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2011-2012 Theatre Season in Pittsburgh

| Bricolage Production Company | PNC Broadway Across America Pittsburgh |
| Barebones Productions | Carnegie Mellon University | City Theatre | Civic Light Opera | Comtra Theatre |
Kuntu Repertory Theatre | Little Lake Theatre Company | New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts |
| Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | No Name Players | Off the Wall Productions | Phase 3 Productions |
| The Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh Playhouse |
| Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre | Pittsburgh Public Theater | Prime Stage Theatre | Quantum Theatre |
| South Park Theatre | Stage 62 | University of Pittsburgh |


BRICOLAGE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Dutchman
April 26 - May 12, 2012


PNC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA PITTSBURGH
(national tours)

Jersey Boys
September 4-23, 2012
Benedum Center

Mary Poppins
October 16-21, 2012 Benedum Center

Stomp
October 30 - November 4, 2012
Heinz Hall

WarHorse
November 13-18, 2012
Benedum Center

Flashdance - The Musical
January 1-6, 2013
Heinz Hall

Les Misérables
January 15-27, 2013
Benedum Center

Sister Act
February 5-10, 2013
Benedum Center

American Idiot
February 19-24, 2013
Heinz Hall

Priscilla Queen of the Desert
March 5-10, 2013
Benedum Center

The Book of Mormon
March 26 - April 7, 2013
Benedum Center

Anything Goes
April 16-21, 2013
Heinz Hall


BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS

TBA


CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DRAMA

Philip Chosky Theater

Good Person of Setzuan
Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Peter Kleinert
Musical Director Jürgen Beyer
October 6-15, 2011

New Works:
November 1-5, 2011
Dead Drop / Kevin Mullins
The Falser Heart / Jason Sebacher
Archaic Television Sex and Noise / Liza Birkenmeier

May 2-5, 2012
The Gyntish Self / Peter J. Roth
Bloomfield / R. N. Healey
Diablerie / Murphi Cook

The Learned Ladies
By Molière
Directed by Shannon Sindelar
November 16-18, 2011

Mad Forest
Caryl Churchill
Directed by Jed Allen Harris
December 1-10, 2011

Suddenly Last Summer
Tennessee Williams
Directed by Katherine Brook
December 7-10, 2011

Hair
Book and Lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni
Music by Galt MacDermot
Directed by Christian Fleming
February 15-17, 2012

Sweeney Todd
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Libretto by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Joe Calarco
Musical Director Thomas Douglas
February 23 - March 3, 2012

The Collected Works of Billy the Kid
Adapted from the poems of Michael Ondaatje
and directed by Sophia Schrank
February 29 - March 2, 2012

The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella by Henry James
Directed by Olivia Lilley
February 29 - March 2, 2012

The Serpent Woman
Carlo Gozzi
Directed by Jessie Mills
March 28-30, 2012

Master Harold...And The Boys
Athol Fugard
Directed by Elizabeth Nearing
April 11-13, 2012

Slavs!
Tony Kushner
Directed by Miranda Steege
April 11-13, 2012

Bus Stop
William Inge
Directed by Gregory Lehane
April 26 - May 6, 2012

Les Enfants Terribles
Jean Cocteau
Directed by Josh Gelb
May 2-5, 2012


CITY THEATRE

Time Stands Still
October 15 – November 6, 2011

Sam Bendrix At The Bon Soir
By Keith Bunin
World Premiere November 12 – December 18, 2011

Through The Night
By Daniel Beaty
January 21 – February 5, 2012

The Monster In The Hall
By David Greig
March 10 – April 1, 2012

Tigers Be Still
by Kim Rosenstock
March 31 – May 6, 2012

Pop!
by Maggie-Kate Coleman and Anna K. Jacobs
May 5 – 27, 2012

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Maple And Vine
By Jordan Harrison
October 13 - November 4, 2012
Main Stage

South Side Stories
World Premiere
By Tami Dixon
November 10 - December 16, 2012
Hamburg Studio

Seminar
By Theresa Rebeck
January 19 - February 10, 2013
Main Stage

Breath And Imagination: The Story Of Roland Hayes
World Premiere Co-Produced With Hartford Stage
By Daniel Beaty
March 9-31, 2013
Main Stage

Little Gem
By Elaine Murphy
March 30 - May 5, 2013
Hamburg Studio

Abigail/1702
By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
May 4-26, 2013
Main Stage


CIVIC LIGHT OPERA

Come Fly Away
June 5-10, 2012

A Chorus Line
June 15-24, 2012

Annie
June 29 - July 8, 2012

Fiddler on the Roof
July 13-22, 2012

Sunset Boulevard
July 24-29, 2012

The Addams Family
July 31 - August 5, 2012
Tour

Cabaret Theater

Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women
May 23 - September 2, 2012

