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.
"…resonant…[a] particularly eloquent study of people caught between the competing demands of reason, morality and family…harrowing…a narrative that is as elegant as it is chilling." —Washington Post
Starring: Nora Schillinger & Kate Neubert-Lechner
Directed by Lisa Simonian
Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother's son, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely—or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion's act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability
Decision Height
By Meredith Dayna Levi
Directed by JR Fabin
April 2024
Getting Out
By Marsha Norman
Directed by Betsy Butoryak
May 2024
Closer Than Ever
Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.
Directed by Craig Schneider
July 2024