Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, the city's only outdoor Shakespeare company was founded by Artistic Director Jennifer Tober nearly 4 years ago. Then a recent transplant from New York, Tober was so inspired by the natural amphitheater at the bottom of sledding hill in Frick Park in Squirrel Hill that she started the company and directed As You Like It in November 2005. The company grew and gained popularity quickly, and now offers FREE theater in Frick, Mellon, and Kennard parks each autumn.

Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks' mission: to bring accessible, high quality, free Shakespeare to Pittsburgh Citizens; and to encourage the enjoyment and preservation of our natural public places and parks.

Information: 412.404.8531
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Please contact 412.404.8531 or pittsburghshakespeare@yahoo.com or mail your donation to:
PSIP
542 Gettysburg St.
Pittsburgh PA 15206

Thank you for supporting Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks, Pittsburgh's only outdoor Shakespeare company.
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About the Company Members (listed alphabetically)

Valentina Benrexi is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in Theatre Arts. Valentina recently returned to Pittsburgh after living in New York City for eight years. While in NYC, she was active in the Off-Off Broadway theatre community, acting in plays, writing and performing sketch comedy, and directing several shows at the Looking Glass Theatre, a not-for-profit women's theatre company. Recent Pittsburgh acting credits include Olivia in PSIP's Twelfth Night, and a featured role in Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre's Rock ‘n' Roll.

Alan Irvine is an award-winning Storyteller based here in Pittsburgh. He performs ghost stories, folk tales, Pennsylvania history, and adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. He teaches storytelling and dramatic reading skills to teens through his youth storytelling troupe Logos. He is the producer of the Convergence Arts Festival, and president of StorySwap.

Justin Krauss has appeared at professional theaters in Pittsburgh, New York City, and Washington, DC. He has also appeared on All My Children, and in national television commercials. Justin holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Business Administration degree at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Jennifer Tober founded PSIP upon moving to Pittsburgh from New York in 2005. Tober has performed extensively with Shakespeare and professional regional theater companies around the country. In New York, she appeared with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Company, among others and was one of the founding members of A Crew of Patches, a company that produced Shakespeare plays and offered staged readings. Tober also founded the company "Shakespeare Inside," which taught Shakespeare, acting and writing and brought performers to convicted Bronx juveniles. She produced and directed her award winning original show "DADDY CRUSH" at the John Houseman Theatre in New York, which she then performed as a one-woman show at the Belt Theater. Here in Pittsburgh she has appeared with Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre (Pillowman, Salome) and Quantum Theatre (The Red Shoes), and most recently appeared in UnSeam'd Shakespeare's MACBETH 3 at Open Stage Theatre.