Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks turns the virtually impossible into the virtually possible
By Sona Sharma, For The Pitt News
October 2, 2020
Last Friday’s performance of “Cymbeline” was different from any the company had put on before.
Arts professionals, students reflect on changing industries
By Anna Ligorio, Staff Writer
September 30, 2020
With many theater and venue doors closed to the public, students and professionals in the arts industry are having to open doors of their own during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Redeye Theatre Project celebrates Sweet 16 with virtual ‘Zoom-stival’
By Siddhi Shockey, Senior Staff Writer
September 8, 2020
Each Redeye festival is a time for members to write crazy plays they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
Pitt Stages to produce live theater this fall
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
July 20, 2020
According to Annmarie Duggan, the department chair for theater arts, the department has yet to decide whether the shows scheduled for the upcoming academic year will take place in person or be moved to a virtual platform due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Pitt Stages ‘kills’ with first production in months
By Maggie Young, Contributing Editor
July 14, 2020
About 500 people attended a web performance of “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms” put on by Pitt Stages, its first production since Pitt shifted to online classes in March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Pittsburgh drag scene adjusts to new normal
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 23, 2020
Most drag queens and kings earn money and practice their craft by performing at bars, which closed March 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the City’s drag scene has far from disappeared.
Seeing live, local theater is a piece of ‘The Cake’
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
June 2, 2020
A small town bakery becomes a battleground for marriage equality as family ties, religious identity and progressive values clash in the latest comedy from Pittsburgh Public Theater.
“Liberty Magic @ Home” dazzles audiences from a distance
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
May 12, 2020
Robert Ramirez balances a bucket on a keyboard in his living room, mixing and magically unmixing brightly colored liquids while bantering with audiences via webcam. This setup may seem humble, but it’s the new reality for Ramirez and his fellow magician, Siegfried Tieber.
Pitt Stages production keeps it “Appropriate”
By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer
February 19, 2020
“Appropriate,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, an American playwright and MacArthur Fellow, and directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger, a professor in Pitt’s Department of Theatre Arts, will premiere Thursday at 8 p.m. and continue through March 1.
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks announces ‘Cymbeline’ for 16th season
By MJ LaRocque, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
Two women stood in the middle of a bar playing an improv game where they created a new Shakespeare play they called “The Sisters of Atalanta.” The two acted as a father and his boss, trying to reach a marriage agreement between the man’s daughter and a pile of sand. The theatrics were part of Pittsburgh Shakes...