With news about Midnight Radio in 2026, Rage of the Stage Players’ 25th anniversary launch, the new work Andy Malone, Poor Yorick’s season finale, and more.

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MIDNIGHT RADIO X TWO, ON THE SOUTH SIDE

Bricolage Productions has announced the titles of its Midnight Radio shows during its residency this year at City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre: Night of the Living Dead N’At will run October 28-November 15, 2026, and, following City’s Mainstage show, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, Bricolage returns to the Lillie with Hey Hon, It’s a Wonderful Life, December 3-20, 2026. Both shows, presented in partnership with City Theatre, are adapted by Tami Dixon and directed by Jeffrey Carpenter. Deana Muro serves as music director for Night of the Living Dead N’At, which includes musical guests Cello Fury. Camille Rolla directs Hey Hon, It’s a Wonderful Life. Midnight Radio comprises live Pittsburgh-centric parodies of old-timey radio shows, featuring local performers, music, and Foley sound effects.

🎟️ TICKETS AND DETAILS: https://citytheatrecompany.org/calendar

‘MR. SCRATCH’ IS ALL THE RAGE (OF THE STAGE)

To launch the 25th anniversary season of Rage of the Stage Players, James Michael Shoberg has created a new work based on his horror poetry collection: The Worse in Verse: The Loathsome Lessons of Mr. Scratch is set at Halloween, “the dark comedy combines the strange sensibilities of the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, Shel Silverstein, and Edward Gorey, as it weaves disturbing tales told, in rhyme, to the students of John Milton Middle School by the mysterious storyteller, Nicholas Scratch (played by Luke Frederick).” The audience is advised: “If you enjoy horror anthologies such as Creepshow, Tales From the Crypt and Trick ‘r Treat, just imagine if they were presented in the style of a middle school stage play.” The show opens Friday, July 31, 2026, at the Margaret Pardee Performing Arts Center, 523 Lincoln Avenue, Bellevue. Performances continue at 8 p.m. August 1, 6-8, 13-4, plus a 2 p.m. matinee on August 9, with a talkback by cast and playwright.

🎟️ TICKETS AND DETAILS: https://www.rageofthestage.com/tickets/.

A TALE OF AS OLD AS WEALTH AND POWER

The one-act play Andy Malone will be presented at the Lillie Theatre August 13-16, 2026. The independent production, written by Frank Motz tells of an Irish immigrant’s encounter with the businessman and philanthropist Andrew W. Mellon (played by Michael McBurney), based on a story about Mellon’s detainment in a 1930s federal holding cell. “This timely show asks us to consider the cult of celebrity, taxation of the ultra wealthy, and the influence of abruptly changing political winds.” This show is paired with a bonus epilogue, written by Patricia Lowry, “that provides a window into understanding this once-hated millionaire as our modern society struggles with similar themes regarding the funding of the arts and the appropriateness of amassing great wealth at a time when many are struggling to pay the bills.” 

🎟️ TICKETS AND DETAILS: https://citytheatrecompany.org/calendar

🎭 The final shows of the Poor Yorick’s Players production of Richard III are 7 p.m. Friday, July 31, and 2 p.m. August 1, at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in Monroeville Park West, off Tillbrook Road in Monroeville. Admission is free at the outdoor venue. For info, visit: https://pooryoricksplayers.org/.

🎟️ Reminder: The discount ticket initiative Go See a Show! is ongoing, with 18 performing arts companies and Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama participating. Find tickets at https://www.goseeashowpgh.com.

👉 Don’t forget — you can always explore the next two months of performances, organized by date or company, at onStage Pittsburgh.

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