Throughline Theatre's 2014 season kicks off in June, but auditions are just under a month away! Auditions will take place on February 15th and 16th by appointment at the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville.
What happens when a gay twentysomething hits New York to follow his dream of becoming an actor? Reality sets in!
In a few short weeks, the curtain will rise on a whole new generation of local talent at City Theatre Company's annual Young Playwrights Festival. City Theatre's distinctive endeavor to nurture young talent provides middle and high school-age playwrights with the rare opportunity to see their work fully realized on a professional scale. Over several months, selected participants develop their submitted scripts in cooperation with a team of professional theatre artists, including actors, a director, and dramaturg. The plays ultimately come to life on City Theatre's Hamburg Studio Theatre stage in capstone weekend of showings open to the general public.
In a few short weeks, the curtain will rise on a whole new generation of local talent at City Theatre Company's annual Young Playwrights Festival. City Theatre's distinctive endeavor to nurture young talent provides middle and high school-age playwrights with the rare opportunity to see their work fully realized on a professional scale. Over several months, selected participants develop their submitted scripts in cooperation with a team of professional theatre artists, including actors, a director, and dramaturg. The plays ultimately come to life on City Theatre's Hamburg Studio Theatre stage in capstone weekend of showings open to the general public.
Pittsburgh Public Theater's 'Masterpiece Season' begins with OUR TOWN, the beloved American classic by Thornton Wilder, featuring an all-Pittsburgh cast. Directed by Ted Pappas, OUR TOWN runs Sept. 26 - Oct. 27 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District.
America's most beautiful play. A drama that demolishes the stage. The musical heartbeat of Manhattan. An intimate encounter with an epic tale. Wit as dazzling as diamonds. The funniest farce of the last 50 years. Welcome to 'The Masterpiece Season,' six essential and lasting theatrical works specially chosen by Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas to create a unique year of theatergoing in Pittsburgh Public Theater's 2013-14 season.
As yet another summer comes to a close, back-to-school preparations have begun to migrate back to the top of many-a to-do list. In this hectic time peppered with carpool schedules, lunch-packing, and homework help, cultural pursuits may tend to fall by the wayside. BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh has thus distilled Pittsburgh's cultural offerings into a comprehensive list perfect for those on-the-go during the fast-approaching autumn season!
Organic Theater Pittsburgh is thrilled to announce its summer 2013 lineup, which will feature SCARCITY by Lucy Thurber, The GREENHOUSE Project: A New Play Incubator, and the WATER STEP Campaign.
Stephen Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - which contestably features his most well-known hit, 'Send in the Clowns' - opens in Pittsburgh this Sunday as part of Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's second-annual SummerFest. SummerFest is a three-week artistic celebration that 'brings together a pack of independently-spirited, joyfully unconventional people to celebrate community as well as cultural values' through the presentation of six distinct operas for theatergoers of all ages and interests.
The prodigal daughter returns home - to Palm Springs, that is - in OTHER DESERT CITIES, Jon Robin Baitz's gripping 2011 drama that examines 'the indentured servitude of having a family.'
A Pittsburgh Theater Premiere and limited run - three nights only - THE SPEED QUEEN, directed by Austin Pendleton, will play tonight, December 6, 7, and 8 at Off The Wall Theater.
A Pittsburgh Theater Premiere and limited run - three nights only - THE SPEED QUEEN, directed by Austin Pendleton, will play December 6, 7, and 8 at Off The Wall Theater.
Aspiring singers will be showcased in the real life drama of two vocal competitions today, Nov. 3 and tomorrow, Nov. 4, Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Throughline Theatre Company closes third season with Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th, 2012 at the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville; Company's third season is first in new venue and neighborhood.
Aspiring singers will be showcased in the real life drama of two vocal competitions Nov. 3-4, Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Both professional and amateur singers will compete for opportunities for prize monies and roles in Opera Theater SummerFest's 2013 season. For a second year, Anna Singer, WQED-FM mid-day host and music programmer, emcee for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition for emerging professional opera singers and Opera Champion of Pittsburgh for regional amateur divas and divos.
Throughline Theatre Company follows up their wildly successful production of August: Osage County with a rollicking production of Moliere's timeless farce.
Throughline Theatre Company follows up their wildly successful production of August: Osage County with a rollicking production of Moliere's timeless farce.
Programmed by Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas, Pittsburgh Public Theater's MADE IN AMERICA season includes a six-play Subscription Series plus two Special Events, all by American writers and set in cities across the USA. Surrounding the shows, a series of Town Hall Meetings will throw open the O'Reilly Theater doors to a broad range of topics and people.
Tracy Letts' 21st century masterpiece August: Osage County is a behemoth of play. Between the drug dependence, incest, perversion, and suicide that plague the eclectic bunch known as the Weston family, there's certainly a lot for one to process during the nearly-three hour marathon that is Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning monster. For that reason alone, Throughline Theatre Company deserves considerable applause for their decision to take on August during its third season.
Throughline Theatre Company continues third season with August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts, July 20th, 2012 at the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville; Company's third season is first in new venue and neighborhood.
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