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Pittsburgh Public Theater Concludes 51st Season, Opens Doors to Alumni Theater Company
Pittsburgh Public Theater, following the finale of its 51st season, has announced that Homewood-based Alumni Theater Company will present “Once on This Island” at the Public’s Downtown home, the O’Reilly Theater, with dates and tickets sales TBA. “This production is everything The Public stands for,” said Managing Director Shaunda McDill.
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Review: Powerful Drama ‘Paradox of Education’ Teaches Hard Lessons of Racism on Campus
In Ty Greenwood’s powerful new drama, “Paradox of Education,” a group of Black students discover that scholarships to a PWI — predominantly white institutions — come with student debt, living up to academic expectations and piles of obligations, along with shouldering racially-charged, passive-aggressive encounters and outright hostility.
Produced by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, in a dynamic directorial debut by Maurice Redwood, the play comes out of the gate swinging, and doesn’t let up.
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Review: Quantum Theatre’s ’10 Out of 12′ Experience Is an Unconventional Love Letter to Theatermakers
10 Out of 12 — the working and break hours in a day prescribed by union rules — celebrates the unsung behind-the-scenes heroes who make sure the magic happens. It’s also a time when mundane, often funny conversations flow through headphones, bored or boorish actors stir up trouble, along with the emergence of old wounds and outside distractions.
Disruptions abound, with those 10 hours proving to be necessary if ever the doors will open on opening night, as they did on Friday, April 3, for Quantum Theatre’s production of Anne Washburn’s laugh-out-loud and often maddening play, now at Mellon Institute.
Having the audience wear headphones and be in on every conversation worked beautifully, judging by the laughter all around me. Simple instructions at the entry were all we needed to be in on the unseen action.
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Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Premiere Unites Local Artists in ‘Paradox of Education’
Writer Ty Greenwood and Director Maurice Redwood Connect on Work Inspired by James Baldwin By SHARON EBERSON Few works on Pittsburgh stages have deeper roots within the city limits than Ty Greenwood’s Paradox of Education, directed by Maurice Redwood, and… Read More ›
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Review: Pittsburgh Public Theater Finale ‘Primary Trust’ Uncovers the Helpers in Troubled Times
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s heartwarming production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Primary Trust” illustrates how far simple acts of kindness and empathy can go in uplifting spirits, and perhaps, changing lives forever, for the better. A quartet of Pittsburgh’s most accomplished performers — Monteze Freeland, Malic Maat, Bria Walker-Rhoze and Sam Turich, the latter two in multiple roles — are so darn likable and engaging in their roles, the play feels like a warm embrace of hope for all of its 90 minutes.
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Forging Community Is a Primary Theme of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Season Finale
“I’m focused on making great art,” says director Kyle Haden, as he, lead Monteze Freeland, and the rest of the cast and crew of Pulitzer-winning “PRIMARY TRUST” prepare the 51st season finale for Pittsburgh Public Theater.
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Star-Studded 2026-2027 Trust Cabaret Series Brings Christian Borle Home to Pittsburgh
The 2026-2027 Trust Cabaret is already sold out to subscribers, but the just-announced lineup is sure to add to the series wait list (access here). Among the draws to the series at the intimate Greer Cabaret is Fox Chapel native,… Read More ›
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In ’10 Out of 12,’ Quantum Will Allow Audience Into the Theater-Making Process
In Quantum Theatre’s “10 Out of 12,” the audience is privy to what goes on onstage, behind the scenes and in the booth during the technical rehearsal for the play with the play.
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Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater Vote to Form New Organization, Starting January 2027
PITTSBURGH CLO & PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER ENTER INTO A COMBINED NEW MODEL
The first full season will debut in January of next year, with the programming lineup expected to be announced by early fall. -
Shaunda McDill: Facing Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Future With Uncertainty, Pride, and Hope
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’S SHAUNDA McDILL talks moving forward into an uncertain future. “What I know is, we’re ready, and that is my job, is to make sure that our team is ready with a full season, and a balanced budget … In that way, our staff and our team, we have done our job and done it well. And I’m very excited about what we could share, and what might be possible.”
