Pittsburgh

===Theatre===
{{Main|Theatre in Pittsburgh}}
[[File:Pittsburgh benedumcenter.jpg|thumb|[[Benedum Center]]]]
The city's first play was produced at the [[Market Square, Pittsburgh|old courthouse]] in 1803<ref name="chronology"/> and the first theater built in 1812.<ref name="chronology"/> Collegiate companies include the University of Pittsburgh's [[University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre|Repertory Theatre]] and [[Kuntu Repertory Theatre]], Point Park University's resident companies at its [[Pittsburgh Playhouse]], and Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama productions and [[Scotch'n'Soda]] organization. The Duquesne University Red Masquers, founded in 1912, are the oldest, continuously producing theater company in Pennsylvania.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} The city's longest-running theater show, [[Friday Nite Improvs]], is an improv jam that has been performed in the [[Cathedral of Learning]] and other locations for 20 years. The [[Pittsburgh New Works Festival]] utilizes local theater companies to stage productions of original one-act plays by playwrights from all parts of the country. Similarly, [[Future Ten]] showcases new ten-minute plays. [[Saint Vincent Summer Theatre]], [[Off the Wall Productions]], [[Mountain Playhouse]], The Theatre Factory, and [[Stage Right!]] in nearby [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]], [[Carnegie, Pennsylvania|Carnegie]], [[Jennerstown, Pennsylvania|Jennerstown]], [[Trafford, Pennsylvania|Trafford]], and [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]], respectively, employ Pittsburgh actors and contribute to the culture of the region.

Pittsburgh is well known for being home to the late playwright August Wilson.<ref name="augustwilsonhouse.org">{{Cite web |title=August Wilson House |url=https://augustwilsonhouse.org/ |access-date=December 16, 2023 |website=augustwilsonhouse.org}}</ref> The August Wilson House now remains in Pittsburgh to celebrate the life and work of August Wilson, continue to produce his plays, and serve as an arts center for the Hill District, where Wilson was from.<ref name="augustwilsonhouse.org" />