The Pittsburgh New Works Festival mounts the final week of its 35th season this weekend, including one play written by a local playwright. As always, regional theater companies will present these world premieres in the Genesius Theater at Duquesne University. Performances will… Read More ›
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The Pittsburgh New Works Festival Continues With Edgy and Entertaining Original Work
By JESSICA NEU With only two programs left, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival continues to showcase some of the best and most creative national and local playwrights. The Pittsburgh New Works Film Festival marches forward, featuring Program C from September 4th… Read More ›
REVIEW: The Pittsburgh New Works Festival Opens With Four One-Act Plays That Are Equally Relatable and Entertaining
By JESSICA NEU The Pittsburgh New Works Festival offers a platform for new one-act plays to come to life. The festival runs August 21st – September 14th and is divided into programs A – D. Program A runs August 21st… Read More ›
‘The Pittsburgh New Works Festival’ Will Launch its 35th Season on August 21st
Local companies to produce world premieres of 14 one-act plays. The Pittsburgh New Works Festival will launch its 35th season this month, partnering with local theater companies to present world premieres of 14 one-act plays. The season runs August 21 to… Read More ›
New Works Festival Plays Explore Happiness, Incendary Jokes and Mothe Daughter Relationship, September 22th to 25th
Local companies are producing world premieres of one-act plays again this week. Happiness, mother-daughter relations, and incendiary jokes are among the themes of three world premieres as the Pittsburgh New Works Festival partners with local theater companies to present Program D during… Read More ›
The Pittsburg New Works Festival’s Week Three Explores Sex After Surgery, Mother-Daughter Relationships, Lost Luggage
Local companies are producing world premieres of one-act plays during week three of the five-week-long Festival. Sex after surgery, mother-daughter relations, and lost luggage are among the themes of three world premieres, as the Pittsburgh New Works Festival partners with local theater companies to present… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival – Week Two Opens August 29th
Local companies produce world premieres of one-act plays during Program B. The three world premieres are set in a snowbound cabin, at the aftermath of a royal ball, and in a kindergarten. The Pittsburgh New Works Festival partners with local… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival Opens Its 33rd Season on August 22nd
Local companies to produce world premieres of one-act plays The Pittsburgh New Works Festival is partnering with local theater companies to present the world premieres of one-act plays during the festivals’ 33rd season at the Genesius Theater on the campus of… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival Announces 2024 Season
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival enters its 33rd season partnering with local theater companies to present world premieres of 15 one-act plays, August 22-September 22, 2024, in the Genesius Theater at Duquesne University. The plays were selected from more than… Read More ›
Two Local Playwrights Highlight Week Three of the Pittsburgh New Works Festival
Local companies to produce world premieres of three one-act plays, September 7th to 11th Audiences will meet an aging superhero in Up and Away, by Thomas Andrews of Pittsburgh, produced by Stray Cat Theatre Company. Next, they will follow a couple from their… Read More ›