Dixie's Tupperware Party
September 6 - October 14, 2012


COMTRA THEATRE
Route 19, Cranberry PA
724-773-9896

TBA


KUNTU REPERTORY THEATRE
University of Pitt.
Alumni Hall, Wesley Posvar Hall
412-624-7298

TBA


LITTLE LAKE THEATRE COMPANY
500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317
724-745-6300

The Female Of The Species
By Joanna Murray-Smith
May 3-19, 2012

The Fox On The Fairway
By Ken Ludwig
May 24 - June 9, 2012

And A Nightingale Sang
By C.P. Taylor
June 14-30, 2012

Talking Pictures
By Horton Foote
July 5-21, 2012

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
By Dale Wasserman
July 26 - August 11, 2012

The Last Romance
By Joe Dipietro
August 16- - September 1, 2012

Becky’s New Car
By Steven Dietz
September 6-22, 2012

The 39 Steps
Adapted By Patrick Barlow
September 27 - October 13, 2012

Time Stands Still
By Donald Margulies
October 18 - November 3, 2012

Black Tie
By A.R. Gurney
November 8-24, 2012

A Christmas Story
November 29 - December 15, 2012


NEW HAZLETT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
6 Allegheny Square E, 1-888-71TICKETS

TBA

Also see Prime Stage productions


LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Picnic
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
October 21-30, 2011

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
November 11-20, 2011
Mainstage

A Christmas Story
by Liberty Theatre
December 2-4, 2011

The Nutcracker
December 15-18, 2011

It Runs in the Family
By Ray Cooney
February 24 - March 4, 2012

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
May 4-13, 2012


NO NAME PLAYERS

SWAN Day
Support Women Artists Now
March 15-16, 2012

One Million Elephants
World Premiere
Written and performed by Robert Isenberg
Directed by Don DiGiulio
April 20-21, 2012
The Grey Box Theater

Orange Flower Water
by Craig Wright
Directed by Steven Wilson
June 29 - July 14, 2012
PITT Studio Theater, Cathedral of Learning

reasons to be pretty
by Neil LaBute
Directed by Marci Woodruff
August 3–18, 2012
PITT Studio Theater
Cathedral of Learning

Seated readings of three yet to be announced plays
at the PITT Studio Theater in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning
July 10, August 7, August 14


OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS
147 N. Main Street, Washington, PA 15317
724-873-3576

Shaken and Stirred
October 7-22, 2011

The House of Yes
December 2-17, 2011

And Baby Makes Seven
By Paula Vogel
February 24 - March 10, 2012

Death and the Maiden
May 4-19, 2012


THE PITTSBURGH IRISH & CLASSICAL THEATRE, INC.

In the Next Room or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl
A Pittsburgh Premiere
April 19 – May 5, 2012
The Charity Randall Theatre

The Pitmen Painters By Lee Hall
A Pittsburgh Premiere
May 31 – June 23, 2012
Henry Heymann Theatre

Chekhov Celebration
Tragedian in Spite of Himself: A Celebration of the Life and Theatre of Anton Chekhov
July 19 – August 26, 2012

Three Sisters, adapted by Brian Friel
July 19 – August 26, 2012
Henry Heymann Theatre

Ivanov
New English version by Tom Stoppard
U.S. Premiere
August 2–25, 2012
The Charity Randall Theatre

After Chekhov
Featuring The Yalta Game and Afterplay by Brian Friel
Pittsburgh Premieres
August 10–26, 2012
Henry Heymann Theatre

Funny Chekhov
Short plays and vaudevilles by Anton Chekhov
August 17–25, 2012
The Charity Randall Theatre

The School for Lies
By David Ives
A free adaptation of Moliere's The Misanthrope
A Pittsburgh Premiere
December 5–22, 2012
The Charity Randall Theatre


PHASE 3 PRODUCTIONS
412-567-5033

TBA
South Park Theatre


PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER
Byham Series
(412) 456-6666

Chess
October 27-30, 2011

Spring Awakening
January 26 - February 5, 2012

Jesus Christ Superstar
March 22 - April 1, 2012

Legally Blonde
May 3-13, 2012


PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE
at Point Park University

The REP

A Child’s Guide to Heresy
World Premiere
By Kendrew Lascelles
September 9-25, 2011

Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods
By Tammy Ryan
September 30 - October 16, 2011

Mid-Strut
World Premiere
By Eric Burns
February 3-19, 2012

MIA
World Premiere
By Bruce J. Robinson
March 23 - April 7, 2012

Playhouse, Jr.

