By Eva Phillips Pittsburgh Classic Player’s A Streetcar Named Desire is not an easy thing to sit through. This is in no way a reflection on the quality of the show as a whole—which is extraordinary—nor the performances given by… Read More ›
A Streetcar Named Desire
Pittsburgh Classic Players Challenge Canon in “A Streetcar Named Desire”
Tennessee Williams is a master of diffusely permeating the social consciousness and cultural lexicon. His inimitable style is why his works are held in the esteemed canon for theatre and film scholars alike, and the striking relatability of his stories… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Classic Players: A Classic in the Making
The Pittsburgh Classic Players theatre company was founded by three Shakespearean scholars who met in graduate school at Mary Baldwin University. Brett Sullivan Santry, Harper York, and Katie Crandol became friends in graduate school, and in 2013, the trio of… Read More ›
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a troubling and troublesome play. Troubling because it is still, even at 71 years old, emotionally harrowing and often deeply disturbing. It delves into mental illness, spousal abuse, and rape and wraps the… Read More ›
Summer Preview 2018
A Letter from the Editor, Here we are again, on the cusp of Summer. This will be Pittsburgh in the Round’s 5th Summer season here in the Steel City so we truly want to thank you, our precious readers, for… Read More ›
Little Lake’s 70th Anniversary Season!
Hearing Little Lake Theatre’s artistic director, Jena Oberg, talk about the theatre’s upcoming 70th anniversary makes you want to immediately join the Little Lake family. Little Lake is steeped in tradition without descending into a dated stuffiness one might automatically… Read More ›