By JESSICA NEU Late-night shows at the Greer Cabaret Theater can be unpredictable and sometimes even downright rowdy. The alcohol is flowing, the audience is ready to participate, and artists find the perfect pocket of hilarious self-deprecating jokes, edgy political commentary, and… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre has announced its 2026-2027 season, a three-production lineup including a world premiere, exploring “haunting returns, unexpected reckonings, and bold new beginnings,” while continuing the company’s long-running tradition of staging performances in unconventional spaces throughout Pittsburgh. The season also marks… Read More ›
The new play “Sixty Nine — Seventy,” among the independent productions sprouting in Pittsburgh this spring, is a throwback to the era of the Vietnam War, the draft lottery that sent young Americans to fight in Southeast Asia, and the antiwar protests of the “flower power” generation. It was the last military draft in the United States, ending in 1973, but not the last war. Every few years, it seems, the U.S. is embroiled in a violent conflict on foreign soil.
For playwright Michael Eichler, a University of Pittsburgh alumnus, and director/producer Alex Manalo, “Sixty Nine — Seventy marks” a second collaboration as the play readies for a May 14, 2026 opening. In March of last year, Manalo produced and directed Eichler’s self-funded “Repulsing the Monkey,” at City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre.
The remarkable version of Jitney in Italian finished up three days of captivating sold-out Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre audiences on Sunday, ending a quick American tour that celebrated the years-long journey that carried the production from Vicenza, Italy, to August Wilson’s hometown.
By GUILHERME YAZBEK Upon entering Attack Theatre for the informal showing of Jeanine Durning’s The Play presented in Pittsburgh this past Friday, one is met by a sparse scenic arrangement: two folding chairs, a bucket, a stage cube, a music stand, and a cushion. Nothing… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages this week and through the end of August, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening This Week Continuing Their Run Opening Next Week (May… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh native and internationally renowned choreographer Kyle Abraham celebrated the 20th anniversary of A.I.M by Kyle Abraham with a homecoming performance as part of the Pittsburgh Dance Council series at the Byham Theater. The dance company last performed in Pittsburgh in 2021. Last night’s show… Read More ›
By HANNA WING-BONICA Pittsburgh’s newest theatre company, The Haunted Theatre Company, allegedly was founded by British theatre producer Erasmus Bartholomew Wicklowe in 1861. The company recently has found a new home in Pittsburgh, led by artistic director Michael McGovern (and a few ghosts)…. Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Magician Jared Kopf approaches his miraculous tricks with the fundamental belief that magic is everywhere. Through symbolic interpretation and skilled sleight-of-hand maneuvers, Kopf can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. His latest show, We Phantom Figures, will mystify audiences at Pittsburgh’s… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The raw and raunchy, punk-glam, title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Pittsburgh’s Treasure Treasure are a match so obviously made for each other, sparks fly from the moment she makes her entrance in, of… Read More ›
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