By Brian Pope What’s better than one opening night? Four opening nights! For the last 29 years, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been a champion of the one act play. Each festival sees 12 plays receive full productions across… Read More ›
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Of Art and Church Basements: Fringe 2018
The thing with attending the Fringe Festival is that you can’t really know what to expect. I’m keenly aware of this as I enter St. Mary’s Lyceum; as I enter, the only evidence a festival is occurring appears to be… Read More ›
Puppets, Proletarians, Things That Go Pop, and Police Violence
Welcome back to Fringe Festival Weekend, Pittsburghers! Time for another round of bouncing around between a ton of independent performances throughout the North Side. While I eased into my first Fringe experience with only two shows on day 1 last… Read More ›
Fringe-Worthy Entertainment
A bright, beautiful Sunday afternoon was the perfect backdrop for my second day at Pittsburgh Fringe. The glorious sunlight showed the blurred lines separating the performances in the festival and the rich, real lives being lived in the North Side…. Read More ›
Fringe Day 3: A Day at St. Mary’s
I never experienced the old Pittsburgh of soot and burgeoning mills and new immigrants, but there are times this old Pittsburgh reveals itself to me in surprising moments. There are locations in the North Side where the Fringe was held… Read More ›
Fairytales, Fights, and Failure: Fringe Day 3
On Sunday, I walked into St. Mary’s Lyceum and past the small bar to the banquet space in the back that would be the venue for all three of my shows that evening. As I entered, I recognized the familiar… Read More ›
Fringe Day 1: Passing Through and 5 Hams Fairy Tales
Friday April 15, the first night of Pittsburgh Fringe Festival took me to the James Street Gastropub and Speakeasy for Cup-A-Jo Productions, Passing Through. A world premiere play which takes place in a Pittsburgh bar, centered around open mic night… Read More ›