Next to Normal sells out to emotional audiences
By Matthew Monroy, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
“Next to Normal,” the first production in Pitt Stages’ Mainstage 2019-2020 season, opened on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theater and will run through Oct. 13.
Pitt Stages: what we’ll see this fall
By Justin Gardner, For The Pitt News
August 23, 2019
This upcoming semester, Pitt Stages is offering a total of four different shows. Two are Mainstage productions, directed professionally, while the others are student labs, which are directed by students at the University of Pittsburgh.
Pitt Stages preps for ‘Into the Woods’ opening night
By Tamara Alchoufete, Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Get ready for princesses, fairies, and lots of dark woods. The Pitt theatre arts department will perform “Into the Woods” as a mainstage production. The show opens tonight at 8 p.m. and runs through April 14.
Review: “Flyin’ West” soars to a standing ovation
By Tamara Alchoufete, For The Pitt News
February 21, 2019
The Pitt theatre arts department told a story beautifully on Wednesday night, showing that “Flyin’ West” really is a journey of flying “as free as a bird” from the oppressive South to the open prairies of the West.
Review: Pitt Stages takes spring semester by storm with ‘Woyzeck’
By Tamara Alchoufete, For The Pitt News
February 7, 2019
Tragedy meets insanity to create the chaotic atmosphere that was the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre on the opening night of “Woyzeck.”
‘The Last Five Years’ makes the most of a small cast
By Apoorva Kethidi, For The Pitt News
November 15, 2018
The musical “The Last Five Years” opened on Nov. 14 and will continue in the Studio Theatre til Nov. 18. The show is entirely student run.
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is something special with student efforts
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
The students in “Much Ado About Nothing” managed to memorize their lines for the very first day of rehearsal in order to grapple with the Shakespearean lines.
Pitt Stages brings ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ to life with ‘She Kills Monsters’
By Sarah Gross and Wanyan Ma
October 8, 2018
“Dungeons and Dragons” is a term that has become synonymous with nerd-dom. Pitt Stages took on this concept by putting on the play “She Kills Monsters.”
Lingering Laughter: Pitt’s LGBTQ+ community takes on the comedy scene
By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor
May 30, 2018
When Andrew Dow isn’t making crowds of people laugh as the host of Pitt Tonight or performing onstage with the improv group Ruckus, he can be found spending his summer in his hometown of Abington, just 15 miles outside of Philadelphia. As he cozied up to his dog on a mid-May evening, he and his mot...
Pitt Stage’s Marie Antionette wows with symbolism and decadence
By Amanda Reed | Contributing Editor
February 20, 2018
Pitt’s production of “Marie Antoinette” has everything needed to recall the history of its title character — chandeliers, a guillotine and plenty of wigs. But make no mistake — this is not a historical play, but a “meditation on excess,” as director Le’Mil Eiland notes in the program. After ...