TBA

Conservatory Company

A Chorus Line
October 21-30, 2011

Ilyria
Musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Adapted by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
November 11-20, 2011

Twelfth Night
December 9-18, 2011

M33
World Premiere
Based on the play Marathon 33 by June Havoc
Original and Adapted Materials by Peter Gregus and Tome Cousin
February 24 – March 4, 2012

Dark of the Moon
April 13-22, 2012


PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE
937 Liberty Ave., Cultural District
412-288-0358

Theatre Festival in Black and White
8 One Act plays - 8 Directors
January

Elder Hostages
by Ray Werner
Directed by Marci Woodruff
February 11-26, 2012

The Jonny Gammage Project
by Attilio Favorini & Mark Clayton Southers
Directed by Mark Clayton Southers
March 2-4, 2012
At the August Wilson Center

Gem of the Ocean
by August Wilson
Directed by Mark Clayton Southers
June 2-10, 2012
At the August Wilson Center


PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER

Electra
September 29 - October 30, 2011

Red
November 10 - December 11, 2011

As You Like It
January 19 - February 19, 2012

Freud's Last Session
March 1 - April 1, 2012

Around the World in 80 Days
April 12 - May 13, 2012

Private Lives
May 24 – June 24, 2012

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Born Yesterday
By Garson Kanin
Directed by Ted Pappas
September 27 – October 28, 2012

Good People
By David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by Tracy Brigden
November 8 – December 9, 2012

The Chief
Starring Tom Atkins
By Rob Zellers & Gene Collier
Directed by Ted Pappas
January 3–12, 2013

1776
Book by Peter Stone
Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Directed by Ted Pappas
January 24 – February 24, 2013

Thurgood
By George Stevens, Jr.
March 7 – April 7, 2013

Clybourne Park
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Pamela Berlin
April 18 – May 19, 2013

TBA
May 30 – June 30, 2013


PRIME STAGE THEATRE
Tickets through proartstickets.org

The Scarlet Letter
November 2011

The Elephant Man
February 24 - March 4, 2012
The New Hazlett Theater

A Wrinkle in Time
May 11-20, 2012


QUANTUM THEATRE
Tickets through proartstickets.org

Twelfth Night
July 28 – August 21, 2011
West Penn Hospital Foundation Research Facility

The End of the Affair
By Karla Roos, Adapted from Graham Greene novel
World Premiere
October 6-30, 2011

Fat Beckett
World Premiere
By Gab Cody
December 1-18, 2011

The Electric Baby
World Premiere
By Stefanie Zadravec
March 29 – April 22, 2012


SOUTH PARK THEATRE
Charity Randall Theatre

Not Another Nun Show
April 26 - May 12, 2012

Silent Heroes
May 17 - June 2, 2012

The Last Romance
June 7-23, 2012

The Bikinis: a musical beach party
June 28 - July 14, 2012

Shooting Star
July 19 - August 4, 2012

Social Security
August 9-25, 2012

The Man from Earth
August 30 - September 15, 2012


STAGE 62
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
Carnegie, PA 15106
(412) 429 - 6262

Hello, Dolly!
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
November 10-20 2011

Dora the Explorer
February 10-19 2012

Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose
May 11-20 2012

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
July 19-29, 2012


UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
REPERTORY THEATRE

Mainstage

Shakespeare’s Lovers and Fighters
Adapted by Chip Crane
October 19-23, 2011
Henry Heymann Theatre

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Directed by Lisa Jackson-Schebetta
Musical Directions by Roger Zahab
November 3-13, 2011

The Gammage Project
Attilio Favorini and Mark Clayton Southers
February 9-19, 2012
Henry Heymann Theatre

Harvest
Manjula Padmanabhan
March 29 - April 7, 2012
Henry Heymann Theatre

Student Labs
Studio Theatre, in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning

Funnyhouse of a Negro
By Adrienne Kennedy
September 28 - October 2, 2011

Bedtime Stories
By Charles Mee
October 26-30, 2011

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
Finegan Kruckemeyer
November 30 - December 4, 2011

New Play Festival
January 25 - February 5, 2012

Wasp
By Steve Martin
April 11-15, 2012

Cleansed
By Sarah Kane
April 11-15, 2012

| Bricolage Production Company | PNC Broadway Across America Pittsburgh |
| Barebones Productions | Carnegie Mellon University | City Theatre | Civic Light Opera | Comtra Theatre |
| Kuntu Repertory Theatre | Little Lake Theatre Company | New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts |
| Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | No Name Players | Off the Wall Productions | Phase 3 Productions |
| The Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh Playhouse |
| Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre | Pittsburgh Public Theater | Prime Stage Theatre | Quantum Theatre |
| South Park Theatre | Stage 62 | University of Pittsburgh |


Updated May 21, 2012



-- Ann Miner

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