Throughline Theatre, having been on hiatus since March 2020, anticipates its 11th season under the guidance of its new Artistic Director, J. Cody Spellman. Throughline Theatre has announced that plans for a 2022 season at Carnegie Stage are well underway…. Read More ›
Sarah McPartland
Spirit of Violeta Parra Invigorates Quantum World Premiere
Next to the bowling greens in Frick Park, a large tent stirs anticipation. Quantum Theatre’s audience members are invited into the peña of beloved Chilean artist-activist Violeta Parra. Looking for Violeta explores the life and art of Violeta Parra… Read More ›
Uncommon Women Lead Quantum’s Season with “Looking for Violeta”
A season of uncommon women and others take Quantum Theatre audiences from a Chilean peña, to Shakespeare’s hometown, to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The journey during Quantum’s 29th season begins with the world premiere of Looking for Violeta at the… Read More ›
Confronting Life’s Agonies in Throughline’s “‘Night Mother”
By Casey Cunningham How do you save a person who doesn’t want to be saved? How do you convince a person that life is worth living when life has never once been kind? Is it nobler, (to paraphrase some play… Read More ›
Artist Spotlight: Sarah McPartland
Meet Sarah McPartland, Throughline Theatre Company’s new artistic director. I had the opportunity to sit down with Sarah to chat about her vision for the future of Throughline, and how she came to be the company’s next AD. A Pittsburgh… Read More ›