With news about … Henry Johnson’s David Butler on Robert De Niro and Katharine Hepburgh, the Rogue cast of Assassins, local playwrights honored, WQED New Hazlett documentary. 🎭 ICYMI: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH ROBERT DE NIRO AND KATHARINE HEPBURN David Butler,… Read More ›
“Speak,” a new play about the intentional damage — physical and emotional — we are capable of inflicting on one another, and the healing powers of kindness and art.
The work, an adaptation by Tammy Ryan of Laurie Halse Anderson’s popular 1999 YA novel, was commissioned by Prime Stage Theatre, and made its debut on April 30 at the New Hazlett Theater.
Prime Stage Theatre’s season of premieres continues this weekend with a commissioned work by playwright Tammy Ryan, who has adapted the National Book Award finalist “Speak” for the stage. The YA novel about consent, trauma, and healing has frequently been near the top of the ALA’s banned books list since its 1999 publication. “Some people are afraid to let teenagers, as Laurie would say, be exposed to the realities of the world,” Ryan said, quoting “Speak” novelist Laurie Halse Anderson.
Prime Stage’s 2025/2026 season features three world premiere plays by three local playwrights. “We welcome you to experiences that can only be found in live theatre. Three world premieres by local playwrights celebrate the arts in Pittsburgh. Stories come alive, ideas ignite, and… Read More ›
Pittsburgh-based playwright Tammy Ryan has been named the inaugural recipient of The Boost, a new commission awarded to a woman, trans or nonbinary playwright over the age of 40, for a play to be written in conversation with Leah Ryan’s… Read More ›
The theater company known as PICT for short – now Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre, under the leadership of Elizabeth Elias Huffman – is going hyper-local for a fundraising reading series. Featuring four new works, the Bards from The Burgh features… Read More ›
