Author Archives

  • Educating Rita

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    The desire to learn more is a complicated thing. You’re motivated by the wish to feel smarter, like the people you look up to for all sorts of subjects. But it is difficult to learn new things, because it often… Read More ›

  • Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Program B

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    25 years is nothing short of celebratory. In its quarter of a century return, The Pittsburgh New Works Festival manages to retain a gracious amount of humility and appreciation. These are both important things to have in producing the new… Read More ›

  • Pittsburgh New Works Festival’s Staged Readings

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    Stephen Sondheim once said, “To make art sound effortless takes a lot of effort.” And as a community we all understand how fulfilling but also challenging creating theater sometimes can be. That’s why for 25 years, event like Pittsburgh New Works… Read More ›

  • The Light in the Piazza

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    Is anyone ever really prepared for love? That is the question asked by The Light in the Piazza, a musical about a mother trying to protect her daughter from the complexities of falling in love. The daughter has some “special… Read More ›

  • Exit Laughing

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    Thursday’s have come to mean more than the day before Friday, or the day that the checks come in from clients.  It has come to be so much more.  I find it often brings opening night at a new venue… Read More ›

  • Be My Baby

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    This past Thursday took me to the Apple Hill Play House in Delmont, PA.  Opening night had come for Ken Ludwig’s Be My Baby as performed by the Orchard Performing Arts Co.  Haven’t heard of Delmont or don’t know how… Read More ›

  • The Heart of Shahrazad

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    “It’s not like anything I’ve ever seen before” – -was my first impression after I saw the World Premiere of Amiche’s new work The Heart of Shahrazad. Staging in the majestic Mansions on Fifth Hotel, this refreshing piece of art,… Read More ›

  • The Winter’s Tale

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    Friday night marks the end of the week and a time to unwind, a point to refresh and enjoy. What to do?  Do we partake of drink at a bar, or pub?  Perhaps we see a movie?  These are the… Read More ›

  • The Merchant of Venice

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    I am usually rather skeptical of Shakespeare productions, whether modified or not.  That being said, Urban Impact’s production of The Merchant of Venice proved to be a very entertaining. The show, edited and directed by Eric Anderson, did well in… Read More ›

  • Kinky Boots

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    At the time of this writing I am waiting for a new pair of shoes. I wore my old ones out to the plastic inside and they’re really starting to hurt. So I had to buy new ones. I hate… Read More ›

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