‘The Perfect Mate’ Previews at Pittsburgh CLO (Sun., 2/4/24)

THE PERFECT MATE (musical) by Dan Lipton and David Rossmer. Pittsburgh CLO. February 2 – March 17. 

The year is 2063 and Joan Sweete, a young single woman with the archaic belief that true love can only be shared and nurtured one soulmate at a time, challenges her values (and libido) by entering a love-match contest. Of course, she wins the grand prize: a robot programmed with human emotion. Turns out, Miss Sweete may have found her forever lover. Yet, can a robotic Romeo deliver that which Juliet claimed “is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, nor any other part belonging to a man?” The Perfect Mate was developed by David Rossmer and Dan Lipton as part of CLO’s inaugural SPARK festival, launched in 2018, to encourage the creation of new musical theater. The Perfect Mate features two alumnae of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama, Gena Sims and Olivia Vadnais, and is directed by Off Broadway’s seemingly ubiquitous Carolyn Cantor. Mature audience advisory. At the newly redesigned Greer Cabaret Theater. 7:30 p.m. 655 Penn Ave., Cultural District, Downtown. (C.P.O.)

Share on Social Media