In its many incarnations over time, the New Hazele...

In its many incarnations over time, the New Hazelett remains a wonderful resource to the Pittsburgh arts community. Primarily a rental space for Pittsburgh's small and midsize theater companies, the space adapts to almost every production type. This theater is especially suitable for avant garde works which want to work at multiple levels.

Worth mentioning is the New Hazlett's CSA (Community Supported Arts) program. This program invites emerging and mid-career artists to propose larger theatrical productions to a juried panel. Chosen applicants receive technical, fundraising and promotional support from the theater. The end result is some of the freshest, most engaging theatrical and/or multi-disciplinary productions the city has to offer. I especially enjoy the "talk backs" at the end of the production.

As a person with mobility issues, I find it challenging to enter. Not all disabled people use wheelchairs. The long ramp for entry, the double set of steps and the distance of parking all influence what I choose to see. But, since it tends to have the most relevant contemporary programming in the city, I find a way.