Downtown Erie Theater and Performing Arts Center

PACA - Erie's Performing Arts Collective Alliance - is an uncommon non-profit. Our mission has been to create a self-sustaining and taxpaying arts and education-based public entity in our community, and we are succeeding. In six short years, thanks to community-wide support, PACA has become a unique hybrid that not only supports the entrepreneurial efforts of emerging artists and produces award-winning theatre, but is also revitalizing a historic downtown property and bringing labor and tourism dollars into the heart of the city.

PACA's home, the historic Meyer building in downtown Erie, is home to 35 artist-tenants, including sculptors, photographers, painters, craftsmen, and musicians of all types.

All of this comes together in an architecturally significant 120-year-old building on its way to being on the National Register of Historic places. The massive improvements are a full-time job, and the work has not gone unnoticed. PACA was recognized with this year's Preservation Erie Award for their efforts.

2024-2025 THEATRICAL Season

Avenue Q
by Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez
Nov 14 – 24, 2024

Who's Holiday
by Matthew Lombardo
Dec 19 – 21, 2024

God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza
Jan 17 – Feb 02, 2025

2 Across
by Jerry Mayer
Feb 14 – 16, 2025

Bat Boy
Music & Lyrics by Laurence "Larry" O'Keefe
Mar 21 – Apr 06, 2025

Boys in the Band
by Mart Crowley
Apr 25 – May 11, 2025

The Price
by Arthur Miller
Jun 06 – 22, 2025

Radium Girls
by D.W. Gregory
Jul 18 – Aug 03, 2025

2024-2025 Youth Theatre

Firefly Tales
a night of adapted urban legends
Oct 25 – 27, 2024

She Kills Monsters
by Qui Nguyen
Feb 28 – Mar 09, 2025

Inside the PACA Building

Erie Clayspace
Erie ClaySpace
Pottery/Ceramics Studio & Classroom
3N
City Gallery
Art Gallery
1503
Michael Tkach
Fine Art Photography
Rick Klein
Rick Klein Photography
Portraits / Theater & Dance / Headshots
Kenny Sturm
Kenny Sturm Photography
Photography
2N3
Rachel Wilson
Paintology
Painting Classes and Team Building Events
3N3
(814) 636-7044
Daniel J Ambrose
Daniel's Marble Marvels
Hot Glass
3NB
Joseph Popp
Joseph Allen Popp's Frameworks
Art Framing and Fine Art Handling
3S7
Aaron Davis
Greyscape Laboratories
Electronic Music / Electronic / Synthesizer Circuit Creation
3N6

Thank you to our PACA THEATRE Sponsors

Erie Arts and Culture - The Erie Community Foundation - ECGRA - Erie Insurance - Erie Reader

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec 19, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024

WHO'S HOLIDAY! is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch and the twisted turn of events ...

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Offering shows year-round, be sure to make any date a night to remember with dinner and a show at PACA. With extraordinary performances and breathtaking sets, we strive to make your theatrical experience something you'll always remember.

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