Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the cast of the backstage drama Trouble in Mind, the 1955 Alice Childress play that debuted on Broadway in 2021, and was nominated for four Tony Awards. The Pittsburgh premiere, directed by Justin Emeka (Sweat… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON To begin with, descending into the depths of the Stephen Foster Memorial, I was immediately transported into the combined worlds of Dickens and Doyle. With immersive staging, moody music and heartfelt performances, the meticulously crafted production of… Read More ›
By BOB HOOVER Calling his current season “A Pair of Deuces,” Kinetic Theatre’s producing director Andrew Paul presents a double dose of David Mamet – A Life in The Theatre (1977) and Oleanna (!992). The earlier play reveals Mamet searching to find his style of aphoristic dialogue, pausing… Read More ›
Andrew Paul’s Kinetic Theatre returns to Pittsburgh with a mini-Mamet Festival, plus a holiday show that marks the return of David Whalen as Sherlock Holmes. Whalen, who recently completed a rep company marathon of the Shakespeare History Plays at the… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Undoubtedly, there are some who will arrive at Pittsburgh Public Theater’s latest iteration of The Importance of Being Earnest with favorite interpretations. After all, Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy about love among the upper crust has been inducing… Read More ›
By Yvonne Hudson The profound parallels of family memories and survival intersect in both life and art. Quantum Theatre’s The Cherry Orchard, running through July 31, resonates with the churn of individual lives and society, exploring how uncontrollable change can… Read More ›
