REVIEW: “PICKLEBALL” at LITTLE LAKE SERVES UP LAUGHS.
I took along a good friend who plays pickleball to see the Jeff Daniels satire about the sport, and nonstop laughter told me all I needed to know. “Pickleball’s” dinks and bangers aside, this madcap satire of the fastest-growing game in America serves as an endless vessel for sports obsession, skewed socialization, aches and pains, triumphs and catastrophes, with each measurable in seismic proportions.
I have seen the fallout from mismanaging expectations and a lack of transparency when jobs are lost, and the rift it can create between people practicing their calling and those entrusted with their livelihoods. The team transitioning Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO into a single entity, as well as those performing a “strategic review” of Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, chose to fire a whole bunch of people (three at the Playhouse) within a few days of each other, without providing any public-facing explanation.
Did they think no one would notice?
Here’s my plea: Le’s do better.
An event titled Pittsburgh Community Theater Showcase seemed like a good time to check out the Dollar Bank Lobby Series at the O’Reilly Theater. The three-day showcase illustrates the possibilities of the series, announced by Pittsburgh Public Theater in February as “intimate performances and community‑centered events designed to bring fresh artistic voices into the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh,”
By HANNAH WING-BONICA There is perhaps nothing more exciting than getting caught up in watching a crime thriller unfold, whether it’s on TV or on the stage. The 1952 stage play Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott is one of… Read More ›
At age 23, costume designer, wardrobe supervisor and entrepreneur Dylan A. Blussick’s resume reads like an accomplished retiree’s. The well-traveled Washington County native boasts extensive National Tour experience that will soon include the Tony Award-winning “The Outsiders.” But just now, he is at Little Lake Theater, proving the Ozian adage that there’s no place like home.
onStage Pittsburgh presents the top 15 local theater stories that captured readers’ imaginations in 2025. Festivals and activities roundups were big draws, along with exits and entrances, legacy prospects, and bold, new experiences. A few late-in-the-year stories continue to have… Read More ›
Little Lake Theatre unveils its 2026 season, featuring 10 productions that “explore how people build, reshape, and rediscover home.” The announcement includes “a new chapter in the theater’s growth and outreach,” as resident and anchor theater company at the Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute, as well as the launch of the Little Lake Theatre Academy.
Summer isn’t officially over until September 22, so consider this Summer of Theater Everywhere All at Once, Debuts, Part II: The Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival, a collaboration of The Becoming Arts Collective and Broken Arts Entertainment, debuts at… Read More ›
Here’s what’s on stage in Pittsburgh this week and through the end of October, gathered for you by OnStage Pittsburgh. We do our best to capture as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For a full… Read More ›
Here is onStage Pittsburgh’s list of performing arts events this week in Pittsburgh through the end of September. While we try to list as many events as possible in our weekly listings; many more events are happening in our area,… Read More ›
