
30 Aug 2021
  • A masked woman sits on a cot looking off stage, while on the other side of a stage another masked woman with a headscarf looks in a different direction
Pig Iron is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the radio version of Why Are You Killing Yourself? by writer and director Zaina Dana, Assistant Director of Love Unpunished , on Zoom on September 13, 2021 . We will follow up with a discussion with some of the artists who worked on Zaina’s piece and some of the... READ MORE »
09 Jun 2021
This app has been closed as of September 22, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us in our first (but not last!) foray into interactive digital media. Please check back on our blog and website for future updates on new apps and adventures. You are invited to the Open Beta of FRANKLIN’S SECRET CITY: A smartphone App-Adventure for two... READ MORE »