Pioneer Theatre Company

PTC was formed in 1962 and performs at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City.

[1] The non-profit company produces seven plays each season, running from September to May, including classics, musicals, dramas, and comedies.

[2] The company creates its own productions on site, including costumes and scenery, while sometimes using actors and directors from out-of-state.

[9][10] The Pioneer Memorial Theatre name was prepended in the 1990s in honor of Roy W. and Elizabeth "Tibby" Simmons, who provided a large donation allowing for expansion of the structure.

[17][18] State premieres include the plays An American Daughter, Arcadia, Doubt, Fences, Proof, and The Vertical Hour.

The company has produced major musicals including Chicago, Into the Woods, Cabaret, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, and Ragtime, and classics and adaptations including Othello, Pride and Prejudice, The Three Musketeers, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Grapes of Wrath.

This marked the first time ever that a Utah-based theatre company had produced an out-of-town tryout for a Broadway musical.

[20] Construction of Pioneer Memorial Theatre began with a direct appropriation from the Utah State Legislature, Kennecott Copper, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and private donors.

In June 2021, Massimine went on leave after investigations by Fox 13, The Salt Lake Tribune and the New York Times that he falsified information on his resume and his accolades.