With news about local casting, Quantum’s season finale, Patti LuPone concert, Bricolage, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, Liberty Magic, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.
MARCH TO SEE LOCAL ACTORS IN LOCAL PRODUCTIONS
A who’s who of Pittsburgh theater directors and performers will be represented on local stages in March. Here’s a peek of what to expect from three productions in a very busy month:
BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS’ Infinite Life, by Pulitzer Prize and Obie Award–winning playwright Annie Baker, directed by barebones’ Patrick Jordan.
⭐️ CAST: Tami Dixon, Sheila McKenna, Karla Payne, Helena Ruoti, Cary Anne Spear, and Michael Tisdale.
🗓️ WHEN & WHERE: March 6-22, 2026, Braddock Black Box, 1211 Braddock Ave., Braddock.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.barebonesproductions.com/
CITY THEATRE’s Eureka Day, Jonathan Spector’s winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, directed by Adil Mansoor.
⭐️ CAST: Daina Griffith, Max Pavel, John Shepard, Jalina McClarin, and Desiree Mee Jung.
🗓️ WHEN & WHERE: March 7-29, 2026, City Theatre Main Stage, 1300 Bingham Street, South Side.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://citytheatrecompany.org/ or 412-431-2489.
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC THEATRE’s The Smuggler, a Pittsburgh premiere by Ronán Noone, directed by Melissa Hill Grande.
⭐️ CAST: Michael Patrick Trimm
🗓️ WHEN & WHERE: March 13-22, 2026, at Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main St., Carnegie.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.picttheatre.org/
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’s Primary Trust, by Eboni Booth, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, directed by Kyle Haden. (Season finale.)
⭐️ CAST: Monteze Freeland, Sam Turich, Malic Maat.
🗓️ WHEN & WHERE: March 25-April 12 at the O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://ppt.org/ or 412-316-1600.
APRIL BRINGS MORE LOCALS, IN QUANTUM THEATRE SEASON FINALE
Just announced, here’s the cast of “seen” actors (four characters will only be heard) for the finale of Quantum Theatre’s 35th anniversary season …
of Quantum Theatre’s 10 Out of 12. (Image: Michael Henninger)
QUANTUM THEATRE’s 10 Out of 12, Ann Washburn’s front-of-stage, back-of-stage comedy, directed by Andrew William Smith, in which “patrons wear a headset, a staple of Stage Managers everywhere, so they can listen in on the folks in the booth, as well as the actors onstage.”
⭐️ CAST: Tim McGeever, Evan Vines, Mark August, Melessie Clark, Shammen McCune, Corey Rieger, Olivia Ruhnke, Jamie Angello, José Peréz IV, Connor McCanlus.
🗓️ WHEN & WHERE: April 3-26, 2026, in the Art Deco theater inside the Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Oakland.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.quantumtheatre.com/10-12/
PATTI LUPONE CONCERT MOVES TO BYHAM THEATER
Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart has been moved to the Byham Theater. The concert on March 6, 2026, was originally scheduled for the Benedum Center. For ticket-holders, new tickets will be sent via the original delivery method chosen at purchase. Questions? Contact Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Guest Services at 412-456-6666.
BRICOLAGE’S UNREDACTS PLAY #1 IN ‘SAMIZDAT’ TRILOGY
Bricolage Productions has revealed Play #1 in the 3-part Samizdat: Václav Havel’s Audience, directed by Steven Michael Wilson, and featuring Jeffrey Carpenter and Robert Anthony Peters. In Audience, a blacklisted Czech playwright confronts a proposition that could entangle him in the very system he resists. The play is set to run March 26-29, 2026, at (location redacted).
Samizat is “inspired by the quiet but deliberate defiance of Czechoslovakian dissidents ahead of the Velvet Revolution, a movement that ended decades of authoritarian rule.
🎟️ TICKETS: On sale March 9, at https://app.arts-people.com/?show=314065.
IT’S ABOUT TIME FOR PITTSBURGH OPERA WORLD PREMIERE ‘A TIME TO ACT,’ AND ANNUAL FASHION SHOW
High school students prepare for a production of Sophocles’ Antigone, joined by a new student with a formidable secret in A Time to Act, a world premiere production of Pittsburgh Opera at Bitz Opera Factory, February 28, March 3, 6, 7, 8. Time to Act weaves together threads pulled from Greek tragedy, newspaper headlines, everyday high school life, and contemporary opera. Through an ongoing collaboration with Boston Conservatory at Berklee, composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Crystal Manich have interwoven crucial feedback from music students of the “lockdown generation,” as some have dubbed Gen Z, because of the active shooter drills that were so formative to their childhood. Read more here.
🎟️ TICKETS AND DETAILS: https://pittsburghopera.org/
The Pittsburgh Opera annual fashion show theme is It’s About Time, billed as a fresh take on period dress, combining couture and opera in a runway presentation curated by Richard Parsakian. Experience vintage couture from 1890 to the present day, punctuated by the timelessness of live opera. Enjoy light bites by Aviva Catering and craft cocktails by Mindful Hospitality.
🗓️March 23 at the Bitz Opera Factory, 2425 Liberty Ave., Strip District.
🎟️ TICKETS: $60, VIP $175, students $15. https://opera.culturaldistrict.org/event/30990-2026/pittsburgh-opera-fashion-show
PITTSBURGH CONCERT CHORALE PRESENTS RACHMANINOFF’S ‘ALL-NIGHT VIGIL‘
Recognized as one of the greatest major a cappella choral works of all time, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil stands as an emblem of hope, resilience, and faith. Pittsburgh Concert Chorale invites audiences on a spiritual journey through the lush harmonies, intricate textures, and deep resonance that echo the ancient cathedrals of Russia, encouraging reflection, imagination, and joy. (Run time approx. 75 minutes.)
🗓️ Saturday, 7:30 p.m. March 7, 2026 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Ingomar United Methodist Church.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=298951
JONATHAN LEVIT IN ‘REALITY REINVENTED’ AT LIBERTY MAGIC
Jonathan Levit brings Reality Reinvented to Liberty Magic, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The show is a 70-minute journey exploring what connects us as humans — blending surprise, laughter, and exhilaration into an experience celebrating our shared humanity.
Levit arrives from his acclaimed show, Legerdemain, at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, bringing more than 40 years of magical expertise.
🗓️at LIBERTY MAGIC in thre Cultural District, March 5 – 29, 2026
🎟️TICKETS: https://trustarts.org/production/102091/list_performances
(Image: Justin Merriman)
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE’S APPRENTICE SHOWCASE
This one-performance-only event spotlights apprentices of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre — a chance to witness the company’s future stars up close, in an intimate studio setting. PBT’s Apprentice Program bridges formal training and professional ballet careers. Repertoire for the showcase is selected collaboratively by apprentices and the artistic team, with coaching from senior artists.
🗓️ March 7, 2026 5 pm at the PBT Studios. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://pbt.org/pbt-apprentice-showcase
🎟️ REMINDER: The discount ticket initiative Go See a Show! is ongoing through July 2026, with 18 performing arts companies and Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama participating. Find tickets at https://www.goseeashowpgh.com/ and read all about via onStage Pittsburgh.
🎭 ICYMI: Winners crowned in 32nd annual Pittsburgh Public Theater Shakespeare Scene & Monologue Contest. https://onstagepittsburgh.com/2026/02/24/winners-crowned-in-2026-shakespeare-monologue-scene-contest/
👉 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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