City Theatre’s welcome back to indoor theatre invites us to cross paths with neighbors who once were strangers in a strange land but found a home amid the slopes and flats of Pittsburgh. By Sharon Eberson Immigrant and refugee experiences… Read More ›
Arts and Ideas
Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Black Theatre United, Theater Industry Leaders Outline Widespread, Historic Reform Agreement In “New Deal For Broadway”
Originally posted by Greg Evans on Dateline | August 23, 2021 Black Theatre United, the nonprofit advocacy organization that’s taken a leading role in the move for greater equity, diversity and inclusion on Broadway, has released a comprehensive, industry-wide agreement on wide-scale… Read More ›
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre is in uncharted territory with new leadership model
By Sharon Eberson For the first time in the City Theatre’s 46-year history, choices will be made by not one artistic director, but by three. The South Side company announced a new leadership structure last week, with Clare Drobot and… Read More ›
City Theatre Creates Shared Artistic Director Structure
Pittsburgh’s new play company forms Co-Artistic Director Model: Clare Drobot and Monteze Freeland join Marc Masterson in joint artistic leadership. The City Theatre board of directors has announced a restructuring of the artistic director position, elevating current staff members Clare Drobot and Monteze Freeland to… Read More ›
Theater Notes, August 2021: To mask or not to mask? Ask the question, be decisive
Recurring commentary By Sharon Eberson An informed audience is a safe audience, so here’s the latest on safety protocols for some August theater offerings in Pittsburgh. As many theaters in our region are gearing up for the move indoors with… Read More ›
Actress Lara Hayhurst travels to Oz and back as CLO’S COVID Compliance Officer
By Sharon Eberson I was going to ask Laura Hayhurst just five questions about being a COVID compliance officer for Pittsburgh CLO’s summer season, but one question inevitably led to another, and another, and another … Let’s call it a… Read More ›
Arts & Ideas
A series of reoccurring columns on theater by Sharon Eberson Black Theatre United’s New Deal is a challenge for change. Theater is on its way back and ready to greet it is a New Deal for racial justice. Last summer,… Read More ›