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World Premiere
The Umbrella Man
by Edward J. Delaney
based on the screenplay "The Umbrella Man"
by Edward J. Delaney
story by Edward J. Delaney, Michael J. Grasso, Joseph M. Grasso
Directed by Robert A. Miller
Preview Thursday, September 9, 2010
September 10 – 26, 2010
Dunkin' Donuts Talkback Series - Friday, September 17, 2010
Rauh Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $24/$27 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Whether on a beautifully sunny day for a Presidential parade in Dallas or a little side street in a Pittsburgh neighborhood, one single flash of a moment can turn the world upside down. Reliving that split second over and over again, searching for meaning, Lyle and Deborah Asay undertake a tumultuous journey. Struggling through loss, each grasps for ways to cope, leading to unusual encounters with conspiracy theorists, psychotherapy and a former beau. A love story, The Umbrella Man uncovers the true power of an enduring relationship.
Student Choreography Project
George Rowland White Performance Studio
Point Park University Campus
October 1 – 3, 2010
Show Times: Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm / Sunday at 6:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
The Conservatory Dance Company opens the season with Student Choreography Project, a showcase of original choreography from its top students. Regularly recognized for national festivals and awards, this edgy and inspired concert features selections from a variety of dance genres by some of today’s most promising young artists.
La Ronde
By Arthur Schnitzler
Translated by Frank and Jacqueline Marcus
Directed by Robin Walsh
Preview Thursday, October 7, 2010
October 8 – 24, 2010
Dunkin' Donuts Talkback Series - Friday October 15, 2010
Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse - There is no late seating.
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $24/$27 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
When Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde was first published in 1903, it was immediately banned for its shocking content. His witty ten scenes are a sexual merry-go-round in turn-of-the-century Vienna, a bit of voyeurism on unlikely couplings. Opening in a park with a prostitute and a soldier, the erotic romp then introduces the soldier with the housemaid. Which unfolds to the encounter of the housemaid and the young gentleman and after that, the young gentleman’s frolic with the married woman. And so it goes until we come full circle to the brothel, home to the very first character we meet. More than a century old, La Ronde is still a timely provocative exploration of our fascination with sex.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Book by Richard Henry Morris
Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Directed by Scott Wise
Preview Thursday, October 28, 2010
October 29 – November 7, 2010
Rockwell Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Girls' Night Out - Friday, November 5 - seating is limited / reservations are required.
It’s 1922 and Millie Dillmount clearly isn’t in Kansas anymore. Perhaps the first feminist musical ever, Thoroughly Modern Millie is the high-spirited tale of a young ingenue’s arrival in New York City. She comes of age as the flapper era does, when she discovers a big city full of intrigue, jazz and a society that’s rules of love and behavior are in the midst of a dramatic change. Forever. With a bouncy score, this quintessential Tony-winning musical will have you tapping along long after Millie’s story is told.
Pittsburgh Connections
George Rowland White Performance Studio
Point Park University Campus
November 12 – 21, 2010
Show Times: Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
This beloved hometown program features choreography by a collection of seasoned artists boasting Pittsburgh roots. The program includes:
Dionna Pridgeon, Point Park University alumna, independent choreographer in Chicago
Craig Kaufman, Point Park University alumnus, recently retired from Giordano Dance Company
Kassandra Taylor, Point Park University alumna, member, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory
Gina Patterson, Pittsburgh native, former principal dancer, Ballet Austin
Justin Myles, Point Park University alumnus, lead dancer in STOMP!
Camino Real
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by George Ferencz
Preview Thursday, November 18, 2010
November 19 – 21 and December 2 - 12, 2010
Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse - There is no late seating.
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Tennessee Williams’ phantasmagorical Camino Real unites a cadre of literary figures – from Don Quixote and Casanova to Camille and Esmerelda – in a purgatory-like waiting room that’s both a nightmare and an inescapable condition. This place, a long stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere called the Camino Real, is home to corruption, indifference and greed, which have thwarted the attempts of anyone who’s ever tried to escape. That is, until Kilroy arrives.
She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Jack Allison
Preview Thursday, December 9, 2010
December 10 - 19, 2010
Rauh Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Afternoon Tea - Saturday, December 11 - seating is limited / reservations are required
One of the most charming musicals ever written, She Loves Me is a sweet, light story of two co-workers in a perfume shop in 1930’s Europe. These feuding clerks can barely tolerate the sight of each other, but have secret happy outlets with anonymous pen pals, not knowing, of course, that their mysterious correspondents are none other than each other. With warmth, intelligence and nostalgia, it’s the perfect holiday musical, as Georg and Amalia come to a remarkable realization on Christmas Eve.
The Bench
Conceived and Choreographed by Kiesha Lalama-White
Music composed by David Lalama
Guest Artist Ralph Lalama
Rockwell Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
December 10 – 19, 2010
Show Times: Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Afternoon Tea - Saturday, December 11 - seating is limited / reservations are required
As you look back at your life’s journey, what memories do you cherish most? The Bench is an unforgettable multi-media dance experience with a live orchestra that celebrates family and chronicles moments that fill our lives with stories, our hearts with memories and our souls with fulfillment. The Bench is an event for the entire family. Experience the magic with those you love. Named one of the top 10 dance productions of 2009 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Time of Your Life
By William Saroyan
Directed by John Amplas
Preview Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 28 – February 6, 2011
Rauh Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
William Saroyan wrote that “The Time of your Life is a play of our time. The people in the play are people you are likely to see any day in almost any part of America, certainly at least in certain kinds of American places.” Seventy years after it won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, it’s just as true. Brilliant, funny and truthful, it all happens, for the most part, in Nick’s Pacific Street saloon, a seedy bar near the San Francisco waterfront. Colorful characters populate the dive, taking us on an adventure of love, friendship and the search for meaning in life.
