Season Previews and Interviews.
Six months ago, Hallie Donner announced her intention to transition away from Alumni’s Executive Director role at ATC so she could focus on the artistic side of the company. After an extensive search, it turned out that the perfect candidate… Read More ›
Prime Stage Theatre and their audio describer, Nathan Ruggles, are honored to be the recipients of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2022 Audio Description Achievement Awards in the Performing Arts/Organization and Performing Arts/Individual categories. Prime Stage Theatre and Ruggles… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Autumn is officially here on Sept. 23, so there’s still time to enjoy outdoor summer theater in Pittsburgh. Some events are free as part of RADical Days 2022: More than 65 regional “assets” offering free events and… Read More ›
By Jessica Neu Children’s theater is an excellent opportunity for kids of any age to get involved in a community while learning valuable personal life lessons. Participating in theater helps children make friends, build self-confidence, and develop essential physiological and… Read More ›
By Yvonne Hudson August Wilson‘s characters are people whose stories leave a mark. Their journeys, as told in plays Wilson drew from real life, are vividly relatable, multi-layered, and resonant. When Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents August Wilson’s classic drama Jitney, its… Read More ›
Running from October 2022 to April 2023, Season 10 offers a broad range of performances, including several original plays, a hip-hop performance, a multidisciplinary concert, and a movement-based work. Learn more about the season and meet the artists below: Somewhere… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson From a bona fide Broadway legend to a TikTok sensation, The Drowsy Chaperone’s cast is sprinkled with the marquee names, familiar faces and newcomers that are a trademark of a Pittsburgh CLO summer season. This is CLO’s… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson The Tony Awards turned 75 with a celebration of youth and experience, the British influence on Broadway and a few surprises along the way. Best actor in a musical went to 22-year-old Myles Frost, who stars as… Read More ›
Puffs opening night. has been delayed one week due to a few of the cast members testing positive for COVID-19. Puffs will now open on June 17th and run through July 31, 2022. About Puffs – SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company will present Mark Clayton Southers’ Savior Samuel at the “world’s largest event in Black theater,” the National Black Theatre Festival, during the first week of August. Among the honorees at the biennial festival in Winston-Salem, N.C., is… Read More ›