By SHARON EBERSON a.k. payne sets the stage for their new play with a voiceover about the 2019 study that revealed Black women in Pittsburgh experience poverty at rates higher than in 85% of similar U.S. cities. Then they list… Read More ›
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Preview: Award-Winning Playwright a.k. payne Journeys Through Time With ‘BURNBABYBURN!’
The world premiere of the award-winning playwright a.k. payne’s “BURNBABYBURN! the american dream” is a co-production of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company and the August Wilson House. In the play, generations of women confront truths about motherhood, love, loss, and Pittsburgh — “a city that both holds and haunts their dreams” — as they ask questions across time.
Pittsburgh’s a.k. payne named Best Playwright at NAACP Theatre Awards
Ahead of the Pittsburgh premiere of a.k. payne’s BURNBABYBURN: an american dream, the local writer was named Best Playwright for her play Furlough’s Paradise at the 31st annual NAACP Theatre Awards, held Monday, June 29, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA.
Review: Italian ‘Jitney’ Exudes the Essence of August Wilson
The remarkable version of Jitney in Italian finished up three days of captivating sold-out Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre audiences on Sunday, ending a quick American tour that celebrated the years-long journey that carried the production from Vicenza, Italy, to August Wilson’s hometown.
August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Comes Home to the Hill — In Italian
Carl Kurlander led a University of Pittsburgh crew to Vincenza, Italy, in 2024, to document the first production of August Wilson’s “Jitney” in Italian. With that production arriving in Pittsburgh this coming Friday, May 8, presented by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre and the August Wilson House, Kurlander shares his experiences chronicling the production with onStage Pittsburgh.
Must-See Pittsburgh: onStage Call Board for April 29, 2026
onSTAGE PITTSBURGH WEEKLY CALL BOARD
Stephen Flaherty to receive the Richard Rodgers Award, presented at the Pittsburgh CLO 80th Anniversary Gala in June!
MORE MUST-SEE PITTSBURGH for April 29, 2026
With news about Actor Matt DeCaro, Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, John Noble’s Night of the Stars, New Horizon Theater’s ‘Motown Extreme,” Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre reading, and more.
Review: Powerful Drama ‘Paradox of Education’ Teaches Hard Lessons of Racism on Campus
In Ty Greenwood’s powerful new drama, “Paradox of Education,” a group of Black students discover that scholarships to a PWI — predominantly white institutions — come with student debt, living up to academic expectations and piles of obligations, along with shouldering racially-charged, passive-aggressive encounters and outright hostility.
Produced by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, in a dynamic directorial debut by Maurice Redwood, the play comes out of the gate swinging, and doesn’t let up.
Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Premiere Unites Local Artists in ‘Paradox of Education’
Writer Ty Greenwood and Director Maurice Redwood Connect on Work Inspired by James Baldwin By SHARON EBERSON Few works on Pittsburgh stages have deeper roots within the city limits than Ty Greenwood’s Paradox of Education, directed by Maurice Redwood, and… Read More ›
What Clicked in 2025: onStage Pittsburgh’s Most Read Stories of the Year
onStage Pittsburgh presents the top 15 local theater stories that captured readers’ imaginations in 2025. Festivals and activities roundups were big draws, along with exits and entrances, legacy prospects, and bold, new experiences. A few late-in-the-year stories continue to have… Read More ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: December 18, 2025
With news about the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, ‘Wicked,’ Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company and more. PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST NAMES INAUGURAL CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER: JSAON WITZBERGER Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President and CEO Kendra Whitlock Ingram announced that Jason… Read More ›