THINGS TO DO IN ERIE, PA

Plays, concerts, dance performances, art exhibitions, workshops, classes, and more...the arts live at PACA. From modern classics to contemporary hits, to works by local playwrights, PACA is Erie's home for theatre with an edge.

PACA not only produces our own events but we also act as a host venue for other organization's artistic endeavors. By opening our doors and sharing our resources we give these groups the ability to present their work in a professional and exciting atmosphere.

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY by Stephen Adly Guirgis
1505 State Street, Floor 2, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
March 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm
March 19, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm

March 25, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm

March 26, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm

April 1, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm

April 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm - 9:30pm
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Walter "Pops" Washington has had enough. His landlord won't leave him alone, his wife recently passed away, and the liquor store can't keep up with his thirst. Pops' last living relative, his son Junior, has recently moved back to Pops' house with his girlfriend, Lulu, and his newly-sober buddy, Oswaldo. With his heels dug into the floor of his rent-controlled Riverside Drive apartment, Pops holds onto old wounds -- physical and emotional -- picking continually at scabs he refuses to allow to heal. Pressure reaches a boiling point when an ultimatum comes from an unlikely source, pinning Pops squarely "between Riverside and crazy." Between Riverside and Crazy, Tony Award-nominee Stephen Adley Guirgis' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is passionate, contemporary, and bracingly funny.

6 performances, in-person
Fridays & Saturdays,
March 18th - April 2nd, 2022
Doors: 7:00pm • Show: 7:30pm
Tickets: $15 • BYOB w/ ID

Directed by JR Fabin
Starring: Collis Allen Jr.
Featuring: Gabriel Martinez • Alex Staley •
Alycia Olivar • Char Newport • Jordan T. Gilmore • Jennifer N. Perry

Upcoming Theatrical Productions

Long Day's Journey Into the Night
By Eugene O'Neil
Directed by J.D. Mizikowski
March 2024

Decision Height
By Meredith Dayna Levi
Directed by JR Fabin
April 2024

Getting Out
By Marsha Norman
Directed by Betsy Butoryak
May 2024

Special Events

Closer Than Ever
Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.
Directed by Craig Schneider
July 2024