The Lonesome West
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Kim Martin
Preview Thursday February 10, 2011
February 11 – 27, 2011
Dunkin' Donuts Talkback Series - Friday, February 18, 2011
Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse - There is no late seating.
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $24/$27 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Forty-year-old playwright Martin McDonagh has quickly become the fresh voice of post-modern Ireland, complete with dialect, unforgettable characters and black humor. The last installment in his Leenane Trilogy, The Lonesome West centers around two twisted and constantly arguing brothers, Valene and Coleman Connor, who are plagued by their father’s recent death in an ‘accident’ and the events that follow. Darkly funny, their small-village priest attempts to fix their relationship, which may be just as permanently broken as Valene’s beloved saint figurine collection.
Conservatory Dance Company at The Byham
Byham Theatre, Pittsburgh Cultural District
February 24 – 26, 2011
Show Times: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Presented at the prestigious Byham Theatre, this exciting program features master works by dance luminaries George Balanchine, Bill T. Jones, Trey McIntyre, and Toru Shimazaki.
EVITA
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by John Shepard
Preview Thursday, March 3, 2011
March 4 – 6 and March 17 – 20, 2011
Rockwell Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
Born out of wedlock in a small village in rural Argentina, Eva Peron rose to become an inspirational leader of her country. This powerful Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical collaboration follows Evita’s early life, love, rise to power, charity work, feminist activism and eventual death. This Tony Award-winning rock opera made its debut in London’s West End in 1978, skyrocketed the career of Patti Lupone in 1979 and has been a favorite around the world ever since.
Pittsburgh Premiere
Mercy and the Firefly
By Amy Hartman
Directed by Melissa Martin
Preview Thursday, March 31, 2011
April 1 - 17, 2011
Dunkin' Donuts Talkback Series - April 8, 2011
Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse - There is no late seating.
Show Times: Thursday - Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $24/$27 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
An East L.A. schoolgirl. Her teacher, a nun, traumatized by recent events. A statue of the Virgin Mary in an overgrown vacant lot in Homestead. And yeah, a gun. Heaven help us. Amy Hartman’s wildly original Mercy and the Firefly is a tale of returning home again, redemption and forgiveness. As Lucy attempts to justify her actions – and her faith – she drags everyone along for the ride, including her mother, Vivian, who’s taken to cooking the last supper for death row inmates and her neighbor, Oliver, who’s never recovered from unrequited love, among other things. And then there’s Mercy. A murderer.
Faculty Worx
Rockwell Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
April 15 – 17, 2011
Show Times: Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $18/$20 - Student Tickets: $7/$8
This exceptional program celebrates the creativity of some of Point Park University’s most accomplished dance faculty including Doug Bentz, Ron Hutson, Judith Leifer, Peter Merz, Nicolas Petrov, and Ron Tassone.
Peter and the Wolf
By Allison Gregory
Based on the Musical Tale by Sergei Prokofiev
Music by Hummie Mann
Lyrics by Allison Gregory and Hummie Mann
Directed and Choreographed by Jeremy Czarniak
Rockwell Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
Weekends, May 14 – 29, 2011
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm / Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $7
Young Peter lives at his grandfather’s house in the forest. Defying the rules one day, Peter ventures out of the clearing and encounters all the creatures of the woods. Including the wolf. The original beloved musical tale was created by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 and has been adapted for generations around the world. Never before seen in Pittsburgh, this wonderfully reinterpreted, reinvented rendition introduces children to the magic of the theatre, complete with a tango, a waltz and a two-step shuffle.
World Premiere
Pittsburgh’s Mr. Aviation!
Written and Directed by Yoli
Studio Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse / Seating is limited to 65 seats per performance
Weekends, May 14 – 29, 2011
Saturday at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm / Sunday at 2:00 pm
Tickets: $7
American aviation history comes alive on stage in Pittsburgh’s Mr. Aviation!, the story of Pittsburgh hero Clifford Ball, who in 1925, with the help of his friends built Pittsburgh’s first airport, giving adventure pilots steady jobs flying Pittsburgh’s first private air mail and passenger service, so everyone could take a ride in the skies.
Diary of Anne Frank
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Newly Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Shirley Tannenbaum
Rauh Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse
May 27 - June 12, 2011
Friday at 7:00 pm /Saturday at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm / Sunday at 2:00 pm
You have never seen The Diary of Anne Frank like this before. A new adaptation for a new generation, the story of unprecedented atrocities come to life in the writings of a girl who lived in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. At times both poignant and funny, this play depicts the tragedy that befell so many people during the Holocaust through one young girl’s only way to get through each day. By writing. A Pittsburgh premiere for this adaptation, audiences will see anew the bleak terror and Anne’s awareness of what was happening around her.
