Pittsburgh by Ann Miner

2009-2010 Theatre Season in Pittsburgh

BRICOLAGE PRODUCTION COMPANY

TBA

PNC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA PITTSBURGH
(national tours)

Stomp
September 15-20, 2009
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Starring The Rockettes
November 11 - December 6, 2009
Benedum Center
Dreamgirls
December 29, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Heinz Hall
In The Heights
February 2 - February 7, 2010
Benedum Center
Xanadu
February 23 - February 28, 2010
Benedum Center
Grease
March 9 - March 14, 2010
Benedum Center
August: Osage County
April 6 - April 11, 2010
Benedum Center
Young Frankenstein
May 4 - May 9, 2010
Benedum Center

BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS

Glengarry Glen Ross
November 12 - 29, 2009
New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DRAMA
Philip Chosky Theater

The Grapes Of Wrath
By Frank Galati Adapted from John Steinbeck's Novel
Directed By Barbara Mackenzie-Wood
October 1-10, 2009
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Music And Lyrics By Frank Loesser
Book By Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, & Willie Gilber
Directed By Daniel Goldstein
Choreography By Byron Easley
Music Direction By Thomas Douglas
November 12-21, 2009
The Inspector General
By Nikolai Gogol
New Adaptation By Michael M. Chemers
Directed by Jed Allen Harris
February 18-27, 2010
Richard III
By William Shakespeare
Directed By Matt Gray
April 15-24, 2010
Medea
By Euripides
Directed by Max Montel
December 2-5, 2009
Thérèse Raquin
By Neal Bell
Adapted from the Novel By Émile Zola
Directed By Kate Pines
April 21-24, 2010
Three Days of Rain
By Richard Greenberg
Directed by Marya Spring-Cordes
October 28-30, 2009
Burial at Thebes
Seamus Heaney's New Translation Of Antigone By Sophocles
Directed By Sarah Krohn
November 11-13, 2009
Dead Man's Cell Phone
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed By Gahl Pratt
February 10-12, 2010
In The Blood
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Taylor Reynolds
February 24-16, 2010
Slow Dance on the Killing Ground
By William Hanley
Directed by Tina Robinson
March 17-19, 2010
Winter Festival Of New Plays
New Works by CMU Dramatic Writing Students
January 29 - February 27, 2010

CITY THEATRE

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Jeffrey Hatcher
October 17 - November 8, 2009
Blackbird
By David Harrower
November 7 - December 13, 2009
A Kodachrome Christmas
By Pat Hazell
December 5-27, 2009
The Clockmaker
By Stephen Massicotte
January 23 - February 14, 2010
When January Feels Like Summer
By Cori Thomas
April 10 - May 16, 2010
Shooting Star
By Steven Dietz
April 10 - May 16, 2010
The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead
By Robert Hewett
May 8 - May 30, 2010

CIVIC LIGHT OPERA

Oliver!
June 1-6, 2010
Miss Saigon
June 8-20, 2010
Curtains
June 22-27, 2010
The Producers
July 6-18, 2010
Hairspray
July 20 - August 1, 2010
The Student Prince
August 3-8, 2010
Cabaret Theater
Forever Plaid
October 8, 2009 - March 28, 2010
Nunsense
April 8, 2010 - June 27, 2010

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

Dutchman and the Slave
October 3-10, 2009
Raisin
January 21 - February 6, 2010
The Electric Negro
April 1-17, 2010
Radio Golf
(pending approval)
May 27 - June 13, 2010

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

Burn This
by Lanford Wilson
June 4-28, 2009
Selections from Hair
Presented by Pittsburgh Musical Theater
July 8-11, 2009
Jungle Book Jr.
July 8–10, 2009
Dance Emphasis
July 9-11, 2009
Aladdin Jr.
July 9–11, 2009
Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Student production
Proceeds benefit the Pittsburgh affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
July 16–18, 2009

OPEN STAGE THEATRE

TBA

THE PITTSBURGH IRISH & CLASSICAL THEATRE, INC.

