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Honk Jr.
Book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe
Music by George Stiles
Directed by Michael McKelvey
Weekends May 11 - 26, 2013
Saturday @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Rockwell Theatre - Tickets are family priced at $7/ticket

Poor Ugly, the duckling, doesn’t look or sound anything like his brothers and sisters. Despite their teasing, when he’s led astray by a very hungry and conniving cat he’s desperate to get back home. With catchy songs and colorful characters, this modern version of The Ugly Duckling will remind audiences young and old that different is beautiful.





Huck Finn
Written by Mark Twain
Adapted by Eric Coble
Weekends May 11 - 26, 2013
Saturday @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Rauh Theatre - Tickets are family priced at $7/ticket

Mark Twain’s classic American novel tells the story of Huck Finn and Jim, an escaped slave, rafting down the Mississippi in search of freedom and adventure. Along the way, Huck discovers his own sense of morality in the face of the politics and prejudices of the antebellum South. This new adaptation addresses the difficult themes of race and identity in a modern and engaging style.

Afternoon of Elves
Based on the Newberry Honor Book by Janet Taylor Lisle
Adapted byY York
Weekends May 25 - June 9, 2013
Saturday @ 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Studio Theatre - there is no late seating for this production
Tickets are family priced at $7/ticket.

Sara-Kate Connolly’s overgrown back yard hides many secrets, the most exciting of which is a mysterious elf village. When Hillary, a popular fourth grader, learns of the tiny houses, an unlikely friendship develops between the two girls. While caring for the elf village, Hillary stumbles on a much darker secret about Sara-Kate’s life, one that she cannot share with anyone. Her discovery forces her to consider the charmed life she’s had while others her age are struggling to survive. Afternoon of the Elves was a 1990 Newberry Honor Book.

Past Performances from our 2012 - 2013 Season...

August: Osage County

Dunkin' Donuts Discussion Series - Friday, September 14.  Following the performance you are invited to stay to discuss the show and enjoy donuts and coffee compliments of Dunkin' Donuts.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County is a wild ride that tells the story of the Westons, a hysterical yet horrifically dysfunctional clan that comes together at their Oklahoma home when the patriarch disappears. Forced to confront unspoken truths and secrets, the family must also contend with Violet, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman at the center of this storm. Los Angeles Times says it is “sensationally entertaining…a feast for actors and audiences alike.” Time Magazine named it the "#1 Show of the Year!"  Described by Variety as a “very juicy…epic evening…( a) richly entertaining dysfunctional-family juggles the hilarious, the poignant and the appalling on a scale seldom seen,” August: Osage County is a tale brimming with savory characters told with unremitting honesty.

Student Choreography Project
Oct. 5 - 7, 2012
George Rowland White Performance Studio, Point Park University Campus

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.

Rope  
by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Elmore James
Sept. 27 – Oct. 14, 2012
Studio Theatre - there is no late seating for this production
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, September 27 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $15- subject to availability
Saturday, September 29 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

Dunkin' Donuts Discussion Series - Friday, October 5.  Following the performance you are invited to stay to discuss the show and enjoy donuts and coffee compliments of Dunkin' Donuts.

For the mere sake of adventure, danger, and the "fun of the thing," Wyndham Brandon persuades his weak-minded friend, Charles Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate. They place the body in a wooden chest, invite a few acquaintances, and host a dinner party with the chest as the supper table.  Horror and tension swell gradually; thunder grows outside, the guests leave, and we see the reactions of the two murderers to the strange, twisted series of events.  Elmore James creates an edgy, American-ized version of this psychological drama brimming with shock and suspense.


James is a theater director, musical performer, opera singer and is a teacher of acting and musical theater, having worked both here in the United States and in Europe, having worked on Broadway, in regional theater and in opera, at the Metropolitan Opera House as well as the opera houses of Italy, Germany, France and Scandinavia. He has directed everything from Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Harold Pinter and Lanford Wilson to Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Weber. His award-winning career spans over 40 years.

