How We Got Here, and What Comes Next: Unifying Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO

When their marriage becomes legal sometime this summer, only then will the new name and details of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO unification be fully revealed. Until that time, they are in the engagement period of a process that will culminate in the region’s two largest professional theater companies merging into one.

For a peek into the process of creating the singular company, along with how the Public and CLO arrived at this juncture, onStage Pittsburgh spoke with Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford, acting Executive Director/Producer of the new entity; Tom McGough, chair of the Interim Board of Directors (or “Gang of 12,” as he calls them); and Kyle Haden, the Interim Artistic Director.