By Eva Phillips Our bodies have ways of reminding us of their autonomy. Like vestiges of unseen worlds, our bodies are intrinsically linked to untraceable sensations and unutterable memories that lurch to life heedless to what our mind and senses… Read More ›
Archived Reviews
Archived from Pittsburgh in the Round
Keeping the Faith with “Nunsense”
Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s 2018-2019 Seize the Stage Season continues with Nunsense: The Mega Musical. It centers around the Little Sisters of Hoboken raising money to give a proper burial to their recently departed Sisters. As morbid as that might sound,… Read More ›
“St. John Passion” And The Passionate Journey of Resonance Works
There’s no other story like it. Betrayal, suffering, and death. Christ’s Passion is the dramatic finale of Jesus’ life on earth, retold in myriad ways. Whether one of… Read More ›
“Proof”
By Tyler Prah When presented with an unconventional space, innovation is dire to tailor a show to the environment. Fortunately, Pittsburgh Classic Players handles this task with ease, converting a barren community center room into a homely depiction of a… Read More ›
“Sunday in the Park with George”
By Brian Pope The following is a piece I’d like to call “A Friday Evening in Point Park University’s Gorgeous New PNC Theater.” It may not be my masterpiece. It probably won’t revolutionize the craft. It certainly couldn’t inspire a… Read More ›
Savoyards’ “Gondoliers” Sails Splendidly
An essential Gilbert and Sullivan for newbies and long-time fans alike, the Pittsburgh Savoyards’ Spring production The Gondoliers or, the King of Barataria, deserves your attention. Superbly sung and thoughtfully directed by Andy Hickly, this version of Gondoliers sparkles under… Read More ›
Love is a Battlefield in “A Doll’s House, Part 2”
By Caleigh Boniger Within the first few minutes of the Pittsburgh Public’s production of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 –directed by Ted Pappas, former Public artistic director in a return engagement–it is very clear that when Nora Helmer slammed… Read More ›
Yinz Like Folklore?: “Mythburgh Chapter 3” by 12 Peers Theatre
12 Peers Theater’s latest installment of Mythburgh took place on April 10 at brillobox in Lawrenceville. Mythburgh is a monthly series of short plays that revolve around the creepy, weird, and unique stories of Pittsburgh. I attended Season 3:… Read More ›
A New Odd Couple in City Theatre’s “The Roommate”
At City Theatre’s production of Jen Silverman’s The Roommate, the program cover is a sketch of a tipped over coffee cup, the spill spreading into the shape of a pot leaf. Before the show even starts, you already know this… Read More ›
The Mirabal Sisters’ Heroic Legacy in Prime Stage’s “In the Time of the Butterflies”
By Eva Phillips There is a story a within a story happening in In the Time of the Butterflies, the ink bleeding through the cover of one story into the tremulously turned pages of the other. Even still, nestled within… Read More ›