Author Archives
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Artist Spotlight: Ray Werner
The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company’s Ray Werner Play Festival opens TOMORROW, Thursday, November 8, and runs through December 2, 2018. Featuring five world premieres, Raphael’s Angels, SumiSami, Our Lady of Drubbleduffy, Christmas Tassel Bell, and The Stuttering Pig, RayFest caps… Read More ›
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Fall Fundraising Round-Up 2018
If you are a regular reader of Pittsburgh in the Round, then you are most likely a lover of all things performing arts. You probably have your favorite companies, regularly buy tickets to productions, subscribe to newsletters, follow Twitter and… Read More ›
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Orphans – A Passion for Process, Part II
kThis is the second half of my interview and rehearsal observation with the creative team of Orphans. We recommend reading up on Part 1 before diving into Part 2! Étude #3 For the third scene study, Pavel and Meyers prepare to improvise all of… Read More ›
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Orphans – A Passion for Process, Part I
Étude #1 The actors begin in silence. They circle each other. They chase each other. They grab. They wrestle. They hide. They jump off furniture. Bounce off walls. Pull. Tug. Push. Words are never used. And then they rest, breathing… Read More ›
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No Matter Where You Go, There You Are – Fringe Day 2
My second day at the Fringe was spent at two locations: St. Mary’s Lyceum and Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church. It takes between 20 to 30 minutes to walk between the two locations, so, depending on the weather, the time of… Read More ›