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Bah! Humbug! Sherlock Holmes (David Whalen, center) is the toast of London but he's not feeling it. His concerned neighbors are played by (L to R) Simon Bradbury, Carolyn Jerz, Joseph McGranaghan, and Caroline Nicolian.

Strange Bedfellows? No, a Perfect Pairing: Kinetic’s ‘Sherlock Carol’ 

Sherlock Holmes and Ebenezer Scrooge go together smashingly in this holiday show

He said it, he did it, and she has it in her notes. Now Carol puts John through the wringer.

Acts of Creation and Negation: ‘Oleanna’ at Kinetic

David Mamet’s 1992 barn-burner reveals new facets in a Pittsburgh production.

David Whalen and Mei Lu Barnum in Kinetic Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s play, 'Oleanna.' (Photo: Rocky Raco.)

Mamet’s Controversial ‘Oleanna’ in Previews at Kinetic Theatre (Thurs., 7/11/24)

‘Oleanna’

The Comedy (and Tragedy) of Fucking Things Up: ‘American Buffalo’ at barebones

A new production of an old Mamet play hits the right notes, from silly to serious.

Curtis Henshaw (Kymir Cogdell-Freeman) is in the lead with Abcd (Malic Maat) closing in.

Pittsburgh Playwrights’ ‘The Bluegrass Mile’: Win, Place or Show, This Is a Play to Bet On!

It’s not who finishes first, it’s who lasts.

shocked at the mischief bedeviling master Molière and Armande

Dead Man Walking, But He’s a Live Wire: Kinetic’s ‘Invalid’

Pittsburgh gets read the riot act in the world premiere of a wild comedy about Molière.

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You Want Zany? ‘Scapino’ Can Handle That

Kinetic Theatre stages a new play that wakes the wacky echoes of humor past.

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Sherlock Confronts Personality-Disordered Villain in Kinetic’s ‘Speckled Band’

Pittsburgh gets to see a vintage Holmes play revived—and a vicious bad guy vanquished.

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June Theater Guide: Old Faves and New Raves

In Pittsburgh theater this month, will you choose tried-and-true classics or potential new classics-to-be?

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Pittsburgh Public Theater’s ‘Hamlet’ a Fine Finale for Ted Pappas

The Shakespeare classic shines at The Public.

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