Arts and Ideas

Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.

City Theatre Premieres Alcott/Gunderson ‘Little Women’

“Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women” was put in motion by a mistaken premise. The playwright Lauren Gunderson was asked by a theater leader if he could read her stage version of novel. It was a reasonable assumption, Gunderson said. Except she hadn’t written such a work. At least, not yet. Her adaptation makes its Pittsburgh debut at City Theatre, Nov. 5-Dec. 7, 2025.

Preview: One on One with The Becoming Arts Collective’s Darrin Friedman on how ‘Refracted Light’ Makes Mental Health Awareness Whole

By JESSICA NEU After an enormously successful sold-out theater festival, The Becoming Arts Collective is thrilled to present their first full-length production, Refracted Light. This critically acclaimed comedic drama by award-winning playwright Dana Hall and directed by Ponny Conomos Jahn explores “the beautiful chaos of a modern… Read More ›

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