PICT Staging ‘Andy Warhol’s Tomato’ at Carnegie Stage (Sun., 9/22/24)

ANDY WARHOL’S TOMATO  (drama) by Vince Melocchi. PICT (Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre) Through October 6.

Matt Henderson (l.) as the young Andy Warhol and Johnny Patalano as Mario “Bones” Bonino in PICT’s ‘Andy Warhol’s Tomato.’ (Photo: EEHuffman)

McKeesport native, Vince Melocchi, relates a fictional Pittsburgh story from 1946, when an 18-year-old art student at Carnegie Tech is commissioned for a project in the basement of Mario “Bones” Bonino’s blue-collar bar. It’s an all-summer gig, and the young artist must tolerate the barkeep’s gruff demands, despite Andy’s suspicions that the man is a much softer soul. The play unfolds in an era in which male sexuality is rarely questioned and creative aptitude has little value. Their struggle is, of course, the story of liberation, acceptance, and redemption. Features Matt Henderson as Andy Warhol and Johnny Patalano as Mario Bonino. Andy Warhol’s Tomato had a previous performance earlier in the month at the Warhol Museum. PICT presents Andy Warhol’s Tomato at Carnegie Stage. 3 p.m.25 W. Main Street, Carnegie. (C.P.O.)

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