There are some unspoken rules and expectations of theatergoing. If five or more children under the age of five are in the audience, you’re either at a restaged Aladdin, or you’re in for a vastly different experience than you anticipated. If… Read More ›
Cup-A-Jo Productions
James and the Giant Peach
What do a throw pillow, a hula hoop, and a car door with the word “peach” spray painted on it have in common? Stumped? Well, don’t rack your brain too much trying to solve this riddle because the answer won’t… 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 ›
Unhinged
The leaves are starting to turn, the wind is getting a little cooler (in theory… most of the time…), and candy prices are going up. That’s right, it’s Halloween season! And while the standard haunted houses popping up around town… Read More ›
Fringe Culture
If you’ve been keeping up with our coverage of the Fourth Annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, you’re probably assuming that this is also my first time attending such an event. If you did assume that about me, you’re half correct. Two… Read More ›
Fringe 2017 Day 1: Teeth & Sinew and The Chronic Single’s Handbook
Cup-A-Jo Productions, a Pittsburgh-based artist collaborative, returned to this year’s Fringe Festival with another challenging piece: Teeth & Sinew. At the beginning, we see two figures—a man with his back to the audience facing a large sheet of paper and… Read More ›
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ever have that dream where you’re suddenly in the middle of a play, but it’s in someone’s living room instead of on a stage and the actors are inches away from you? And then you realize it’s not a dream;… Read More ›
Cup-A-Jo Productions’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf: Inviting Audiences Into Their Home
What happens when relatives or friends invite you over to their house for a casual social and the two hosts break out into violent invectives, anger, outrage, and total hostility, and you are forced to sit and watch this display… Read More ›
Winter Preview 2016
A letter from the Editor To our beloved readers, The countdown has begun; there are just 21 days left until the first day of Winter and we have put together a preview sure to prepare you for a holiday season… Read More ›
Titus Andronicus
When I was asked to review Titus Andronicus at SixTHReeFouR produced by Cup A Jo Productions, I had some concerns. Being a musical theatre guy, this would be outside of my wheelhouse and furthermore violence isn’t my thing. However, knowing… Read More ›