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A Tab Bit of Tea | ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ or Taylor Swift fan club?

A Tab Bit of Tea | ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ or Taylor Swift fan club?

By Elizabeth Amstutz, Staff Writer October 30, 2023
In this edition of “A Tab Bit of Tea,” Elizabeth Amstutz talks about her experience as a scenic designer on Pitt Stages’ production of “John Proctor is the Villain” and the small details that helped her shape a personal set design.
The Gravedigger, Tony Bingham, shows Hamlet, Matthew Amendt, Yorick's skull in Act V, Scene 1 of Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of Hamlet. (Photo courtesy of Michael Henninger)

Pappas bids The Public adieu with ‘Hamlet’

By Jon Kunitsky | For The Pitt News May 16, 2018

The audience poured an avalanche of applause over the cast of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production of “Hamlet” following its opening performance April 19 — uproarious cheering, whistling and...

'Pantagleize': Quantum Theatre's latest unorthodox production

‘Pantagleize’: Quantum Theatre’s latest unorthodox production

By Allison Latzko / Staff Writer April 9, 2014

A dilapidated and vast office building that’s falling apart might not seem like an ideal place to stage an uprising, but Quantum Theatre’s latest production, “Pantagleize,” nonetheless utilizes...

The Tragedy of Agamemnon, with a modern flourish

The Tragedy of Agamemnon, with a modern flourish

By Vincent Smith / Staff Writer February 12, 2014

The story goes that Agamemnon came home from fighting in the Trojan War only to find his wife plotting his demise.So much for a hero’s welcome.The classic Greek tragedy evokes themes of war, justice...

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