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Actors perform in “Spring Awakening” presented by Pitt Stages at the Charity Randall Theatre.

Pitt Stages takes on youth, sexuality with ‘Spring Awakening’

By Daniella Levick, Senior Staff Writer April 9, 2024

The atmosphere in Charity Randall Theatre was electric with anticipation last Saturday as the audience waited for the opening notes of “Spring Awakening” to fill the packed theater. Set in late 19th-century...

Students perform in the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It” in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Pitt Stages play ‘That’s Not How I Remember It’ finds comedy in memory and ‘80s nostalgia

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

The Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre swelled with laughter last Friday as it hosted the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It.'' The one-act play, which ran from March 1 to March 3,...

Actors perform in Pitt Stages’ production of “Cheating Fate” written by Karim Chebli and Sara Abdo.

Pitt Stages brings the Lebanese human experience to Pittsburgh

By Sarah Pine, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Amid political turmoil, economic crisis and social unrest, an explosion erupted in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, causing over 200 deaths and injuring thousands more on Aug. 4, 2020.  This event serves...

Actors perform in “Corsicana” presented by Pitt Stages at the Henry Heymann Theatre.

Pitt Stages production ‘Corsicana’ reimagines inclusivity, accessibility in the Heymann Theater

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer November 15, 2023

The Henry Heymann Theatre came alive Nov. 10 as students, friends and family members filed into the small theater at the foot of the Cathedral of Learning. The crisp turning of program pages permeated...

Actors perform "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" presented by Pitt Stages in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon brings fairy tales to life

By Irene Castillo, Staff Writer November 5, 2023

The classic tales of the Brothers Grimm, like Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella and Rapunzel, left the audience howling with laughter at the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theater in the Cathedral of Learning....

Pitt students perform “John Proctor is the Villain” in a final dress rehearsal at the Charity Randall Theatre on Oct. 18th.

Pitt Stages production ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ questions classroom narratives with feminism and friendship

By Tanya Babbar, Staff Writer October 24, 2023

Some students might remember witch trials and hysteria from their high school English class discussions about Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible.” But Pitt Stages’ production “John Proctor is...

Ariana Starkman as River and Christopher Staley as Franz in a production of "Appropriate" by Pitt Stages in 2020.

Pitt Stages plans four productions for the 2023-24 season

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor September 28, 2023

Student actors from Pitt’s department of theatre arts will take to the stage for four productions throughout the fall and spring semesters at the Charity Randall Theater and the Henry Heymann Theater....

Students perform in Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction.”

Pitt Stage’s new musical comedy ‘Abduction’ is ‘out of this world’

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer April 12, 2023
Written by T.J. Pieffer with music by Becki Toth and Brad Kemp, Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction” is inspired by Pieffer’s hometown of Mars, Pennsylvania. Directed by Pitt professor Becki Toth, “Abduction” is the first performance of the show at this scale.
Pitt Stages brings August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ back to Pittsburgh

Pitt Stages brings August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ back to Pittsburgh

By Sarah Pine, For The Pitt News February 19, 2023
Pitt Stages is presenting “Seven Guitars,” written by August Wilson, to celebrate the arrival of 450 boxes of August Wilson’s archives to Hillman Library. The production will run this week from Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Students perform in “The 39 Steps” at the Henry Heymann Theatre last Friday.

‘The 39 Steps’ showcases student talent in comedic mystery play

By Katelyn Kruszewski, Staff Writer October 25, 2022
Pitt Stages presents “The 39 Steps,” a play comedy that follows the story of thick-accented Richard Hannay, whose mundane life turns upside down when he meets a mysterious woman at the theater.
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