The Iron Horse Theatre Company will begin its season with a documentary and one-act play called, The Epitome of Grace.
The Epitome of Grace is based on a book that chronicles the life and career of Chief Rocco. This one-woman play and documentary film highlights the life and career of Chief Therese Rocco, who during her 40-year career is credited with finding 45,000 missing children and persons.
The play begins shortly before Chief Rocco retires from the Pittsburgh Police Department. Epitome of Grace reflects on Therese Rocco’s life, cases, struggles, and accomplishments. The play encapsulates the challenges Therese faced from the 1940s through the 1990s and how she broke through that so-called “glass ceiling”.
This inspirational story is a must-see show that the Iron Horse Theatre Company is proud to produce in 2025.
The show dates are as follows: June 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 27, and 28.
All show times start at 7:30 except the Sunday matinee on June 22. The Sunday Matinee start show time is 2:00 PM.
Tickets: $20.00 / $18.00 seniors (64+)
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Regular price at the door or online would be $80.00.
Event Pass(4 admissions): Only $70.00!
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We have an amazing 2025 season lined up for you at the Iron Horse Community Theatre.
In June we will perform the documentary and one-act play, The Epitome of Grace. The Epitome of Grace is based on a book that chronicles the life and career of Chief Rocco. The documentary and play highlights the life and career of Chief Therese Rocco, who during her 40-year career is credited with finding 45,000 missing children and persons.
Then in August we perform Bruce Zewe's play called, Coach and Mrs. Jagoff. Coach and Mrs. Jagoff is a play about the struggles of Jake Sebastian, a successful high-school football coach in Fisk, a declining industrial town in western Pennsylvania.
In October we will be premiering Dave Borland's Angel of Mercy. Angel of Mercy is a story of Fannie Sellins, one of the best union organizers in the early 20th century. Despite all the good she was doing in her community; she was arrested for defying an anti-union injunction. When she witnessed a posse of the Coal and Iron Police beating a picketing miner, she intervened to protect him and the miner’s children that were on the scene.
In December we finish our season with, Rent. Rent is an award-winning rock musical that tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East Village, in the thriving days of the bohemian culture of Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical.
Buy a 4 admissions Event Pass for yourself or get one for someone you know. Our event passes make the perfect birthday or holiday gift.
For questions please call (724) 263-0075.
OUR MISSION:
The mission of the Iron Horse Theatre Company is to provide thought provoking and entertaining theater that will enrich the cultural life in what is now known as the "rust belt" area of southwestern Pennsylvania. We will provide the people of this community the opportunity to not only attend, but also to participate in quality presentations and theatrical works. The symbolic name, "Iron Horse" represents the hard-working and "iron-willed" people in this part of the world. It is in this spirit that we will create theatrical experiences that celebrate the grit, determination, and strength of the human character.
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