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PigPen Theatre Co. began creating their unique brand of music, film, and theatre as freshman at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2008. They have since produced their original plays Off-Broadway and at regional theaters around the country earning them critics picks from The New York Times, Time Out New York, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, and many more, ranking them in the top ten theatrical events of 2011, 2012, and 2013. They were also the first group to win the NYC Fringe Festivals top honor for a play two years in a row in 2010 and 2011. Their plays include: The Nightmare Story, The Mountain Song, and The Old Man and The Old Moon.Their debut indie-folk album, Bremen, was featured by American Songwriter and was named #10 album of the year in The Huffington Posts 2012 Grammy preview. Their follow up EP, The Way Im Running, was released on October 8th, 2013, and was premiered by American Songwriter. PigPen is thrilled to be working with Writers House, one of the worlds leading young adult literary agencies, to develop their debut childrens novel. They are currently on tour as a band and a theatre company.