Mission + VisionMISSION.
PCTC is dedicated to strengthening the legacy of the American Theatre with dynamic, affordable programming that examines the influences of the past on the present and future of our art form. VISION. To honor the past and examine how it has shaped us, we program one mainstage production of a classic or new classic work each year (2016 - 2017, Naomi Wallace's One Flea Spare), which serves as a thematic through line for the season. To foster the emerging artists of our time, we program one MainStage production each season of a deserving-but-under-produced contemporary play (2016-2017, Emily Mann's Mrs. Packard). To create future audiences and artists, and to extend the reach of the theatre to a wider demographic, we program free camps and trips to Broadway for underserved youth in New York City through our Little Creatures Act Out initiative. 
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Actors Randy Harrison + Lusia Struss rehearse John Guare's More Stars Than There Are In Heaven, presented at the 2015 Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival |
HistoryPlayhouse Creatures Theatre Company took its first theatrical baby steps in December of 2009. A production of Closer at the Gene Frankel Theatre included current and founding members Patricia Duran, Eric Tucker, Eric Doss and Joseph W. Rodriguez. From the outset, PCTC was committed to creating a home for theatre artists of all disciplines and styles; a place where the theatre could return to being a place of communication and service.
Since 2009, PCTC has produced six MainStage productions, five new works series, five staged readings including John Guare's original work, More Stars Than There Are In Heaven, and several weekend-long Tennessee Williams festivals, as well as cabaret and comedy events. 
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Joseph W. Rodriguez (Producing Artistic Director, PCTC) + Emily Mann (Artistic Director, McCarter Theatre), at PCTC's 2015 Tennessee Williams Director's Panel. The company has served over 10,000 audience members both in NYC and in Boston with producing partner, Bridge Repertory Theater. At the same time, PCTC has continued and expanded its efforts to give back to the community through the Little Creatures Act Out camps for underserved youth, free readings and tickets for seniors, and an annual Red Cross blood drive.
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PeopleBOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Ivy Zelanka, President
Entrepreneur / Founder of Metro Medical Services, Director of Physician Services, Exam Works Hisako Ando, Secretary VP of Design + Merchandising, Komar Kids LLC Joseph W. Rodriguez, Treasurer (ex officio) Producing Artistic Director, Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company Janet Bobcean Scenic Designer + Stage Director / Associate Professor at Northeastern University STAFF.
Joseph W. Rodriguez
Producing Artistic Director Megan O'Leary Associate Artistic Director Olivia D'Ambrosio
Managing Director Kenny Wade Marshall Creative Director of Youth Theatre COMPANY MEMBERS.
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Company Member Eric Tucker at rehearsal for PCTC's 2015 Mainstage production of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's Hunter Gatherers. |
Cover Photo | Brooks Reeves, Troy Barboza, Daniel Duque-Estrada + Joseph W. Rodriguez in The Libertine | Photo Credit, Marc J. Franklin
