‘We Are Among Us’ Continues at City Theatre; South Park Theatre Staging ‘Morning’s at Seven’ (Thurs., 5/23/19)

Playwright Stephen Belber’s ‘We Are Among Us’ deals in dark secrets. (photo courtesy of Mr. Belber)

Playwright Stephen Belber’s ‘We Are Among Us’ deals in dark secrets. (photo courtesy of Mr. Belber)

1) City Theatre, continuing its tradition of staging new plays and plays not yet seen in Pittsburgh, premieres the latest by American dramatist and screenwriter Stephen Belber. We Are Among Us is a home-from-the-war story. A woman who had served as a military contractor in Afghanistan is now peacefully settled back in U.S. civilian life, or thinks she is, until a reporter starts digging into an incident and cover-up that occurred during her time in the conflict zone. Playwright Berber has dealt previously with the theme of the past coming back to haunt someone. He wrote Match, about a man confronted by a young man claiming to be his biological son. Berber was also an actor/writer on The Laramie Project and has worked extensively in film and TV. City Theatre’s cast for We Are Among Us includes Nilanjana Bose-Ciupinska, Kyle Haden, Jo Mei, Lisa Velten Smith, and Eric Wiegand. 8 p.m. Continues through June 2. 1300 Bingham St., South Side. (MV)

2) The Gibb sisters are both married and live in the same neighborhood. Set in the 1950s, the play about them revolves around family secrets and plots. Myrtle, who’s been the girlfriend of Ida Gibb’s son Homer for far too long, has a plan to spur him to propose. Morning’s at Seven is a touching drama of family ties. It is by playwright Paul Osborn and is being staged by South Park Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Performances through June 1. Brownsville Rd. at Corrigan Dr., South Park Township. (MV)

Share on Social Media

Posted in

Rick Handler

Follow Entertainment Central

Sign up for the EC Newsletter

Latest Stories

Entertainment Central Pittsburgh promo