Suspension Theatrical Arts is meant to be a cultural home base for anyone in Millvale or the Greater Pittsburgh area who values theater, writing, performance, music, and/or art. The group was founded with three pillars of thought in mind - accessibility, sustainability, and artist-centricity. These three pillars will be present in everything we do, because these are the three ideals we have missed in our interactions with many other established artistic institutions. Culturally, we plan to create a low-stakes, process-oriented environment that centers artists and their needs for growth above all else. We plan to foster this through collaborative, flexible, non-hierarchical rehearsal periods and a variety of writing, improv, and performance workshops that emphasize artistic autonomy.

Suspension Theatrical Arts recently gained fiscal sponsorship from 501(c)(3) nonprofit New Sun Rising, giving the Millvale-based theatre company nonprofit status by extension. This arrangement now formally establishes Suspension Theatrical Arts as part of a growing number of charitable production companies in the local area, with their mission focused explicitly on bringing more accessible theatre to Millvale and the surrounding communities. Those interested in learning more or supporting Suspension’s mission can visit https://www.newsunrising.org/.../suspension-theatrical-arts/.