Mike Vargo

R) meets Nellis (Liam Ezra Dickinson)

‘The Censor’ Demands to Be Seen

A new play by David L. Williams at Through is a psycho-political art thriller laced with humor.

a girl from the Bright Kids Uganda orphanage

New Martha Rial Photo Exhibit: Back to Africa, This Time for Promising News

The Pulitzer winner’s Uganda pictures show children being lifted from a sea of troubles.

the hat! Clad in crowning glory

September Theater Guide: Kickoff Time

September in Pittsburgh isn’t just about football—the city’s theatre companies open with some highlight-reel plays.

but of what? Sierra (Siovhan Christensen) contemplates the effects of fracking in "Driftless."

August Theater Guide: Don’t Be the Fool

Writing off August as a light month for theater would be unwise. The schedule is loaded.

heal thyself! Doc (Mark Yochum

‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ Explores the Land of Lost Dreams and Hope for Better Days

The Summer Company’s revival of William Inge’s “Little Sheba” brings a 1950s hit back home.

Broadway musicals

July Theater Guide: Big Winners, Gripping Geezer Dramas, and More

July isn’t only for musicals. The Pittsburgh theater schedule is stocked with stuff of many sorts.

fear it. Vanda (Whitney Maris Brown) aspires to play the dominatrix in shiny boots of leather

Power Play: ‘Venus in Fur’ Demands to Be Seen

The David Ives play at The Public is one sexy (and very funny) power trip.

Childhood is strange and Roald Dahl's vision of it was stranger: This photo from the Broadway production of "Matilda the Musical" may clue you to what the touring show is like.

June Theater Preview: New Shows from Old Times

Plays and musicals in Pittsburgh this month include new sizzlers coed up from vintage ingredients.

standing) and Lynette Fromme (Kassie Doherty) train their sights on a sinister symbol of the patriarchy

It’s Loaded: Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ Hits Epic Extremes at Stage 62

Dead presidents? This musical has them, and it’s on the money in ways than one.

they're all guilty of terror: Karen Baum

Night of the Undead: Poe’s ‘Two Tales of Terror’ at PICT

PICT Classic Theatre returns to action with a Gothic chiller adapted from two stories by Allan Poe.

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