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.
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.
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.
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.
