August Wilson

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s August Wilson Festival: Three Plays Running!

Pittsburgh Playwrights’ is showcasing several of August Wilson’s best known plays this month.

Pittsburgh Playwright’s’ ‘Jitney’ Will Transport You to 70’s Hill District Drama

Pittsburgh Playwrights’ production of August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ added to the grand opening weekend of the August Wilson House.

August 2022 Theater Guide: a ‘Sister Act,’ a ‘Jitney’ Ride,’ and the ‘Grand Hotel’

It’s a very slow, but very good theater month in Pittsburgh.

Catch The Public’s ‘Two Trains Running’ to August Wilson’s 1968 Pittsburgh

‘Two Trains Running’ demonstrates August Wilson’s mastery of dialogue.

August Wilson, Agatha Christie, and a New ‘The Chief’ Among Pittsburgh Public Theater New Season Offerings

A wide range of plays is on tap this season at The Public.

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Roars at the Manor (Wed., 12/2/20)

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Comes to the Big Screen

African-American musicians of the Roaring Twenties roar to life in the film made from August Wilson’s play.

Counting Crows and Live in Concert at KeyBank; August Wilson’s ‘How I learned What I learned’ Opens at New Hazlett (Thurs., 8/30/18)

Counting Crows and Live, ‘How I learned What I Learned’

August Theater Guide: Seasonal Variations, Strange Bedfellows

Live theater in Pittsburgh this month includes an odd assortment of shows that reflect the oncoming segue from summer to fall.

April Theater Guide: A Deluge of Strong Shows

Pittsburgh theater companies aren’t tripping lightly into spring; they’re storming in.

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