tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:00:32 +0000Pittsburgh Theatre Connect (PGHTC) strives to inform our readers of the latest happenings of the local Pittsburgh theatre scene, with a focus on up-and-coming companies. Please feel free to <a href="mailto:stacey@pghtheatreconnect.com">contact us</a> with any questions or comments.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)Blogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-6283336099265075563Wed, 16 May 2007 02:03:00 +00002007-05-15T19:15:47.341-07:00PICT presents.... Stuff HappensPittsburgh Premiere by David HareMay 10- June 2Henry Heymann TheatreExperience the not so historic history of the build-up to war in Iraq.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/05/pict-presents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-1921797071053351589Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:33:00 +00002007-04-25T11:41:03.520-07:00Bricolage Theatre presents the Dutchman by Leroi JonesSUNDAY April 29th and MONDAY April 30th @ 8PM937 LIBERTY AVENUE FIRST FLOORDirected by Mark Clayton SouthersFeaturing: Tami Dixon and Joshua ReeseAlso with: Ruel Davis and Lonzo GreenFor reservations call: 412-381-6999email: info@webbricolage.org.Admission FREE.Seating Limited.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/04/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-6975868012218332908Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:23:00 +00002007-03-28T08:37:49.309-07:00MORE NEW PLAYS! If you haven't made it out to Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's month-long reading series... Don't cry, just get your lazy bottom to Week #5...Week Five:Monday 26th 6pm JAMES McBRIDE by Mark Clayton Southers/Corey Rieger & 8pm WAXWORKS by Jeanne DrennanTuesday 27th A new play by Renee Aldrigde /Jeanine Foster McKelvia*Wednesday 28th WRITERS BLOCK by Wali JamalThursday 29thhttp://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/03/pghtc-daily-pick_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-6183150004199050774Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:23:00 +00002007-03-16T04:32:00.289-07:00It's not too late to enjoy a new-play-a-day during the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's ambitious month-long reading series. Currently in week THREE:What's Left In Week 3:Friday 16th: DIBBS by J.P. Nickles /Joanna LoweSaturday 17th: ROSE by Michael SwartzSunday 18th: 3pm BENJAMIN FRANKLIN & HALL OF FAMERS by Sue Danks /Rosa Ferrari & 7pm: THE CHIMES OF WAR by J.R. HallLooking ahead to http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/03/pghtc-daily-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-117224359401984165Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:03:00 +00002007-02-23T07:13:14.030-08:00Quantum Theatre presents... The Red Shoes.Based on the Hans Christian Anderson story, adapted by Karla Boos.Feb. 8-March 4.Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church, North Side412/394-3353http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/02/pghtc-weekly-pick_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-117045382601995946Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:59:00 +00002007-02-02T14:03:46.036-08:00Bug. A new play by Tracy Letts. Presented by Barebones Productions.Feb. 1st- Feb 18th.3609 Forbes AvenueOakland412/363-5847http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/02/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116924883697626597Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:12:00 +00002007-01-19T15:20:36.986-08:00JOIN US IN HELL for Jean Paul Sarte's No ExitPresnted by: Cup-A-Jo ProductionsThru Jan 20Garfield Artworks 412/334-3126.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/01/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116866343879024697Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:26:00 +00002007-01-12T20:43:58.816-08:00So what are the chances that TWO PGH theatre companies would hold 24-hour-play-events on the same weekend? Pretty good, actually becuase it's happening this weekend! And the best part… you can make it to both projects. So take a nap and grab a caffeinated beverage and we’ll see you at the theatre!Saturday Night: Redeye Theatre Project 2.3.24 hour play festivalJan 13Studio TheatreOakland412/736-http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/01/pghtc-weekly-pick-up-all-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116809400987940430Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:49:00 +00002007-01-06T09:50:44.063-08:00Resolutions are always the hot topic this time of year… fitness centers dropping rates in order to entice you to agree to a twelve month contract, restaurants offering lighter fare options… Starbucks coming out with sugar-free versions of their most popular elixirs! Everywhere you turn it seems like the entire capitalistic universe is diligently supporting our New Year’s Resolutions… a class to http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2007/01/resolute-in-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116688463237810243Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:24:00 +00002007-01-06T05:48:37.693-08:00Spread some holiday cheer and give the gift of Sister this season... I saw it last year and will be returning for more laughs this winter...Sister's Christmas Catechism. A return engagement.Thru Dec 31City TheatreSouth Side412-431-CITY.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/12/pghtc-weekly-pick_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116577767139957935Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:43:00 +00002006-12-10T11:07:51.410-08:00Corps Values by Brendon BatesA timely play that follows a young Marine's account of the war in Iraq told in flashbacks... don't miss this issue charged piece.Thru Dec 17Pittsburgh Playwrights TheatreDowntownFor Tickets Call: (412) 394-3353http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/12/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116497711553577193Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:35:00 +00002006-12-01T04:45:15.546-08:00Check it out, this a PGH Theatre Event is a Must See:Redeye Theatre Project (RTP), the University of Pittsburgh's 24-hour theatre company, will present its second festival of the semester on Saturday, December 2. 