In her fifteen seasons as City Theatre’s Artistic Director, Tracy Brigden has witnessed an evolution in the staging of plays and playwriting. According to Brigden, the writing and style is more cinematic now, and the pace is faster in terms… Read More ›
City Theatre Company
The Lion
Yes, it’s THAT good. As the grand finale of its 2015-2016 season, City Theatre’s latest Main Stage production The Lion invites Pittsburgh audience onto a soulful journey with a heart-warming roar. Originally premiered Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2014… Read More ›
The Last Match
I could fill a post-it note with all the knowledge I have of tennis. What little I do know I learned from playing Mario Tennis as a kid, and I’m pretty sure in real life the ball never bursts into… Read More ›
Sex with Strangers
Sex with Strangers is an examination of anatomy, not solely the physical intimacy that the two characters’ share, but also the anatomy of a writer’s work, how once purely exposed is someone’s craft a reflection of their internal spirit or… Read More ›
Sister’s Easter Catechism
Last Saturday, February 20th, Kimberly Richards was back in Pittsburgh teaching her class titled Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go To Heaven? and schooling the audience on where the traditions of this holiday season derive from. Sister opens the… Read More ›
Some Brighter Distance
A world premiere is a major commitment for any theater company. City Theater Company chose well with Keith Reddin’s Some Brighter Distance, directed by Tracy Brigden, in her 15th year as City’s artistic director.The play’s title and opening characters both… Read More ›
Sunset Baby
A couple of months ago I saddled up to my Netflix and watched the documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? For an hour or so I absorbed the story of singer/activist Nina Simone and got teary at her political and personal… Read More ›
Joniece Abbott-Pratt on Strong Female Roles, Pittsburgh Debut
When asked to do a piece on City Theatre’s upcoming work, a play that speaks to the struggles in the black liberation movement, I am admittedly nervous. As a white suburbanite, how can I truthfully get to the heart of… Read More ›