With the school season beginning again, Duquesne’s Red Masquers have an exciting line up of absurdist and metatheatrical shows that promise to titillate the minds of their audiences. This season, the Masquers explore plays relying on the Shakespearean motif of,… Read More ›
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Fantasy and Romance Abound in UP Stages Fall 2018 Season
Putting together any season of theater can be a taunting task for any producer. Throw in the educational needs of a large student body and respectful consideration of that student body’s interests, and the task of putting together a balanced… Read More ›
The New Pittsburgh Playhouse
Artist rendering of the public entrance of the new Playhouse as seen from Forbes and Smithfield Street. “Willkommen! And Bienvenue! Welcome!” Pittsburgh’s newest theatre complex, The Pittsburgh Playhouse, will open to the public this fall with a production of the… Read More ›
Transcending Conventions, Transforming Theatrical Expectations: Carnegie Mellon 2018-2019 Season
Multiplicity. Energy. Purposeful provocation. Diversity and individuality which uplifts harmony. The vibrancy of technology that allows both transcendence and timelessness. An outstanding theatrical experience. These are the characteristics and tenets central to the upcoming season of Carnegie Mellon University’s drama… Read More ›
Corningworks 10th Anniversary Season
Beth Corning’s dance “company” Corningworks launches its tenth season with The Waiting Room. I say a company in quotes because Corningworks doesn’t own a theatre, doesn’t have a staff and doesn’t have a resident corps of full-time dancers. Corning has… Read More ›
Something for the End of Summer
The summer theatre season is starting to wind down. Here are two ideas for something different for your wind down this weekend with the added bonus of free admission! The CLO sponsored Show Tune Saturday Night wraps up its summer… Read More ›
Lights Out Gathering Conjures Memories and a Few Ghosts at the Playhouse
Kiss the day goodbye… When theatre practitioners gather there are stories to be told. When Point Park University invited former performing arts students and friends to the venerable Pittsburgh Playhouse for a final party on two stages, the event was… Read More ›
The Short Order Play Fest
Designed as a showcase for playwrights, directors and actors of the “over forty” set, The Silver Theater Project continues its Spring Salon Play Reading Series at The Glitter Box Theater with THE SHORT ORDER PLAY FEST on June 9th and… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s 2018 Season Kicks Off July 6th
The local “Intimate Opera Theater,” Pittsburgh Festival Opera, will begin its summer offerings the evening of Friday, July 6, at the Falk Auditorium of Winchester Thurston in Shadyside. For three weeks, the company will offer an eclectic assortment of staged… Read More ›
PNME Theatre of Music – Ensemble to Perform Weekends in July for the 43rd Consecutive Year
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (PNME) is a group of top-notch musicians that has been making July Friday and Saturday nights compelling musical experiences since 1976, and the work they have done over the years includes the premieres of over 300… Read More ›