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Review: Hollywood, Theater, and Politics Collide in ‘Ulster American,’ a Crass Culture Clash Dripping With Savage Humor
It says something about human nature and the state of the world that howls of laughter accompanied outrage piled upon outrage in “Ulster American,” the savagely funny play at barebones productions Braddock Black Box Theater and featuring the terrific trio of David Whalen, Simon Bradbury and Christine Weber.
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Preview: Performance and Politics Collide in barebones’ Dark Comedy ‘Ulster American’
“These three, it’s like a powder keg going off.” — Patrick Jordan
Starring David Whalen, Simon Bradbury and Christine Weber, a and directed by Patrick Jordan, the dark comedy “ULSTER AMERICAN” is at barebones productions’ Braddock Black Box Theater October 9-25, 2026. A collision of Hollywood, theater and The Troubles, “It’s provocative, profane, unapologetically abrasive, and very, very funny.”
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Preview: OFF THE RECORD XXVI: ONE SINGLE YINZER NATION!
OFF THE RECORD XXVI: ONE SINGLE YINZER NATION!
Shameless Plug About What We’ve Been Doing for Love for 26 Years!
Warning: This is a commentary promoting a show that onStage Pittsburgh’s Sharon Eberson has been involved with over the course of many years. Miss it at your peril of avoiding a night filled with music, fun and solidarity, all for a good cause.
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Five Questions With Joseph Hall, Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Co-Executive Director
onStage Pittsburgh catches up with Joseph Hall, Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s co-Executive Director, as the Fall season at the East Liberty theater gets under way tonight with “AURA,” by Freshworks artist Mal MacKenzie.
“KST has always supported new performance that is in conversation with the present moment, even when the present moment is challenging, and that’s exactly what Mal is doing.”
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Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center at 20: A Performing Arts Oasis in Midland, PA
Justin Fortunato has been Lincoln Park’s Producing Artistic Director since 2015, when he was 26 years old, leading the multimillion dollar center that draws fans from three states. He was a senior in high school when the sprawling center and school emerged in Midland.
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Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh Unveils a First-Season Public-CLO Combo Platter
By SHARON EBERSON Under the umbrella of Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater are still alive in name and spirit in the first season unveiled by the newly named, unified company. In fact, the seven shows… Read More ›
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Linked Across Time: ‘Ohio State Murders’ and ‘Weight of Forgiveness’
Systemic racism, injustice, and rebuilding lives explored in plays by Pittsburgh natives Adrienne Kennedy and Leon Ford By SHARON EBERSON I had the recent experience of bearing witness to two one-act works about the tragic consequences of driving while Black… Read More ›
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Preview: Premiere ‘Refugee Rhapsody’ Rolls In for PICT’s 30th Season
By SHARON EBERSON With the season-opening rolling premiere of Refugee Rhapsody, the 30-year evolution of PICT is firmly in the Elizabeth Elias Huffman Era. What started as Pittsburgh Irish & Classic Theatre under Andrew Paul has been rocked by ousters… Read More ›
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Preview: One-Woman Musical ‘In Clay’ Opens City Theatre’s 52nd Season
By SHARON EBERSON As In Clay readies its Pittsburgh debut at City Theatre, its London-based creators mused about it finding a fandom in China, before being introduced in the USA. “It’s so bizarre,” admitted Jack Miles, whose music was the… Read More ›
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A Conversation with Katie Brook, Quantum Theatre’s Incoming Artistic Director
There likely will be changes ahead for Quantum Theatre, when Katie Brook takes the helm as Artistic Director, but one thing that won’t change: “It’s safe to say that we’re going to continue to work in unusual spaces,” Brook said: “That’s part of Quantum’s identity, and it’s one of genuinely the most explicit expressions of the values of nontraditional theater.”
