Pittsburgh Public Theater has taken on Amy Herzog’s 2024 Tony-nominated adaptation of the dark satire “An Enemy of the People” with gusto, surrounding a formidable MJ Sieber, making his local debut as the good doctor Thomas Stockmann, with an equally stellar cast.
As Pittsburgh Public Theater prepares to present “An Enemy of the People,” first published in 1882, and revived for the 10th time on Broadway in 2024, the play’s themes remain top of mind. The meaning behind Ibsen’s words, however, has given rise to a different perspective for director Marya Sea Kaminski.
onStage Pittsburgh dispatched Sharon Eberson and Jessica Neu to review Marya Sea Kaminski’s final production at the Public. You can read Sharon’s review here. By JESSICA NEU Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, tells the story of twins Viola (Chelsea Zeno) and… Read More ›
Summer in the city just got a refreshing splash of in-your-face joy. Pittsburgh Public Theater’s first Public Works production serves up a respite from the storm and stress of heatwaves, downpours and breaking news, along with the witnessing of wedded bliss: the marriage of a musical “Twelfth Night” and civilian performers working seamlessly alongside seasoned pros.
By SHARON EBERSON Choreographer Gustavo Zajac has worked with some of Broadway’s biggest names – Chita Rivera, for one, in the Tony Award-winning 2003 revival of Nine. In 2025, at the start of a gray Pittsburgh evening in June, standing… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced casting for the company’s premiere of Public Works’ Twelfth Night, an adaptation with music and a collaboration that includes more than 60 “citizen artists,” representing nine community organizations.
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced a three-show 2025-2026 subscription season, featuring a raucous comedy, an adapted classic and a Pulitzer Prize-winner, plus the annual holiday “season special,” A Christmas Story: The Play, which comes with a discount… Read More ›
The search is on to replace artistic director, who will leave after seven years to ‘have a more expansive and personal response artistically to the world’ By SHARON EBERSON Marya Sea Kaminski, who guided Pittsburgh Public Theater through the pandemic… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th anniversary season in 2024-25 will include a six-show lineup packed with Pittsburgh premieres, a slate of offstage programming, and a big, full-circle finish. Ending a season that includes a staging of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit will… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater will live stream the final four performances of current show Dragon Lady, through a partnership with the emerging nonprofit League of Live Stream Theater. In a first for the nearly 50-year-old Public and as a charter member… Read More ›
