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October Theater Guide: Foreign Intrigue

Theater companies from overseas, plus some strange ones from the homeland, highlight a busy month on Pittsburgh stages.

Maroon 5 in Concert at PPG Paints Arena; Ed Sheeran Plays PNC Park; Texture Ballet Presents ‘Speed of Sound’ (Sat., 9/29/18)

Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, ‘Speed of Sound,’ Linda Schmitmeyer Bo Reading and Signing, RAD Days Events

Montreal's Cirque Éloize premieres 'Hotel' in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy of Cirque Eloize: Hotel)

Cirque Éloize Staging ‘Hotel’ for Festival of Firsts; ‘Chatterton’ Continues at Quantum Theatre (Wed., 9/26/18)

‘Cirque Éloize ‘Hotel,’ ‘Chatterton,’ Free RADical Days

not so much. But Pittsburgh's Attack Theatre does

Attack Theatre Staging ‘Some Assembly Required’; Last Day for Renaissance Fest; ‘Sordid Lives’ at Mckeesport Little Theatre (Sun., 9/23/18)

‘Some Assembly Required,’ Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, ‘Sordid Lives,’ ‘Mythburgh’

they whistle through Yabin Wang's 'The Moon Opera.' It's part of the Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts and one of a host of new theater and dance productions on stages here in November. (photo courtesy of Yabin Wang Studio)|'Flying Girls.' (Photo: Ibeabuchi Benson Ugochukwu)|Gab Bonesso of 'Gab Squad.'||Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. (Photo: Martha Rial).|'Manifold'will wrap the facade of the Benedum Center in an exciting and constantly changing video art display accompanied by a musical score. (Photo: Renee Rosensteel)|Midnight Radio presents 'Larger Than Life: Frankenstein'|'50 Cities - 50 Traces.'

Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts

30 international companies and artists from 20 arts organizations, including several local companies and artists are in the Festival.

‘All Shook Up’ By Actors and Artists of Fayette County at Geyer Performing Arts (Sun., 9/9/18)

‘All Sho Up,’ Pittsburgh Irish Festival, A Fair in the Park

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson, Van Morrison, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, and Lukas Nelson at Outlaw Fest; Pgh Irish Fest; A Fair in the Park (Fri., 9/7/18)

Willie Nelson, Van Morrison, Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson, and Lukas Nelson; Pittsburgh Irish Festival, A Fair in the Park

' performer Jacob Goodman is perched at the border between life and death. (Photo: Frank Walsh)

Fall Out Boy and Machine Gun Kelly Play PPG Paints; Corningworks Opens ‘The Waiting Room’; Roomful of Blues at Club Cafe (Wed., 9/5/18)

Fall Out Boy and Machine Gun Kelly, ‘The Waiting Room’ Romful of Blues

Affable owner/bartender Gene Ney pouring a pitcher from the tap.

G-Eazy, Lil Uzi Vert, and Ty Dolla $ign at Wild Things Park; Oakland Hot Spots: Gene’s Place and Hemingway’s Cafe (Wed., 8/29/18)

G-Eazy, Lil Uzi Vert, andTy Dolla $ign, Gene’s Place, Hemingway’s Cafe

Ballet is seldom seen outdoors; the PBT free show at Hartwood Acres creates a distinctive experience.

Pittsburgh Ballet Under The Stars at Hartwood; Front Porch Theatricals Staging ‘Grey Gardens;’ PGH New Works Festival Starts (Sun., 8/19/18)

Pittsburgh Ballet at Hartwood; ‘Grey Gardens,’ Pittsburgh New Works Festival

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