Oedipus Rex at PICT Classic
By Michelle Pilecki
Hir, from barebones productions, is a vicious, funny, must-see drama
The changing alliances of the characters seem like choreography
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Hir, Taylor Mac, Patrick Jordan, Douglas Rees, Liam Ezra Dickinson, Angela Vesco, Randy Kovitz, Douglas McDermott, Andrew Ostrowski, Brittany Spinelli
Art All Night moves to new South Side location
“Part of art is getting messy.”
Tags: Art Reviews + Features, Arts, Art All Night, South Side
Gab Cody’s Inside Passage takes the audience on an immersive adventure
The work relates the playwright’s journey to find foster siblings
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Gab Cody, Inside Passage, Sam Turich, Kelsey Robinson, Kyle Haden, Quantum Theatre, Skyler Ray-Benson Davis, Laurie Klatscher, John Shepard, Shammen McCune
Point Park University Conservatory Theatre Co. stages The House of Bernarda Alba
Federico García Lorca’s drama is a classic portrayal of the psychological laceration of women by women
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, The House of Bernada Alba, Aenya Ulke, Michelle Iglesias, Point Park University Conservatory Theatre Co., Federico García Lorca, Michael Dewell, Carmen Zapata
Detroit ’67 at New Horizon Theater
The charming characters, in Dominique Morisseau’s play, come alive in a feast for the ears and eyes
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Detroit ’67, New Horizon Theater, Dominique Morisseau, Herb Newsome
The year in review on stage
Strong women and vulnerable heroes who stood out
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater
Midnight Radio: A Christmas Story at Bricolage Production Co.
A radio-style adaptation of the beloved film is a delight
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Midnight Radio: A Christmas Story, Bricolage Production Co, Jean Shepherd, Tami Dixon, Monteze Freeland, Tony Bingham, Adam Seligson
The Hard Problem at Quantum Theatre
The always witty and erudite Tom Stoppard probes human nature
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, The Hard Problem, Quantum Theatre, Alex Spieth, Andrew William Smith, Rachel M. Stevens
DODO at Bricolage Production Company
An immersive work asks existentialist questions and leaves play-goers to seek answers
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, DODO, Bricolage, Carnegie Museums of Art and of Natural History, Jeffrey Carpenter, Sam Turich, Tami Dixon, Gab Cody
The Last of the Boys at Theatre Factory
Steven Dietz’s 2004 comedy-drama is haunting and sometimes genuinely funny
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Last of the Boys, Steven Dietz, Dennis Kerr, William Milas, Pamela Farneth, Domenic Jungling
By Mars Johnson
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: density or destiny edition
By Michael Machosky
The mayor and the tenor: when Masloff met Pavarotti
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh’s street trees are free upon request. So why do they often go to the city’s wealthiest residents?
By James Paul
The Thunderbirds are ready for their ninth season of pro ultimate frisbee
By Colin Williams