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 ›
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 ›
Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD The Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) 31st season is well underway, running through September 18th. This one-of-a-kind theatre festival is a reminder of Pittsburgh’s robust arts culture. The New Works Festival features four programs… Read More ›
On the Main Stage at the 2022 Pittsburgh New Works Festival The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been dedicated to producing new plays from all over the world for 31 years! From comedy to drama and traditional to cutting edge,… Read More ›
By Eva Phillips The range of emotions and sentiments in the final program of Pittsburgh New Works Festival on display throughout the categorically eclectic array of three plays are profoundly mercurial and, at times, riveting. Revenge plots hatched by Lady… Read More ›
By Brian Pope Even with their short run times, the plays that make up Program C of the 2019 Pittsburgh New Works Festival don’t pull any dramatic punches. Whether they’re revealing closely guarded secrets, reliving past trauma, or hilariously contemplating… Read More ›
By Eva Phillips An embittered villain bent on vindication and clearing his literary reputation. A purgatorial lesson in the subtleties of the bard. A blind date that perhaps is not so oblivious to age or consequences. These are the stakes… Read More ›
By Brian Pope What’s better than one opening night? Four opening nights! For the last 29 years, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been a champion of the one act play. Each festival sees 12 plays receive full productions across… Read More ›
Pittsburgh New Works Festival opened their Program D one acts on Friday, September 14, 2018, putting together a group of plays that asked the big questions about the meaning of existence, and the not so big questions about how to… Read More ›
Why am I here? Who should I be? What am I allowed? Program C was three shows in total, with less than a 2 hour total run time, and in case you’re the type to only read the first few… Read More ›
