Summer isn’t officially over until September 22, so consider this Summer of Theater Everywhere All at Once, Debuts, Part II:
The Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival, a collaboration of The Becoming Arts Collective and Broken Arts Entertainment, debuts at Carnegie Stage on September 19-20, 2025, featuring 24 plays each night, 44 actors, 13 directors and 16 playwrights, “with the aim of celebrating powerful, yet compact, storytelling.” Tickets and details: https://www.thebecomingartscollective.com/bridges-and-stages-festival-2025#/productions-view
Little Lake Theatre’s second annual Play-in-a-Day Event is one day only, Saturday, September 20, 2025, featuring six brand-new plays, all created in just 24 hours. On Friday night, September 19, more than 50 playwrights, directors and actors gather at Little Lake, “to craft fresh short plays. All day Saturday, the teams rehearse, tech, and shape these premieres,” for the rise of the curtain at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and details: https://us.patronbase.com/_LittleLakeTheatre/Productions/162/Performances
Previews of the bilingual, bicultural premiere Another Kind of Silence get underway at City Theatre on September 20 at 5:30 p.m., and September 21 at 7:30 p.m., with RAD Pay-What-You-Want performances. Prices start at $5 online. Tickets and details: https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/100833/another-kind-of-silence
Kicking off fall the following week is the sixth year of Evil Dead the Musical by Pittsburgh Musical Theater. There’s a whole lot of construction going on inside, but outside 327 South Main Street, under the West End Canopy, there’s bloody, bloody music and mayhem, September 26-October 25, 2025. Directed by Nick Mitchell, the cast includes The cast includes Brett Goodnack (Ash), Alex Manalo (Annie), Laura Barletta (Cheryl), Brecken Newton Farrell (Scott), Kamilah Lay (Linda), Ben Sheedy (Jake), Ben Nadler (Ed), and
Dylan Pal (Knowby). Tickets and details: https://pittsburghmusicals.com/evildead
Alongside its upcoming full production of La Bohème, Pittsburgh Opera is offering three free events in late September, each designed as an accessible introduction to opera singing:
- Dock Divas – Riverlife’s Shore Thing | Tuesday, September 23
- New Guard Summer Salon – Happenstance Café | Thursday, September 25
- Rising Stars Concert – Bitz Opera Factory | Sunday, September 28
Looking ahead to October, Pittsburgh Opera’s 70th annual Diamond Horseshoe Celebration transforms into a Diamond Diva Disco on Saturday, October 11 at the Bitz Opera Factory. Expect high-energy classics from DJs Hoagie Dreams (Jarrett Tebbets) and Gordy G of TITLETOWN, bites from local favorites PGH Dumplingz and Taqueria Acosta, plus sparkling interactive dessert stations from Bella Christie.
Founded in 1995 with just a few props and a daring vision, Attack Theatre marks three decades of fearless, collaborative, deeply human dance this season.
From stairwells and bridges to concert halls and classrooms, Attack has told stories through movement across Pittsburgh and the globe. Their 30th Anniversary Season will celebrate a legacy of creativity, community, and artistic risk-taking.
- Some Assembly Required | October 4-5, 16, 2025
- Imagination Station Game On! | November 16, 2025
- Holidays and Pops | December 12, 2025
- Once in a While | February 27, 28, March 1, 2026
- 212 Stories | April 10 – 12, 2026
- The Thirty Ball | May 30, 2026
Learn more about Attack Theatre’s new season here »
👉 And don’t forget—you can always explore the next two months of performances, organized by date or company, anytime at onStage Pittsburgh.
👉Did we miss your show? Send us your updates at info@onstagepittsburgh.com so we can share them in a future Call Board.
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