By SHARON EBERSON Change is in the air at Easy Piney Grove Baptist Church, and for longtime parishioners, nothing good can come of it. Uncompromising, disapproving elders and rebellious youth in a dwindling congregation are among the woes weighing on… Read More ›
Javon Johnson
Javon Johnson’s ‘Sanctified’ Sings to the Heavens for Generational Unity
The Star of ‘The Oval’ Directs His Own Work for Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company By SHARON EBERSON Even with rehearsals underway, Javon Johnson is still surprised that Sanctified is making its first appearance on a Pittsburgh stage. He chalks up… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre’s 2025 Season Boasts ‘Two Trains Running,’ ‘Sanctified’ Musical and a Play by Mark Southers
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company has announced three 2025 productions, including Two Trains Running, which will “be presented as part of a planned festival of August Wilson plays, taking place at Madison Arts Center, August Wilson House and the August Wilson… Read More ›
National August Wilson New Voices Competition Crowns Winners in Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON The spirit of August Wilson permeated the O’Reilly Theater Monday night, as the monologue and design competition that bears his name came home to Pittsburgh for the first time. The August Wilson New Voices Competition – formerly… Read More ›
Review: Twin Sisters Take the Road to Vengeance in ‘Is God Is’
By SHARON EBERSON Take a family tragedy from Greek mythology, pepper it with Shakespeare most foul and a Tarantino revenge fantasy, tie it together with the unbreakable bond of twin sisters, and then turn up the heat. That will give… Read More ›
barebones’s 20th Season Opens with the Promise of a Bloody Good Time
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 ›
