For the studio theatre in Oxford, England, see O'Reilly Theatre.
The O'Reilly Theater is a 650-seat theater building, opened on 11 December 1999, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Located at 621 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, the O'Reilly Theater is actually a three-part building: The 65,000 square feet (6,000 m2) theater (with a 150-seat rehearsal hall), a large parking garage called Theater Square, and the adjacent 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) Agnes R. Katz Plaza.[1]
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust built the new theater, designed by architect Michael Graves P.A.,[2] to create a downtown home for the Pittsburgh Public Theater theatrical company, as well as to create additional venues for theater, music, and other art performances. The O’Reilly venue features a thrust stage surrounded by the audience on three sides.[1]
To pay for the $25 million cost of construction, gifts to the project included a naming gift in honor of Dr. Anthony O'Reilly from Mrs. Chryss O'Reilly and several current and past senior executives of the H.J. Heinz Company.[1]
The site of the O'Reilly Theater was previously occupied by the Mercantile Library Hall, which was completed in 1870. The four-story building housed a subscription library, a 1,500-seat auditorium, and commercial space.[4] The Joseph Horne Company department store was a tenant of the building before completing its own building one block to the west in 1893.[5]
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The Library Hall was remodeled in 1886, reopening as the Bijou Theater.[6] The Bijou was replaced by a succession of vaudeville and burlesque houses—the Lyceum, Academy, and Variety—and then was razed and paved into a parking lot after being damaged in the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood.[1][7]Teddy Roosevelt spoke at a national convention of the Order of the Moose at Lyceum Theater on his visit to Pittsburgh in July, 1917.[8]
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^Projects: O'Reilly Theater: Pittsburgh, PA 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. - Turner Construction Company. - Retrieved: 2008-06-24
^"The Mercantile Library". Pittsburgh Post. 27 August 1870. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^Moore, Arthur T. (20 February 1949). "Joseph Horne Store Century Old, Began as Little Shop on Market St". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"The New Theater". Pittsburgh Post. 29 July 1886. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Landmark passes". Pittsburgh Press. 28 August 1936. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
External linksedit
O’Reilly Theater homepage
1915 image of Lyceum Theater
Modern comparison to historic Lyceum site
April 26, 2024
reilly, theater, studio, theatre, oxford, england, reilly, theatre, seat, theater, building, opened, december, 1999, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, located, penn, avenue, downtown, pittsburgh, cultural, district, actually, three, part, building, square, feet, theat. For the studio theatre in Oxford England see O Reilly Theatre The O Reilly Theater is a 650 seat theater building opened on 11 December 1999 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Located at 621 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh s Cultural District the O Reilly Theater is actually a three part building The 65 000 square feet 6 000 m2 theater with a 150 seat rehearsal hall a large parking garage called Theater Square and the adjacent 23 000 square feet 2 100 m2 Agnes R Katz Plaza 1 O Reilly TheaterAddress621 Penn AvenuePittsburgh PennsylvaniaUnited StatesCoordinates40 26 36 N 80 00 06 W 40 4432 N 80 0016 W 40 4432 80 0016OwnerPittsburgh Cultural TrustCapacity650ConstructionOpened11 December 1999 1999 12 11 ArchitectMichael GravesStructural engineerDeSimone Consulting EngineersWebsitewww trustarts org The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust built the new theater designed by architect Michael Graves P A 2 to create a downtown home for the Pittsburgh Public Theater theatrical company as well as to create additional venues for theater music and other art performances The O Reilly venue features a thrust stage surrounded by the audience on three sides 1 To pay for the 25 million cost of construction gifts to the project included a naming gift in honor of Dr Anthony O Reilly from Mrs Chryss O Reilly and several current and past senior executives of the H J Heinz Company 1 The O Reilly was built by Turner Construction Company 3 opened on 11 December 1999 with the world premiere of King Hedley II by the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson 1 Contents 1 Pittsburgh Mercantile Library 2 Lyceum Theater 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPittsburgh Mercantile Library editThe site of the O Reilly Theater was previously occupied by the Mercantile Library Hall which was completed in 1870 The four story building housed a subscription library a 1 500 seat auditorium and commercial space 4 The Joseph Horne Company department store was a tenant of the building before completing its own building one block to the west in 1893 5 Lyceum Theater editThe Library Hall was remodeled in 1886 reopening as the Bijou Theater 6 The Bijou was replaced by a succession of vaudeville and burlesque houses the Lyceum Academy and Variety and then was razed and paved into a parking lot after being damaged in the 1936 St Patrick s Day flood 1 7 Teddy Roosevelt spoke at a national convention of the Order of the Moose at Lyceum Theater on his visit to Pittsburgh in July 1917 8 See also editTheatre in PittsburghReferences edit a b c d e Special Report on the O Reilly Theater Archived 2006 06 29 at the Wayback Machine Pittsburgh Post Gazette 5 December 1999 Retrieved 23 May 2006 Bellon K O Reilly Theater Pittsburgh PA Michael Graves 1999 Archived 2008 05 16 at the Wayback Machine Galinsky Retrieved 2008 06 24 Projects O Reilly Theater Pittsburgh PA Archived 2007 12 08 at the Wayback Machine Turner Construction Company Retrieved 2008 06 24 The Mercantile Library Pittsburgh Post 27 August 1870 Retrieved 26 January 2024 via Newspapers com Moore Arthur T 20 February 1949 Joseph Horne Store Century Old Began as Little Shop on Market St Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph Retrieved 26 January 2024 via Newspapers com The New Theater Pittsburgh Post 29 July 1886 Retrieved 26 January 2024 via Newspapers com Landmark passes Pittsburgh Press 28 August 1936 Retrieved 26 January 2024 via Newspapers com The Pittsburgh Press Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 4 May 2018 External links editO Reilly Theater homepage 1915 image of Lyceum Theater Modern comparison to historic Lyceum site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title O 27Reilly Theater amp oldid 1199293705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
