PICT Classic Theatre Staging Werner’s ‘Run the Rabbit Path’; Voodoo Homestead Offers 16 Beers on Tap (Thurs., 1/31/19)

Karen Baum as Patty, James FitzGerald as Pop, and Reed Alan Worth as Charlie in PICT Classic Theatre’s ‘Run the Rabbit Path.’ (photo: PICT Classic Theatre)

1) Young Pittsburghers may not know that Ray Werner was once a leading figure in the city’s advertising industry. After co-heading his own agency for a number of years, Werner returned to his lifelong interest in theater and is now one of the area’s best-known playwrights. His latest, Run the Rabbit Path, premieres at PICT Classic Theatre. It’s an Irish-American family drama in which two brothers and a sister are preparing to hold a wake. The deceased is their father, and the play’s title refers to “the mystery of the rabbit path”—which cannot be revealed or explained here, since nobody knows what it is except for Werner and those associated with the play. Performances continue through February 16. In the Fred Rogers Studio at WQED, 4802 Fifth Ave., Oakland. (MV)

Voodoo Homestead provides an open-air ambiance. photo: Christopher Maggio.

2) It didn’t take long for award-winning Voodoo Brewery to outgrow its Meadville britches. The brewery’s not abandoning operations out of the small Crawford County seat. Rather, in January of 2015, the owners opened Voodoo Homestead, a satellite pub which sells only Voodoo beer. The pub offers 16 beers on draft, though do check their website for availability. For the uninitiated, we recommend HooDoo. With this IPA, Voodoo promises your taste buds a journey down the seven “Cs.” (That’s seven different hops beginning with the letter C.) From the taste of things, we’re guessing one of those Cs is citra, making this piney brew the perfect summer beverage (and refreshing in winter as well). As for the location, the chalked menu harks to their Meadville base; the old hoses under the cast-iron stairs hark to the location’s old function: firehouse and municipal building. Add in some ceiling art, including God granting Adam a bottle à la the Sistine Chapel, and you’ve got a space as funky as the suds served inside it. The pub also sells snacks and growlers. 205 E. 9th Ave., Homestead. (CM)

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