[the_ad id=”2996″] I knew nothing about James Michael Shoberg’s Bloody Hell walking into the unassuming McKeesport Little Theater, nor did I understand what, exactly, Rage of the Stage was. In many ways, this blind approach to the show was not… Read More ›
Month: June 2016
SummerFest’s Tour of “Carmen the Gypsy” is On!
And it’s “on” in more ways than one. The reworking of Bizet’s classic (a success during the “SummerFest” of 2012, but new to the writer) had its first performance Wednesday night, at The Sphinx Café in Oakland, and clearly pleased… Read More ›
Judgement at Nuremberg
Throughline Theatre’s Judgment at Nuremburg is a particularly sober show. I noted the lines that got laughs. There were three in its entirety. Despite the somber context (military tribunals of the Nazis in a post-war Germany), it is riveting; a… Read More ›
Venus in Fur
Titillating. Timely. Top-notch. It’s that Pittsburgh Public Theater production whose poster makes everyone nervously giggle or raise an eyebrow. You know, that one with the whip… Now that we have your attention… A dramatic thunderstorm is drenching Manhattan. Lights up… Read More ›
The Theatre Festival in Black and White, Delivering Fantastically
This was the first year that Pittsburgh Playwrights’ Festival in Black and White was done in conjunction with the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. An institution at 937 Liberty Ave, awkwardly tucked beside Planned Parenthood and a saloon; there’s… Read More ›
Momentum 2016: New Plays at Different Stages
This past weekend, June 2- June 5, City Theatre held its annual Momentum Festival: new plays at different stages. Momentum is another way City Theatre focuses on its mission of new play development. Though it marks the end of their… Read More ›
The Consorts
Somewhere in the second act of The Consorts, which is currently in production by The Summer Company at Duquesne University’s The Genesius Theater, I fell in love with the play. The exact moment was when Thomas Cranmer (played by John… Read More ›
off the WALL’s Season of Pittsburgh Premieres
There is much to be excited about for off the WALL’s upcoming 2016-2017 season and Pittsburgh in the Round was lucky enough to speak with Artistic Director of the company, Virginia Wall Gruenert. Part of off the WALL’s goal is… Read More ›