The Producers

Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meham
Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks
Directed and choreographed by Tomé Cousin
Oct. 18 – 28, 2012
Rockwell Theater
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, October 18 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $12- subject to availability
Saturday, October 20 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

Scheming partners Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom think they know the sure-fire way to make money on Broadway: fund a flop on the cheap and make off with the extra cash. No journey down the Great White Way would be complete without kitschy dance numbers, romantic interludes and over-the-top personalities; Mel Brooks delivers all of this, with a strong dose of humor. A favorite among theatre lovers and comedy lovers alike, The Producers has been a movie (1968), a Broadway musical (2001) and a movie musical about a Broadway musical based on a movie (2005). The Producers original Broadway production won 12 out of 15 Tony nominations, with the rare distinction of winning in every category it was nominated.

Seven Guitars
By August Wilson
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Nov. 8 – 18 and Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2012
Studio Theater - There is no late seating for this production
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

This show is sold-out.

Thursday, November 8 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $12 - subject to availability
Saturday, November 10 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

Its 1948 and bluesman Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, fresh out of jail, has an opportunity he won’t let himself pass up: a studio has asked him to travel to Chicago and cut some records. Unfortunately, his unexpected musical success doesn’t make up for his errant past. Seven Guitars, the seventh play written in August Wilson’s decade-by-decade Pittsburgh Cycle, uses dark humor and flashbacks to paint a rich picture of African-American struggle for identity and self-acceptance against the backdrop of racial prejudice. Seven Guitars won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1996.

Contemporary Choreographers
Nov. 16 - 18 & Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2012
George Rowland White Performance Studio, Point Park University campus

Luminaries of the dance world collaborate with Point Park University students in a performance like you've never seen before. Today's most sought-after choreographers bring their unique perspectives to an evening that will leave you in awe. This is an exciting, innovative fusion of styles you can't find anywhere else.

The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Shirley Tannenbaum
Dec. 6 – 16, 2012
Rauh Theater
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, December 6 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $12 - subject to availability
Saturday, December 8 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

The hysteria and intolerance of the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s provide the setting for this Arthur Miller classic. When a mysterious illness affects a teenage girl, the family looks for someone or something to blame. Suggestions of witchcraft made by the jealous, conniving Abigail Williams throws this town into a frenzy of accusations. A rich allegory of the McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, The Crucible won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1953 and a Lawrence Olivier Award for Best Revival in London in 2007.

The Jazz Nutcracker
Dec. 7-9 and 14-16, 2012
Rockwell theater, Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse

Orginal concept and choreography by Doug Bentz
Music by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Joe Campus after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Featuring the Benny Benack Band

This is not your father's Nutcracker. Sexier and jazzier than any version you've seen before, Doug Bentz's fresh twist and choreography bring to life a while sultry slew of characters, including the Sugar Rum Cherry. With a musical arrangement based on Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, this unrivalled dance masterpiece features live music by the Benny Benack Band.

Becky’s New Car
By Steven Dietz
Directed by Kim Martin
Jan. 31 – Feb. 17, 2013
Studio Theatre - there is no late seating for this production
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, January 31 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $15- subject to availability
Saturday, February 2 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

Dunkin' Donuts Discussion Series - Friday, February 8..  Following the performance you are invited to stay to discuss the show and enjoy donuts and coffee compliments of Dunkin' Donuts.

Valentine’s Day “Girl’s Night Out” - Thursday, February 14  The event starts at 6:30 p.m., and includes champagne, strawberries and other light hors d'oeuvres, as well as door prizes. Individual tickets are $35, or $60 for a pair. Please specify the “Girl’s Night Out” event when making a reservation as there are a limited number of tickets available.

Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage—with no prospects for change on the horizon. Then one night a socially inept and grief-struck millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works. Becky is offered nothing short of a new life…and the audience is offered a chance to ride shotgun in a way that most plays wouldn't dare. Becky’s New Car is a thoroughly original comedy with serious overtones, a devious and delightful romp down the road not taken.

