Charles Mee’s ‘Big Love’ at Playhouse; Mario’s East Side Team Trivia (Thurs., 3/9/17)

1) Oh, that Charlie Mee! In a long, wild, and maybe not-so-crazy career, American writer Charles L. Mee has, among other things: agitated for the impeachment of Richard Nixon; written critically acclaimed histories and biographies; written an autobiography titled A Nearly Normal Life, much of which he has spent in a wheelchair since contracting polio as a teenager … and authored dozens of plays, many of them freewheeling adaptations of older plays, posting his scripts on the Internet and inviting anyone to do whatever they want with them. Further tinkering is encouraged, since Mee claims there is no such thing as an “original.” Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre is doing Mee’s Big Love, an adaptation of The Suppliants by the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, which concerns a horde of women fleeing a forced mass marriage to their Egyptian cousins. The Point Park version includes the helicopter ambush that Mee put in to enhance the non-original, and those attending Big Love are advised to be ready for anything. 8 p.m. Runs through March 12. In the Rauh Theatre at Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. (MV)

2)  Mario’s East Side hosts Team Trivia Night every Thursday. Win, place, or show and your team will earn Mario’s gift certificates. Play against the Miller Lite Girls, and you could even win Miller Lite trinkets and giveaways! Feed your brain some chewy trivia and your stomach some delicious Mario’s food. 8 p.m. 5442 Walnut St., Shadyside.

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