Author Archives
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An Apocalyptic Tour of Fringe 2017
Fringe is such a strange festival. It’s really a concoction of the eccentric, a bumbling mind manifested into the sphere of Deutschtown that is Pittsburgh’s North Shore. There’s a sort of cragginess to the event, a propped up expressionism that… Read More ›
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Bricolage Production Company’s 12th Annual BUS!
Bricolage’s BUS is an amazing compilation of talent. They do a great job of mixing together spontaneity and creative ability. It’s a challenge. Playwrights are asked to put themselves on a 90-minute bus ride and to submit to the experience… Read More ›
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Building an Organism, Part 2: The Space Upstairs
“Jazz is a verb” or The Space Upstairs “Second Saturdays” at The Space Upstairs is an elusive event. It’s not supposed to be understood by words, but by experience. It’s therefore that The Space Upstairs’ description is a postmodern puzzle:… Read More ›
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Building An Organism, Part 1: slowdanger
How do you create a structure that you can pull metaphor from? An interview with slowdanger “Dance is the demonstration of life.” -Merce Cunningham “The body doesn’t lie.” -Martha Graham Taylor Knight and Anna Thompson are founding directors of slowdanger,… Read More ›
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Local Company to Hold Shakespeare Event in Support of Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub
“the gay love of Shakespeare” Ah, to be gay in a bar… …man to man…the expression of love… …the freedom? How can one celebrate the love of one man to another? Is it with pride and zeal, or is it… Read More ›
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The 12th Annual Theatre Festival in Black and White
This is the twelfth year of Pittsburgh Playwrights’ Theatre Festival in Black and White. It is the first year it will be at the Three Rivers Arts Fest. I had a chance to sit down with Eric A. Smith, the… Read More ›