![Pittsburgh is home to many theater companies, such as Harris Theater, that had to stop production when COVID-19 was first declared a pandemic and Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a statewide shutdown. This shutdown forced the companies to halt their public shows and find new ways to bring theatre to their audiences.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/C_One-Yr-Shutdown-Cultural-Trust_JB-900x600.jpg)
A showstopping year: Pittsburgh theater companies reflect on anniversary of shutdown
By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer
• March 26, 2021
![Pittsburgh Public Theater is virtually hosting “Romeo N Juliet” — an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — on their website for a small donation fee now until Sunday.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/C_Romeo-N-Juliet_Via-900x600.jpg)
‘Romeo N Juliet’ mixes Shakespeare with Black culture
By Hayley Lesh, Staff Writer
• February 19, 2021
![Pittsburgh Public Theater’s online production of “The Cake” streams Thursday at 7 p.m. on PPT’s website and Facebook page.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thumbnail_Cake1300x500_Cake-900x346.jpg)
Seeing live, local theater is a piece of ‘The Cake’
By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor
• June 2, 2020
![The Gravedigger, Tony Bingham, shows Hamlet, Matthew Amendt, Yoricks skull in Act V, Scene 1 of Pittsburgh Public Theaters production of Hamlet. (Photo courtesy of Michael Henninger)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PPT_Hamlet_076-900x578.jpg)
Pappas bids The Public adieu with ‘Hamlet’
By Jon Kunitsky | For The Pitt News
• May 16, 2018
Pittsburgh Public Theater opens season with “Anne Frank”
By Alessandra Roberto / for The Pitt News
• September 22, 2015
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