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The mission of Pittsburgh Public Theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. Pittsburgh Public Theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate and entertain while operating in a fiscally responsible manner. The Public shares its resources with the community through education and engagement initiatives intended for a wide range of people with the goal of expanding and diversifying the audience while enriching the community.
A Christmas Story: The Play
12/4 - 12/23/2024


A Christmas Story: The Play is set to bring the beloved holiday classic to life on stage at the O'Reilly Theater, running from December 4 ...

Making Art Work
10/14 - 12/31/2024


Making Art Work is a new speaker series at Pittsburgh Public Theater that aims to transform regional theater through innovative discussions and exchanges of ideas. ...

Trouble in Mind
2/5 - 2/23/2025


Trouble in Mind is a significant work by Alice Childress that explores the challenges faced by Black actors in the theater. Set to premiere at ...


Pittsburgh Public Theater presents Edward Albee's powerful drama, exploring the chaotic dynamics of a dysfunctional marriage. Following a faculty party, George and Martha invite a ...


RELATED STORIES

A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE PLAY Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater


by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater announced the full cast and crew of its upcoming production of the family-favorite 'A Christmas Story: The Play,' presented this December at the O'Reilly Theater in Downtown....

Photos: THE HOBBIT at Pittsburgh Public Theater


by Stephi Wild - October 28, 2024

All new photos have been released from the puppet-driven all-ages adventure THE HOBBIT at Pittsburgh Public Theater. The production is on stage through November 10 at the O'Reilly Theater.  Check out the photos here!...

Pittsburgh Public Theater To Open New Speaker Series MAKING ART WORK


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 09, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater will present the new speaker series, MAKING ART WORK, featuring industry leaders. The series aims to inspire and transform regional theater through idea exchange. Learn how to attend. ...

THE HOBBIT Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2024

The O'Reilly Theater will host dragons, goblins, elves, and more fantastical creatures in Pittsburgh Public Theater's upcoming puppet-driven all-ages fantasy adventure 'The Hobbit,' on stage Oct. 23-Nov. 10....

Cast Set For DIAL M FOR MURDER at Pittsburgh Public Theater


by Stephi Wild - August 13, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater this fall launches its 50th anniversary season with suspense and surprise in the thriller that inspired the Hitchcock classic, 'Dial M for Murder', which makes its regional premiere Sept. 11-29 at the O'Reilly Theater in Downtown. ...

Tickets Now On Sale To Pittsburgh Public Theater's 50th Anniversary Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 31, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater's 50th Anniversary season will feature thrillers, classics, fresh adaptations, and new family favorites. Learn how to purchase tickets....

Pittsburgh Public Theater Names New Associate Artistic Director, Chief Development Officer & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 25, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater has hired Sarah Ashley Cain as Associate Artistic Director, Toby Guinn as Chief Development Officer, and more. Learn more!...

Pittsburgh Public Presents Global On Demand Streaming For THE COFFIN MAKER


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 18, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater is launching Public On Demand, offering global streaming access to cinema-quality digital versions of its mainstage productions, starting with THE COFFIN MAKER. Learn how to watch!...

Photos: First Look At THE COFFIN MAKER At Pittsburgh Public


by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2024

See first look photos of Pittsburgh Public Theater's latest world premiere production THE COFFIN MAKER from local theater legend Mark Clayton Southers, directed by City Theatre Company Co-Artistic Director Monteze Freeland, opens in previews Wednesday, May 29, and closes Sunday, June 16....

Cast Set For THE COFFIN MAKER World Premiere At Pittsburgh Public Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Discover the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of THE COFFIN MAKER at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Past Shows

The Hobbit
10/23 - 11/10/2024


Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th Anniversary season features a family-friendly adaptation of The Hobbit, running from October 23 to November 10. This new take, crafted by ...

Dial M for Murder
9/11 - 9/29/2024


Pittsburgh Public Theater opens its 50th Anniversary season with a fresh adaptation of the classic murder mystery, Dial M for Murder, directed by Tony-nominated producer ...

Twelfth Night
7/25 - 8/25/2024


Pittsburgh Public Theater presents an exciting production of Twelfth Night as part of its 50th anniversary season. Under the leadership of new Associate Artistic Director ...

The Coffin Maker - On Demand
The Coffin Maker - On Demand
6/18 - 7/14/2024


WORLD PREMIERE • THIS INSTANT CLASSIC IS TO DIE FOR  In this new installment of his century-spanning chronicle of the Black experience inspired by his mentor August ...

Frida...A Self Portrait
Frida...A Self Portrait
6/7 - 6/25/2023


EXTRAORDINARY ONE-WOMAN TOUR DE FORCEMexican artist Frida Kahlos legendary life unfolds before us in this exquisite, muscular retelling of the ways she wielded her creative ...

