Modern revenge myth Is God Is comes to Braddock on February 24 By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions is back in business in Braddock, opening season No, 20 with the revenge fantasy Is God Is on February 24. The… Read More ›
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Barebones Bounces Back to Braddock with “Misery”
By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan is giddy with anticipation these days, having spent much of the past two-plus years keeping up our spirits while working tirelessly toward this moment when barebones productions is back in action. So why on earth… Read More ›
This Spring, Theater is Bustin’ Out All Over
As a sure sign of the arrival of spring and of peak theatre season here in Pittsburgh, there are seven shows opening next week. (In addition to the seven productions currently running.) [This post updated May 8th.] Here is a… Read More ›
barebones productions is back with “Misery” by Wiliam Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King
barebones productions returns for in-person performances with Misery, by William Goldman May 13 – June 5, 2022. This show premieres almost precisely two years to the date they were supposed to open their 2020 season. (During the hiatus the blackbox… Read More ›
“Dance Nation”
Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions hasn’t shied away from visceral drama, but it has its hands full with Dance Nation, Clare Barron’s smart, funny and insightful play about the many sides of adolescence. That stage of life when childhood slips away… Read More ›
barebones’ “True West” Brings Brotherly Squabbles to Center Stage
It’s all familial turmoil at barebones productions with their current production of Sam Shepard’s dra-medy, True West. The Pulitzer Prize winning play focuses on a sibling rivalry between two estranged brothers, and the pent-up emotions they feel for each other,… Read More ›
Lobby Hero
Breakneck dialogue and shattering hearts take center stage in barebones productions latest show, Kenneth Lonegran’s Lobby Hero, a play which examines the banalities of four individuals’ working lives explode into emotionally enormities as they collide with one another. Set during… Read More ›
Hir
Legendary Pittsburgh actress Helena Ruoti is a tour de force as Paige in Hir, the genuinely modern yet dysfunctional family dramedy at the Barebones Black Box Theatre in Braddock. As you enter the theatre, there is stuff strewn about the… Read More ›
Rules of Seconds
Codes of honor have multitudinous iterations with a variety of names. Omerta for the Mafia. Bushido for Samurai. Courtly love for the softer-hearted knights of the Middle Ages. Regardless of the title or the culture, the codes center around ethics… Read More ›
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The experience of seeing The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity the first time was, for me, a series of uniquely fortuitous revelations. Sitting in the back row of the bleacher-style seats before the show, I decided to see what part… Read More ›