Electra, a one-act tragedy by Sophocles, explores the story of Electra that has been passed down for generations beginning in ancient Greece. It all goes back to Tantalos, a son of Zeus who angered the gods, causing them to… Read More ›
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Little Lake Theatre Charms With”The Importance of Being Earnest”
Little Lake Theatre takes us back to the late 1800s with The Importance of Being Earnest as the third installment of their 71st season. Written by Oscar Wilde, this three-act play shows the comedic side of what it is like… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter: 2018
Welcome to our Winter Edition of the Top Five Musicals. The juggernaut known as Hamilton will be occupying the Benedum for the entire month of January, but there are still a few good choices out there to satisfy the most serious… Read More ›
Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror
Sherlock Holmes and the West End Horror is an adaptation by Anthony Dodge and Marcia Milgrom Dodge of a 1976 mystery novel by Nicholas Meyer. Like many literary adaptations for the stage, this one could do with some scene consolidation…. Read More ›
Macbeth
Little Lake Theatre opened their modern version of Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth Thursday evening. The production, directed by Little Lake’s Artistic Director Jena Oberg, uses the campus and theater to bring Shakespeare’s masterpiece of ambition, deceit, and madness to life. Shakespeare wrote… Read More ›
Steel Magnolias
The playbill for Little Lake Theatre Company’s Production of Steel Magnolias proclaims that the show is “a Little Lake favorite,” making it a great selection for their 70th anniversary season. Director Lora Oxenreiter and her cast’s clear affection for Robert… Read More ›
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a troubling and troublesome play. Troubling because it is still, even at 71 years old, emotionally harrowing and often deeply disturbing. It delves into mental illness, spousal abuse, and rape and wraps the… Read More ›
Hay Fever
Noel Coward’s delightful Hay Fever, the fourth production of Little Lake Theatre Company’s 70th anniversary season, opened this past evening to an audience filled with laughter. This hilariously funny British comedy takes place in the home of David Bliss in Cookham,… Read More ›
Arcadia
Memories and human curiosity are ethereal things. Our memories later buoy us as we retain them, let them go, or morph them into what we want them to be. Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is a wise, witty and wonderfully multi-disciplinary tribute… 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 ›