Young Americans
Young Americans
4/26 - 5/14/2023


WORLD PREMIERE BY ONE OF AMERICAS MOST EXCITING NEW VOICESJourney between two eras and two generations as celebrated playwright Lauren Yee sets the stage for ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
3/22 - 4/9/2023


Before the iconic 1989 film broke box office records nationwide, Louisiana salon owner Truvy first set up shop on the stage. The colorful cast of ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Harlem


The course of true love never did run smooth In this heightened and hilarious retelling of the Bards most magical romantic comedy, Resident Director Justin ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/30 - 12/23/2022


A TIMELESS HOLIDAY STORY LIKE NONE OTHER!In this timeless holiday comedy, nine-year-old Ralphie Parker takes the audience on a hysterical, hijinks-filled avalanche of adventure filled ...

A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
10/13 - 10/30/2022


Lorraine Hansberry was only twenty-eight years old when she became the first Black woman produced on Broadway with her groundbreaking drama about the Youngers, a ...

Two Trains Runningq
7/1 - 7/19/2022

How The Hell Did I Get Here?
1/26 - 2/13/2022

The Chief
10/20 - 11/7/2021

Slow Food
10/5 - 10/17/2021


The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre: Wendy MacLeod; dir: Sean Daniels....

Playtime: New Play
6/17 - 6/20/2021


Recipient of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Inaugural New Play Contest...

When We Fall
When We Fall
6/17 - 6/20/2021


When We Fall is the winner of Pittsburgh Public Theater's Inaugural New Play contest. Submissions from the tri-state area were accepted. After multiple rounds of ...

Black Ballerina
Black Ballerina
5/20 - 5/23/2021


Tim Rhoze (Director of Public PlayTimes Fires in the Mirror) returns to Pittsburgh Public Theater to direct this elegant story about the perseverance and principle ...

Bard in Bloom


Saturday, May 22 2:00-3:15pm on Flagstaff Hill Flock to Flagstaff Hill for Pittsburgh Public Theaters biggest Shakespeare celebration under the sun! Reserve your seat amongst ...

The Bergerac Simulation,
4/15 - 4/18/2021


A new commission of Cyrano de Bergerac, titled The Bergerac Simulation, adapted by Mora V. Harris...

North of Forbes
3/18 - 3/21/2021


A new commission titled North of Forbes, an Agatha Christie adaptation by Tammy Ryan...

Romeo & Juliet
2/18 - 2/21/2021


This tragedy tells the story of two “star-cross'd lovers” from feuding families. During a party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love. They meet secretly until ...

ROMEO N JULIET
ROMEO N JULIET
2/18 - 2/21/2021


Pittsburgh Public Theaters Resident Director Justin Emeka (Sweat, American Son) returns to the Publics digital stage to share his robust retelling of literatures most revered ...

The Inseparables
1/21 - 1/24/2021


A new commission of The Three Musketeers, titled The Inseparables, by TJ Young....


Experience A Christmas Carol unlike any other—past, present or future. The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to thrilling new life as Tony Award® winner ...


Pittsburgh Public Theater and producer Hunter Arnold unofficially kicked off the holiday season early today, announcing that a special filmed version of Charles Dickens' beloved ...

A Tell-Tale Heart
A Tell-Tale Heart
10/22 - 10/25/2020


The works of American writer Edgar Allan Poe have been translated into several languages ranging from French to Japanese. For the first time, Alec Silberblatt ...


Pittsburgh Public Theater will present Alec Silberblatt's new rendering of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, A Tell-Tale Heart as part of the Public PlayTime: Classics N'at ...

Little Shop of Horrors
1/23 - 2/23/2020


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...


Jocelyn Bioh; dir: Shariffa Ali....

A Few Good Men
9/12 - 10/13/2019


This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The ...

Marjorie Prime
5/30 - 6/30/2019


It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to ...

A Doll's House Part 2
3/7 - 4/7/2019


Fresh from its Tony-winning Broadway run, the comic sequel to Ibsen’s famed drama. Fifteen years after Nora Helmer rejected her domestic life, she returns to ...

The Tempest
1/24 - 2/24/2019


Pittsburgh Public Theater: adapt: Marya Sea Kaminski from William Shakespeare; dir: Marya Sea Kaminski....

Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
12/19 - 12/30/2018


Called “the greatest songwriter that has ever lived,” by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin is known for innumerable American classics such as “White Christmas,” “God Bless ...

Sweat
11/8 - 12/9/2018


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

Pride and Prejudice
9/27 - 10/28/2018


Pride and Prejudice is a theatrical version of Jane Austen’s classic novel involving manners, courtship and relationships. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet's most ...


O'Reilly Theater: Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor....

Hamlet
Hamlet
4/19 - 5/20/2018


A young man encounters the ghost of his slain father in this epic drama. Prince Hamlet feels his life spiraling out of control. His uncle, ...

Heisenberg
Heisenberg
3/8 - 4/8/2018


The boy-meets-girl story gets a facelift when a 40-something free-spirited American woman falls for an inhibited retirement-age Irishman. The play begins when Georgie randomly kisses ...


book: Larry Gelbert, Burt Shevelove; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; music: Stephen Sondheim; dir: Ted Pappas. O'Reilly Theater:...

