Little Lake Theatre

Wonder of the World

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Little Lake Theatre’s production of Wonder of the World is a zany madcap comedy populated by characters who are just a bit off center. What is normal these days? As the play opens, a young woman from Brooklyn named Cass is… Read More ›

One Man, Two Guvnors

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The further theater strays from the mainstream entertainment spotlight, the more its creators look back to the various ‘have-to-sees’ for its commercial rejuvenation, especially outside of the gilded cage that is Broadway. However, audiences demand prescience. As modern discourse becomes… Read More ›

Proof

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Psychological disintegration, particularly the sort that centers around visitations from unseen persons and family members, is often a challenging theme to articulate and present on stage. Embellishments, delicacies of language, sensitive interactions, and authenticity of representation are at stake in… Read More ›

The Philadelphia Story

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The Philadelphia Story is a play with contemporary conflict encased within the sepia-toned shell of old Hollywood America. Its relatively complicated social and sexual conflicts are cracks in the veneer of old-school American repression, yet their existence within spaces only… Read More ›

Peter and the Starcatcher

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“We ask you now to imagine a grown cat in flight.”  This line—as a glowing scarf floated through the air while cast members created the sounds of a cat gurgling and cooing—was just one of many that had Friday night’s… Read More ›

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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There are ultimately two questions audience members will ask themselves at the outset of any contemporary Shakespeare production: what has the production done to modernize the play and what, if anything, have they done to subvert it? Productions of A… Read More ›

Loot

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Opening in the midst of their 68th season at the Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg is Loot: Joe Orton’s challenging dark satire on authority, the Catholic Church, rituals of death and police integrity. Just for good measure throw in greed,… Read More ›

Anna in the Tropics

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Critics of all varieties of storytelling use phrases like “cheap tactics” and “emotionally manipulative” when describing certain works – imagine one of the dozens of films where a guy loves his dog only for the filmmakers to try to kill… Read More ›

Summer Preview 2016

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A Letter from the Editor To our beloved readers, As most of you know, Pittsburgh in the Round has been working over two years to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the local theater community. In that time, we… Read More ›

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