An air of solemnity and dire seriousness imbues the cramped theatre where Ubu Roi is staged. As you navigate your way to a seat, a severe woman brusquely urges you to get settled as quickly as possible, as her associates… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician Steve Martin explores the absurdity of genius and the inspiration for creativity in his first play, the zany and brain-teasing Picasso at the Lapin Agile, presented by the Throughline Theatre Company. Imagine that Pablo Picasso… Read More ›
Love, Love, Love
Playwright Mike Bartlett’s Love, Love, Love is damn fine theater, performed with great style, humor, pathos, bravery, and yes, love, by a damn fine ensemble, assembled and directed with intelligence and insight by Andrew Paul, producing artistic director of Kinetic… Read More ›
Love, Ethics, and Religion: Kinetic Theatre’s Season Lineup
Kinetic Theatre announces 2017 season – three exciting Pittsburgh premieres: Lucas Hnath’s The Christians, David Ives’ hilarious adaptation of Corneille’s The Liar, and Mike Bartlett’s Love, Love, Love. Full summer casting announced: David Whalen and Joshua Elijah Reese star in The… Read More ›
Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water
The cast of Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water with Director Wali Jamal I loved Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water by Michael A. Jones and directed by Wali Jamal. The opening performance performance at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company was riveting,… Read More ›
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Oh, how does one describe Mr. Holmes? It’s seems like such a simple thing to do, but it’s so terribly complicated. To capture the man’s essence in a review would take too long and ultimately wouldn’t do him any justice…. Read More ›
The 12th Annual Theatre Festival in Black and White
This is the twelfth year of Pittsburgh Playwrights’ Theatre Festival in Black and White. It is the first year it will be at the Three Rivers Arts Fest. I had a chance to sit down with Eric A. Smith, the… Read More ›
Cock
Cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states (and the District of Columbia). Kinetic Theatre breaks the law and replaces the roosters with sharp performances in a production that is just as blunt as it’s title- Cock. British playwright Mike Bartlett… Read More ›