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Pitt Stages spring productions feature myths and childhood memories

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • January 19, 2021

Pitt Stages’ spring lineup features two undergraduate-directed Student Labs and three faculty-directed Mainstage shows, starting in February.

Pitt acquires archive of late playwright August Wilson

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • October 30, 2020

Wilson wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning plays “Fences” and “The Piano Lesson,” which are part of his 10-play “Pittsburgh Cycle,” or “American Century Cycle.”

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.