Season Previews and Interviews.
Director Kyle Haden on Quantum Theatre Production, New Role at Pittsburgh Public, and CMU ColLABo. By SHARON EBERSON The Downtown parkway ramp spills onto Grant Street with a skyward view of One Oxford Centre, the aluminum, glass and granite skyscraper… Read More ›
You don’t have to be a role-playing gamer to appreciate “Night of the Moth Man,” but it is a bonus, judging by the reaction to every role of the RPG dice on opening night. The spooky, spoofy Dungeons & Dragons-style live comedy show spending three Fridays at Arcade Comedy Theater is based on the Bedlam Arts and Goods game, designed by Pittsburgh-based Eamon McNamee and ready-made for Halloween.
Commentary by Sharon Eberson: The countdown is on to year 25 of “laughter for a good cause.” OFF THE RECORD XXV: BURGH TO THE FUTURE! is less than a week away, and, as always, I’m feeling overwhelmed, anxious and proud. How much of each? Ask me again after Thursday, October 16, 2025, which is officially OFF THE RECORD DAY in the City of Pittsburgh. It’s a personal countdown, too, because this is my final year as producer of the musical satire that has consumed a big chunk of my life for the past five years.
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), in partnership with Hazelwood Local, invites families, friends, and neighbors to step into The Electric Playground on this Saturday, October 4, at 2:00 PM at Hazelwood Green (4501 Lytle Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15207). This family-friendly… Read More ›
Noises Off, a backstage farce amid a play within a play, has been the gold standard of theater comedies since the work was first produced in 1983. For Pittsburgh Public Theater, the current production is the second time around for the Michael Frayn comedy; it was last produced at the O’Reilly Theater in 2014. onStage Pittsburgh presented Pittsburgh Public several cast members with questions about playing comedy, followed by their answers.
This fall, Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Freshworks creative residency returns to KST’s Alloy Studios, showcasing two new performance works-in-progress that transform deeply personal experiences into collective celebrations of resilience, imagination, and community. On Friday and Saturday, October 3 – 4, Moire del Carmen shares Baquiné, a theater work drawing… Read More ›
It was no exaggeration when City Theatre announced that “Another Kind of Silence,” the world-premiere play that leads off its 2025-2026 season, “is one of the most ambitious shows the company has taken on.” Bilingual and bicultural, the plot unfolds simultaneously in English and American Sign Language (ASL), along with some Greek Sign Language, as two already-partnered queer women, cross paths in modern-day Greece and find themselves falling in love.
Pittsburgh Public Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce, running October 1–19 at the O’Reilly Theater. Directed by Margot Bordelon, acclaimed for her sharp eye for comedy and new work, this production unites Pittsburgh… Read More ›
Featuring Broadway at the Overlook, Songs from the Steps – Miscast, Ballet Master Classes, and Murder on the Orient Express. Editors note: oSP will be posting Call Board each Thursday for the following week- allowing fo time to plan your… Read More ›
Featuring: David Roussève’s world premiere of Becoming Daddy AF, Pumpkin Palooza, Visual Art Gallery, and New Freshworks Residencies Kelly Strayhorn Theater (KST) has announced its Fall 2025 season, running from September through December, featuring a full calendar of KST Presents events inviting audiences into a season… Read More ›