The Play
The Play
12/28 - 1/6/2018


After a triumphant sold-out run at The O’Reilly this past December, Rocky Bleier returns by popular demand for nine shows only. In this inspiring one-man ...

The Humans
The Humans
11/9 - 12/10/2017


Brigid and Richard have moved into a shabby two-floor apartment in New York’s Chinatown just in time for Thanksgiving, and her family – mom, dad, ...

Equus
Equus
9/28 - 10/29/2017


One of the most sensational plays in Broadway history, Equus is now a modern classic. It tells the story of Alan Strang, a teenage stable ...

An Act of God
6/1 - 7/2/2017


The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 ...

Death of a Salesman
4/20 - 5/21/2017


A 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, explores the disillusionment of the American Dream through the lens of Willy Loman, a failing traveling salesman. The play unfolds ...

Twelfth Night
1/26 - 2/26/2017


William Shakespeare; dir: Ted Pappas....

Rocky Bleier in The Play
12/20 - 1/7/2017


Gene Collier; dir: Scott Wise....

Rocky Bleier in The Play
12/20 - 1/7/2017


Gene Collier; dir: Scott Wise....

Between Riverside and Crazy
11/10 - 12/11/2016


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

Between Riverside and Crazy
11/10 - 12/11/2016


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

Venus in Fur
6/2 - 6/26/2016


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...

TRU
4/21 - 5/22/2016


Truman Capote has become an outcast overnight, after publishing scandalous secrets of the high-society. Unable to admit his betrayal, he holes up with pills, vodka, ...

Disgraced
3/10 - 4/10/2016


Ayad Akhtar; dir: Tracy Brigden....

A Servant To Two Masters
11/5 - 12/6/2015


adapt: Lee Hall from Carlo Goldoni; dir: Ted Pappas....

The Diary of Anne Frank
9/24 - 10/25/2015


Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; dir: Pamela Berlin....

Buyer & Cellar
5/28 - 6/28/2015


Buyer & Cellar is a one-man comedy play written by Jonathan Tolins. It premiered in 2013 and quickly gained critical acclaim for its humor and ...

Othello
4/16 - 5/17/2015


William Shakespeare; dir: Ted Pappas....


Originally performed by August Wilson himself, How I Learned What I Learned is a heartfelt theatrical memoir charting one man’s journey of self-discovery through adversity, ...

My Fair Lady
1/22 - 2/22/2015


book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Ted Pappas....

Noises Off
5/29 - 6/29/2014


When the brilliant Noises Off begins, a troupe of English actors is rehearsing the sex comedy Nothing On. As we eavesdrop, the director explains his ...

Candida
4/17 - 5/18/2014


Candida was a smash when it premiered in 1903 and is still a triumph of sophistication. In this sparkling comedy, Candida is in the middle ...

An Iliad
3/6 - 4/6/2014


Combining the majestic language of Homer with the informal way we speak today, An Iliad unleashes the thrilling tales of the Trojan War and delves ...

Company
1/23 - 2/23/2014


When Company opened in 1970 it swept the Tony Awards and propelled the Broadway musical into a new era. Set in Manhattan, Company features five ...

The Chief
1/2 - 1/5/2014


O'Reilly Theater: Gene Collier, Rob Zellers; dir: Ted Pappas....

TRUE WEST
11/7 - 12/8/2013


Two estranged brothers find themselves together in a house near the desert. One is a writer and family man. The other is a drifter and ...

Our Town
9/26 - 10/27/2013


A story that is simple yet profound. A work of unparalleled imagination and heart. A stunning theatrical achievement that captures the experience of living in ...

Other Desert Cities
5/30 - 6/30/2013


O'Reilly Theater: - Jon Robin Baitz; dir: Rob Ruggiero....

Clybourne Park
4/18 - 5/19/2013


Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin ...

Thurgood
3/7 - 4/7/2013


O'Reilly Theater: - George Stevens, Jr.; dir: Ted Pappas....

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
9/27 - 10/28/2012


Ex-show girl and mistress, Billie Dawn, gets a new lesson on life and love when her corrupt and uncouth junk czar boyfriend hires a newspaper ...

Private Lives
5/24 - 6/24/2012

Around the World in 80 Days
4/12 - 5/13/2012

Freud's Last Session
3/1 - 4/1/2012

As You Like It
1/19 - 2/19/2012


An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

Laugh Out Loud
1/5 - 1/7/2012

The Second City's 'Laugh Out Loud'


America's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, is coming back to The Public by popular demand with its one of a kind "Laugh Out Loud” ...

Red
Red
11/10 - 12/11/2011


First produced by London's Donmar Warehouse, Red then jumped to Broadway and won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play. The setting is the studio ...

Electra
Electra
9/29 - 10/30/2011


New stagings of ancient Greek plays are a signature of The Public's leader, Ted Pappas. After acclaimed productions of Medea and Oedipus the King, he ...

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