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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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....

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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....

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, ...

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:...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

William Shakespeare; dir: Ted Pappas....

Gene Collier; dir: Scott Wise....

Gene Collier; dir: Scott Wise....

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Ayad Akhtar; dir: Tracy Brigden....

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

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

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 ...

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...