Bricolage Production Company is a professional theatre company based in downtown

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. Established in 2001 by Jeffrey Carpenter, it is located a
Community Forge
an inclusive community center in Wilkinsburg, PA. The company's mission is to use Pittsburgh's "distinctive resources" to create theatre that "stimulate a heightened sense of involvement for the audience." Bricolage has held readings and staged productions of numerous new works by playwrights on the Pittsburgh, national, and international theatre scene. Their immersive theatre piece STRATA was named a number one production of the year by the ''

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''. Also part of their season are ''Midnight Radio'', a series of live performances of radio scripts performed in front of an audience, and B.U.S. (Bricolage Urban Scrawl), an event in which playwrights, directors, and actors create productions of original short plays within a span of 24 hours. Bricolage has also acted as a host space for other performers and events, such as singer Daphne Alderson, playwright

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, comedian Gab Bonesso, performance artists Roberto Sifuentes and

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, and a PlaySlam hosted by the

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. In 2010, the company introduced an arts education program entitled "Walk the Talk" in conjunction with its production of '' Speech $ Debate''. This program allowed high school students to attend the production at the theatre and participate in discussions with community leaders as well as engage in activities related to playwriting and performing.

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declared July 10, 2012 "Bricolage Day" in honor of the company's contributions to Pittsburgh's cultural scene.

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