By SHARON EBERSON Knowing the destiny of the unwilling participants in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment doesn’t ease the heartbreak stirred by the men of Feed the Beast. Writer, director and costar Layon Gray has the uncanny ability to create… Read More ›
Black History Month
New Horizon Theater Presents New Work About Infamous Tuskegee Experiment
New Horizon Theater returns to Layon Gray’s history plays with the regional debut of his new work about a shameful chapter from history. Layon Gray’s Feed the Beast, opening February 13, 2025, at the O’Reilly Theater, spans 40 years and… Read More ›
Review: A Dreamy Adaption for a Midwinter Night’s Entertainment
By SHARON EBERSON If you are seeking further proof that Shakespeare is a universal language, pliable to different cultures, aesthetics and genres, look no further than the O’Reilly Theater. On opening night of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream… Read More ›
New Horizon Theatre Kicks Off Black History Month with ‘American Menu’
By Sharon Eberson New Horizon Theatre opens Black History Month with American Menu, the story of five women working in the kitchen of a segregated diner in a Texas town, circa May 1968. Each of the women in the play… Read More ›
