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There’s a superstition in the theater world that saying the word “Macbeth” in a theater will lead to something bad happening to the production, rumored because real witches cursed the …
There are countless stories about war. Some stories are about the effects war has on a country or on history. Others are more personal, about say how one man survived the worst time of his l…
This week begins the second of a three week run for Little Lake Theater’s production of the 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley, Doubt: A Parable. The show, turned movie in 2008, illustra…
I grew up on a small farm. It wasn’t an “up at the crack of dawn to milk the cows” situation, but I’ve loaded my share of hay bales into the barn. I was not a true farmer in any... R…
Bus stops, those dreadful asylums for awkward stares and weather talk, are not a place of insight, a place of harbor, nor a place for incredibly meaningful conversation. Odd, then, that ever…
Sitting down to write this review of Parade, the one word I can’t get out of my head is “injustice”. As I watched this fabulous production about a man arrested and charged for a crime …
Every time I see a show presented by the Quantum Theatre I am full of compliments about how creatively they use unique spaces to set the feel for their productions. Well their current produc…
I find it difficult to talk about David Mamet. I’m not well-versed in his works, having read Glengarry Glen Ross in college and having trouble talking about it then. Now I’ve seen Romanc…
“Fixing King John,” running July 18 – August 2 at Off the Wall Theater, by Kirk Lynn is a triumph in both parody and irony. This contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King John…
Pittsburgh music-lovers were out in full force at the Twentieth Century Club on Friday evening, July 18, when “SummerFest” gave them a taste of grand opera by a German composer – a tre…
Last weekend (which also happened to coincide with Mother’s Day weekend) was Pittsburgh’s very first Fringe Festival. It also happened to be my first Fringe Festival. I always knew that …
I’m not really sure how to format this. A small group of us saw as many shows as we could within our circumstances. Here you go. The Accordion Monologues– Stephen Pe…
Hello all. You’ve porbably heard all about the first ever Pittsburgh Fringe Festival that took place last weekend. Unfortunately, due to some work scheduling conflicts, I wasn’t able …
This past weekend marked the Inagural Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. With acts including movement, monologues, singing, dancing and improvisation, companies from around the country and from our…
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival For all of you that don’t know, last night kicked off the inaugural Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and will continue through Sunday. This year’s festival feature…
This past weekend I got to partake in the inaugural Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Over the course of three days I got to see six of the shows that were presented throughout Shadyside, and he…
Here’s what you missed last week… Pantagleize at the Quantum Theatre closed on Sunday, April 27. Check out our review of it here. Lives of the Saints closed at CMU on Saturday, April 26.…
Here’s what you missed last week… The Playboy of the Western World closed for the Conservatory at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on Saturday, April 19. This show closed the season for the Cons…
Here’s what you missed last week… The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East closed at the University of Pittsburgh‘s Student Lab on Sunday, April 13. Continuing to run this mon…
Here’s what you missed last week… Les Miserables at Pittsburgh Musicals closed on Sunday, April 6. Check out our review of it here. Their next production is Seussical the Musical opening…
Here’s what you missed last week… On Sunday, March 30 City Theatre closed their production of Tribes. Check out our review of the show here. Next up for City Theatre is Grounded. The Gla…
This is the first installment of what will eventually be weekly “The Pittsburgh Stage” reports. Reporting on what you’ve missed in the previous week and what’s to come in the current…
SWAN DAY PITTSBURGH 2014 “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”-Maya Angelou March 29th will mark the No Name Players 6th annual presentation of the Support…
The letter Q rarely gets the recognition it should. But without it what would people mind alongside their P’s, which letter would take over as U’s best friend, and how would James Bond g…
Thursday night at 5801 Video Lounge and Cafe in Shadyside, the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival announced their lineup for their upcoming festival in May. This is the very first year for the festi…
