This past weekend I was given the opportunity to see Little Lake Theatre’s newest production, The Best of Everything which is running through June 13. I was excited to see Little Lake’s new Artistic Director’s debut, and how the new… Read More ›
Reviews
Reviews of current productions by our writers
Knickers
Knickers is a difficult play to review. The play – about four western Pennsylvania women who create underwear in an attempt to revitalize their destitute little town – has the qualities of successful community theater. A built-in crowd, a packed… Read More ›
Midsummer
Nothing yells rom-com louder than meeting a stranger in a bar and proceeding to party for three days straight. Yet, although Midsummer, running at City Theatre, contains this, it penetrates deep into the human soul, creating a niche genre all… Read More ›
The Last Five Years
Everyone can look at a relationship, be it romantic or otherwise, and analyze every minute of it. Impressions of the relationship vary depending on who’s recalling it and what point in time they’re thinking of. Case in point: The Last… Read More ›
Fences
It was a sold out show on Thursday at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre as yinzers far and wide gathered to see August Wilson’s 1983 play, Fences. The performance takes place in the 1950s during the beginning of the civil rights… Read More ›
Saints Tour
Remember field trips in school? Where they’d bus you out to some fun location for the day and you’d learn about something different or maybe tour a place rich in unique history? I don’t either; usually they took us to… Read More ›
Detroit
Detroit, as presented by the 12 Peers Theater has produced the sizzling play written by Lisa D’amour. From May 14th through the 30th this production can be seen in Shady Side at the Maker Theater. If you take a break… Read More ›
American Falls
Billed as a ‘modern day Our Town,’ barebones productions opened Miki Johnson’s American Fallsthis weekend to multiple sold out audiences. Johnson’s story tells the small town of America Falls, the tragic tale of a misguided family and how it becomes… Read More ›
Someething’s Afoot
Mysteries, murders, and the tales of whodunit come alive as South Park Theater presents the energetic, entertaining, and oh so hilarious, Something’s Afoot. Yes, South Park Theatre kicked off its 2015 season with an amazing satirical look at the classic… Read More ›
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
On Saturday night PICT Classic Theatre opened the second and final installment of their Downtown Series with Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Despite the title, Brel passed away in 1978 but this musical revue carries… Read More ›