Variety says, "Perhaps the highest praise that can be given to Steven Dietz's praiseworthy new comedy is that it's funny…gently and consistently funny—right up to the point that it's touching, and then even a little bit after that. Becky’s New Car takes the audience on a smart, comic cruise through the perils of middle-aged longing and regret."

Chess
Book by Richard Nelson
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson
Directed by Scott Wise
Feb. 21 – March 3, 2013
Rockwell Theater
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, February 21 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $12 - subject to availability
Saturday, February 23 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

In the midst of the Cold War, Freddie Trumper of the United States and Anatoly Sergievsky of the Soviet Union face off in a world championship chess tournament. The two men, with the reputation of their countries at stake, prove weak in the face of love and loyalty. Released first as a concept album in 1984, Chess has a critically acclaimed score by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson and reached Billboard Top 10 Charts around the world, spawning decades of new productions, concerts, and recordings.

Conservatory Dance Company at Point Park University 
Feb. 22 - March 3, 2013
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
George Rowland White Performance Studio - Point Park University Campus; downtown
This exceptional program celebrates the creativity of some of Point Park's most accomplished dance faculty.This year’s concert includes works by Nicolas Petrov, Kiesha Lalama, Peter Merz, Ron Tassone, and Garfield Lemonius.

Antarktikos(World Premiere)
By Andrea Stolowitz
Directed by Sheila McKenna
March 21 – April 7, 2013
There will not be a performance on Sunday, March 31.  We have added a performance on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Studio Theatre - there is no late seating for this production
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, March 21 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $15- subject to availability
Saturday, March 23 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

Dunkin' Donuts Discussion Series - Friday, March 29.  Following the performance you are invited to stay to discuss the show and enjoy donuts and coffee compliments of Dunkin' Donuts.

Antarktikos is a mind-bending play about heroism, saying goodbye, and moving forward.   Somewhere between Oregon and Antarctica lie several points on a continuum: Susan, a writer at an artists residency at the South Pole; Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the British Antarctic expedition of 1912; and Hilary, Susan's 21-year-old daughter. When an insomniac EMT named Alex becomes the hapless link among them, time collapses, geographies blend, and destinies emerge.

Andrea Stolowitz is a graduate of the M.F.A. playwriting program at UC-San Diego. Her plays have been developed and produced nationally and internationally at theaters like the Old Globe, The Long Wharf, Victory Gardens, and the Cherry Lane. Antarktikos has been developed at Artists Repertory Theater (OR), Key City Public Theater (WA), the 2011 New Harmony Project (IN), White Pine Productions Play Series (PA) dir: Ed Sobel (Arden Theater), and the JAW festival at Portland Center Stage. The play was named a finalist for PlayPenn (PA) and Premiere Stages (NJ).



The School for Scandal
By Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Directed by Alan Stanford
April 11 – 21, 2013
Rauh Theater
Thursday - Saturday @ 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday @ 2:00 pm

Thursday, April 11 @ 8:00 pm - Preview Night - Tickets only $12 - subject to availability
Saturday, April 13 @ 2:00 pm - Pay What You Wish - subject to availability

The School for Scandal is widely considered a comic masterpiece of the Restoration Period with witty dialogue, hidden identities, and appropriately scandalous, slanderous, and scheming characters. This comedy of manners (both good and bad!) still feels fresh after 235 years.

Conservatory Dance Company at the Byham
April 19 - 21, 2013, Fri & Sat. @ 8 p.m., Sat & Sun @ 2 p.m.
Byham Theater, Cultural District 

Showcasing the diverse and impressive talents of the Conservatory dance students, this performance feature an exciting array of dance legends and styles. The 2013 program includes pieces by noted choreographers Ben Stevenson, Jose Limon, Alejandro Cerrudo, and Rennie Harris.

Point Park Connections
April 26-28, 2013
George Rowland white Performance Studio, Point Park University campus

In Point Park's adjunct faculty, our dance students have access to a wide range of styles and experience. With artful choreography, this performace features very special works created for this season's culminating performance.