I was pretty stoked to get to see She Kills Monsters at Pitt last week, not because I’m into Dungeons & Dragons (never played it myself), but because I’m a huge geek and was excited at the prospect of bringing… Read More ›
Pitt Stages
Little Shop of Horrors
Give me a little murder with my musical. Cynicism with my choreography. Horror with my harmonies. Camp with my catastrophes! Give me Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s goofy, bizarre, touching, surprising modern morality play, Little Shop of Horrors. This 1980s… Read More ›
Our Town
Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Our Town, marks the opening of the mainstage season for University of Pittsburgh Stages in the newly renovated Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre. Our Town is a deceptively easy play to produce, famously requiring… Read More ›
Baltimore
College campuses in America are a hotbed of cultural discourse. As they should be. However, unlike the last hundred years of existing as a space for entire generations to generate a stance on progressivism, collective academic discourse has become confusing…. Read More ›
Peter and the Starcatcher
How does one continue the timeless story of a boy who never grows up? Steven Spielberg’s Hook notwithstanding, the obvious answer to that question is to explore his past. And that’s just what Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson did in… Read More ›
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The cold and snow got you down? Then a trip to The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Henry Hayman Theatre on the University of Pittsburgh campus just might help with your winter doldrums. Set at the Putnam… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter
The selection of which musical to produce in any given season can be a dilemma. There are many factors to consider that include casting, designer, director and performance space. These decisions need to be made many months before the show… Read More ›
Pitt Stages Creates New and Familiar Realities in Resilient Spaces
Inspired by success and tradition, Pitt Stages launches a season that reflects the aspirations of the University of Pittsburgh’s diverse student body beginning on October 6. The production menu for 2016-17 showcases the performance and technical talents of both students… Read More ›