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PICT (formerly known as Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre) was founded in 1996 by Andrew S. Paul and Stephanie Riso in Pittsburgh.PICT has emerged as a significant contributor to the cultural fabric of Pittsburgh with almost 2,000 season subscribers, and annual attendance of over 23,000.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde [a] (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwrights in London in the early 1890s. [3]
Pittsburgh Black Theatre Dance Ensemble; Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School (current) Pittsburgh Dance Council (current) Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre (current) Pittsburgh Laboratory Theatre; Pittsburgh Metropolitan Stage Company; Pittsburgh Musical Theater (current) Pittsburgh New Works Festival (current) Pittsburgh Opera
The festival was founded in 2004, in order to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dublin-born Oscar Wilde in his native city, and to encourage and develop concepts of gay theatre. The image of Oscar Wilde was first used as the official festival logo in 2006 and remains so today.
A theatre at Smock Alley stayed in existence until the 1780s and new theatres, such as the Theatre Royal, Queens' Theatre, and The Gaiety Theatre opened during the 19th century. However, the one constant for the next 200 years was that the main action in the history of Irish theatre happened outside Ireland itself, mainly in London.
The Oscar Wilde Awards are for cinematic contributions by the Irish, British, and Irish-Americans in the entertainment industry. These honors have been awarded by the US-Ireland Alliance since 2006. The event is held on the Thursday before the Academy Awards and has a variety of celebrities in attendance.
The Importance of Being Oscar was an early portrayal of Wilde as Irish, and depicts him as a "likeable charmer and a literary genius" noting but not denouncing a "curious" aspect of his character. [1] It remained the main play about Wilde until Mac Liammóir's death in 1978. [1]
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