Mike Vargo

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‘Stupid Fucking Bird’ at 12 Peers Is Obscenely Good

Sounds dirty! But ‘Bird’ is a clean, keen, mean machine that’ll take you for a bleeping good theatrical ride.

soap-making was being industrialized. But people kept right on playing with the bubbles as they still do at Pittsburgh RenFest.|You think you're hot? Special effects are real

Late Summer Short List: 13 Cool Ways to Round Out the Season

Summer’s second half is action-packed in Pittsburgh.

check—but what does he have under those blue jeans? We're gonna find out when Jerry (Andy Kelso

Raw Story, with Music: ‘The Full Monty’ at CLO

Pittsburgh CLO performs a musical seriocomedy that lets it all hang out.

' in a month when musicals take the spotlight.

July Theater Guide: A Midsummer Night’s Musical or Two … or Three, or Eight …

Musicals dominate the scene in Pittsburgh theater this month.

they're in character: that's Ken Bolden (quite composed as dapper Harold) listening to Dylan Marquis Meyers (Philip) explain his predicament.|Big brother Treat (Max Pavel

At 15 Bucks a Head, ‘Orphans’ Is a Steal

A new indie production of a dark-comedy chiller gives Pittsburgh knockout theater at a budget price.

there was Alfred Jarry

June Theater Guide: Into the Not-So-Empty Void

Join us as we explore the unexpectedly lush ecosystem of summer theater in Pittsburgh.

modern urban art may mingle with majestic remains of industrial history.|Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra cranks it up at the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival.|Ah

Early Summer Short List: Fun and Sun in the Pittsburgh Area

From aesthetics to active outdoor life, Pittsburgh has it all. Here’s a lucky 13 summer highlights.

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American Apocalypse: Nuclear Family Goes Nuclear in ‘Hir’

Barebones productions puts on a show—literally—with Taylor Mac’s modern tragicomedy.

updated version in which Cinderella gets more than her prince. With the help of Fairy Godmother (L) and friends

May Theater Guide: Two of Everything?

Good things come in pairs, and there seem to be lots of them in Pittsburgh’s theater schedule this month.

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Wild Trip from an Alcoholic’s Jungle to AA: ‘The White Chip’ at City Theatre

A new seriocomic play about alcoholism and recovery highlights the Pittsburgh theater scene.

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