8pm in the Studio Theatre (basement of the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland). Suggested donation $5 at the door.WHAT IS A 24-HOUR THEATRE COMPANY?: In the space of 24 hours only (http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/12/stay-awake-for-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116489339661233679Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:13:00 +00002006-11-30T05:29:56.630-08:00Who: Quantum TheatreWhat: El Paso Blue by Octavio Solis. Directed by Sheila McKennaWhen: November 30 - December 17. Opening and Press Night: December 1.Performances Wednesdays-Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 5:30 & 9:00; Sundays at 7:00 p.m.Where: 55th Street Warehouse, Lawrenceville (55th Street at the River.)Tickets: $27 ($24 Wednesdays and Sundays) and a limited number of $15 student http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/11/pghtc-weekly-pick_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116298273095324635Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:38:00 +00002006-11-08T02:45:30.966-08:00What:Thank You, Felix Productions will present the third installment of their annual ten-minute play festival. Split into two weekends (Fridays and Saturdays), the festival will feature a varied collection of plots and characters.When:Program A – Nov. 10-11 at 8 PMProgram B - Nov. 17-18 at 8 PM*Running Time: 60minWhere:Future Tenant Space801 Liberty AvenueDowntown*Donation @ door... COMPLEMENTARYhttp://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/11/pghtc-weekly-pick_08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116264923255570910Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:48:00 +00002006-11-04T06:07:12.566-08:00Open Stage Theater presents Camino Real. This Tennessee Williams' play explores one man's journey through a dream-like land. Thru Nov 5.South Side412/394-3353.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/11/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116204181328511492Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:05:00 +00002006-10-28T06:23:33.296-07:00Black, White and good all over!!!!Check out this week's pick:The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's Theatre Festival in Black and White.The Low-Down:Two alternating programs consisting of five one-act plays by white writers directed by African-Americans, and five one-acts by black writers directed by white directors.Program A:"Assassination," by Brendon Bates"A Summer's Tale," by Astrid http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/10/pghtc-weekly-pick_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116176900526126993Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:26:00 +00002006-10-25T02:36:45.273-07:00Congratulations to David Turkel and his play, KEY TO THE FIELD, for becoming the Audience Pick for this year's 2006 Staged Reading Performance Series @ Bricolage.KEY TO THE FIELD will receive a full production after the holidays...http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/10/you-picked-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116135365693711127Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:54:00 +00002006-10-20T07:14:16.976-07:00So, exactly who is the woman who started the Vagina Revolution? EVE ENSLER (Playwright/Performer) opened her new play The Good Body on Broadway in 2004, after hit runs in San Francisco and Seattle. She is in the middle of an extensive America tour. She is the OBIE Award-winning author of The Vagina Monologues and the founder and artistic director of V-Day, a global movement to end violence http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/10/pgh-theatre-connect-wright-way.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-116135229736420456Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:38:00 +00002006-10-20T06:51:37.376-07:00OK, SO THIS WEEK IT's... CITY THEATRE! The Good BodyBy Eve Ensler A shocking and hilarious look at the female quest for physical perfection from the woman who got the world talking about vaginas. (Why check it out?... Director Tracy Brigden stages the first three-person version of Ensler's play... Right here in Pittsburgh.) Extended through NOVEMBER 4, 2006Tickets: 412.431.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/10/pghtc-weekly-pick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115966589342840179Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:14:00 +00002006-09-30T18:24:53.440-07:00Some things just get better with time... Cheese, Wine... Greek Dramas...The Pittsburgh Public Theatre opens its 2006-2007 season with a fresh twist on the Greek classic, Oedipus the KingThrough Oct 29Pittsburgh Public TheatreDowntown412/316-1600.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pghtc-weekly-pick_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115966524598475027Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:08:00 +00002006-09-30T18:14:06.003-07:00Have you made it to the Pittsburgh New Works Festival annual showcase of new one-acts? If not, get there!This week: Teiresias of the Toilets by John Rohrkemper; Passing the Hat by Russell Weeks; Moving Mary by Chris Gavaler. Thru Oct 1.CAPA TheatreDowntown412/881-6888.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pittsburgh-new-works-festival-this_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115902105602921445Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:10:00 +00002006-09-23T07:17:36.030-07:00University of Pittsburgh presents fresh young talent in Student Lab Productions of Light Years by Billy Aronson and For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls by Christopher DurangCHECK IT OUT!Thru Oct 1st Oakland412/624-PLAY.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pghtc-weekly-pick_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115902046053734911Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:00:00 +00002006-09-23T07:07:40.556-07:00Check out what the Pittsburgh New Works Festival has on the menu for this week...Death on Flagler by Lucas LeyvaLet Down by Kristen DewulfBridge by Paula MartinacThru Sept 24thCAPA Theatre,Downtown412/881-6888.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pittsburgh-new-works-festival-this_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115852393566985276Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:04:00 +00002006-09-17T13:12:15.670-07:00The Piano Lesson by August WilsonPresented by the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company and promising a fesh look of the master's classic.Downtown.412-288-0358Thru Oct 1.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pghtc-weekly-pick_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31873465.post-115852340755997674Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:01:00 +00002006-09-17T13:15:34.196-07:00New work right around the corner... GET THERE!Annual showcase of new one-acts. This week: Touching Aurora by Stacy Isom. The Party by Chris Bondi. How I Know Chuck by Matt Casarino. Thru Sept 17. CAPA Theatre, Downtown. 412/881-6888.http://pghtheatreconnect.blogspot.com/2006/09/pittsburgh-new-works-festival-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PGH Theatre Connect)0