Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center


The Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center is a multipurpose facility of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. It contains a 1,000-seat concert hall, a 200-seat black box theater, and supporting administrative spaces. PPAC is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, on the campus of UPJ. The auditorium is the home of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Johnstown Concert Ballet, River City Brass Band, and serves as home for the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art satellite exhibitions. Every year the Arts Center presents a variety of high quality performing arts events including the Mainstage Series, Winter Jazz, Stage Door Series for children, and UPJ Theater Department Performances. The building was constructed in 1991 as a gift from Frank and Sylvia Pasquerilla.