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August Wilson dramatized them. (Photo

Celtic Thunder Brings Irish Music to Benedum Center; Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Staging ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ (Sun., 9/16/18)

Celtic Thunder, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ Pittsburgh New Works Festival

' actors (L to R) Tim McGeever

‘Chatterton’ Opens at Quantum Theatre; Kinetic Theatre Opens ‘The Father’ (Fri., 9/14/18)

‘Chatterton,’ ‘The Father,’ Shrine Circus

Amadeo Fusca stars in the Pittsburgh CLO's one man show 'Men Are From Mars - Woman Are from Venus Live!'

‘Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus’ Onstage at CLO Cabaret; Mario’s East Side Team Trivia (Thurs., 9/13/18)

‘Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus,’ Mario’s Team Trivia

Playwright Lauren Gunderson is known for her witty plays about women and history; 'The Revolutionists' is a hot take on both. (Photo: courtesy of the artist and City Theatre)

City Theatre Previews ‘The Revolutionists’; Nakama Offers Steak, Sushi, and Showmanship (Tues., 9/11/18)

‘The Revolutionists,’ Nakama

‘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

‘Funny Money’ at South Park Theatre; Apple Hill Playhouse Has ‘Kitchen Witches’ (Thurs., 9/6/18)

‘Funny Money,’ ‘Kitchen Witches’

' 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

in 'Disney's Aladdin.' (Photo: Deer van Meen)

Shonen Knife, Murder For Girls, and Garter Shake at Spirit; ‘Disney’s Aladdin’ Continues at the Benedum (Tues., 9/4/18)

Shonen Knife, Murder for Girls, and Garter Shake, ‘Disney’s Aladdin’

Paul Luc at South Park; Little Lake Hosts ‘Little Miss Sunshine’; Heinz Field Kickoff Rib Festival (Fri., 8/31/18)

Paul Luc and Kayla Schureman, ‘Little MissSunshine: The Musical,’ Heinz Field Kick Off and Rib Festival

' actors (L to R) Tim McGeever

September Theater Guide: Is It ‘Fake History’ or Is It Art? 

Plays that re-imagine history are highlights of a loaded Pittsburgh theater schedule this month.

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