We spend a lot of time as a culture romanticizing quirky iconoclasts, people who see the world just a little bit differently than us, in films, novels and plays. We spend considerably less time exploring the perspectives of those who… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre
Winter Preview 2016
A letter from the Editor To our beloved readers, The countdown has begun; there are just 21 days left until the first day of Winter and we have put together a preview sure to prepare you for a holiday season… Read More ›
The River
I remember the first time in my life I asked a question that had no satisfactory answer. I was maybe, 11 and asked a buddy at school something about why other kids made such a big deal about school dances,… Read More ›
Peribáñez
I’ll be harangued if I describe this play like a Disney movie. But that’s so much what it is! A lovely Disney movie! A callback to the heyday of Disney movies! An Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast. A whimsical… Read More ›
Summer Preview 2016
A Letter from the Editor To our beloved readers, As most of you know, Pittsburgh in the Round has been working over two years to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of the local theater community. In that time, we… Read More ›
A Quarter Century of Quantum
There’s always something brand new at Quantum Theatre. Returning audiences know that they may experience theater as some locations only once as they visit niches of Pittsburgh poised for redevelopment or discover historic spots they’ve never before visited. Again in… Read More ›
Losing Our Heads Over Shakespeare, Part 2: Pittsburgh Shakespeareans Admit Lifelong Attraction
When we left Part 1 of this mini-series on why Pittsburgh artists lose their heads over Shakespeare’s works, I took the liberty of supposing that his wife Anne might have held the clue to the reportedly missing skull from the… Read More ›
The Master Builder
Once more into the past, with a twist. Quantum Theatre’s Kara Boos take us to an adventurous setting via Henrik Ibsen, that master of modernity. The Master Builder, set on the ninth floor of of Two Allegheny Center at Nova… Read More ›
Ciara
After the lights go down in the spacious Javo Studios in upper Lawrenceville, a woman walks onstage with a glass of wine and a deck of cards. She sits at a table and begins to deal out a game of… Read More ›
Chickens in the Yard
Walking in to see my first Quantum Theatre production ever I had no idea what to expect. Chickens in the Yard by playwright Paul Kruse has given me a unique style to continue to look forward to from Quantum, and… Read More ›