Main Stage Productions
Rock 'n' Roll
Tom Stoppard
Henry Heymann Theatre
May 7-30, 2009
What the Butler Saw
Joe Orton
The Charity Randall Theatre
June 11-27, 2009
Doubt
John Patrick Shanley
Henry Heymann Theatre
July 9 - August 1, 2009
The History Boys
Alan Bennett
The Charity Randall Theatre
August 6-22, 2009
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Henry Heymann Theatre
September 10 - October 3, 2009
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Adapted by Alan Stanford
The Charity Randall Theatre
December 2-20, 2009
2010 Season
Beautiful Dreamers
Written and directed by Martin Giles
Featuring the songs of Stephen Foster
World Premiere co-produced with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
The Charity Randall Theatre
April 15 – May 1, 2010
Othello
Directed by Andrew S. Paul
Henry Heymann Theatre
May 20 – June 12, 2010
PINTER CELEBRATION:
The Hothouse, July 22 – August 22, 2010
No Man's Land, July 30 – August 21, 2010

Pinter Celebration (four one-act plays by Pinter)
The Room, Celebration, The Dumb Waiter, and Betrayal
The Charity Randall and Henry Heymann Theatres
August 5 – 21, 2010

Hobson's Choice
by Harold Brighouse, directed by Christopher Newton
The Charity Randall Theatre
December 2-19, 2010
Storytellers Series
Pinteresque
Four plays inspired by the work of Harold Pinter
Directed readings performed in the Henry Heymann Theatre
Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall – April 26, 2010
The Night Heron by Jez Butterworth – May 24, 2010
Geography of a Horse Dreamer by Sam Shepard – June 28, 2010
The Ruffian on the Stair by Joe Orton – July 12, 2010

PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER

Les Miserables
Student Edition
October 29 – November 1, 2009
Byham Theatre
Rent
January 28 – February 7, 2010
Byham Theatre
Once on this Island
March 4–March 7, 2010
Hazlett Theater
Joseph
March 18–28, 2010
Byham Theatre
Fame
April 15–April 18, 2010
Robert Morris University - Massey Hall
Annie
May 6–16, 2010
Byham Theatre

PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE
at Point Park University

The REP
That Championship Season
By Jason Miller
Directed by Robert A. Miller
September 10-27, 2009
The Queens
By Normand Chaurette
Directed by Sheila McKenna
Choreographed by Andre Koslowski
November 19 – December 13, 2009
Buried Child
By Sam Shepard
Directed by John Shepard
February 4–21, 2010
A Confluence of Dreaming
World Premiere by Tammy Ryan
Directed by John Amplas
May 27 – June 13, 2010
Playhouse, Jr.
Seussical
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Co-Conceived by Eric Idle, Based on the works of Dr. Seuss
May 7-23, 2010
The Dark Side of Zylo’s Moon
World Premiere Written and Directed by Yoli
May 7-23, 2010
Conservatory Company
Antigone
By Sophocles
Directed by John Amplas
October 15 - November 1, 2009
Carousel
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by Jack Allison
Choreographed by Mark Esposito
November 5–15, 2009
The Bench
World Premiere Conceived by Kiesha Lalama-White
Directed and choreographed by Kiesha Lalama-White
Music composed by David Lalama December 11–20, 2009
Room Service
By Allen Boretz and John Murray
Preview Thursday, January 21 – February 2, 2010
Time After Time
World premiere
Book and lyrics by Stephen Cole
Music by Jeffrey Saver
Directed by Gabriel Berry
Based on the novel by Karl Alexander
February 25 – March 14, 2010
The Light in the Piazza
Book by Craig Lucas, Music and lyrics by Craig Guettel
Directed by Scott Wise
March 25 – April 3, 2010

PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE
542 Penn Ave., Jackman Building Cultural District
412-288-0358

The Revenants
by Scott T. Barsotti
Directed by Mark Whitehead
October 16-31, 2009
Sanctified
by Javon Johnson
Directed by Carter Redwood
November 14-29, 2009
Valu-Mart
by Sean O'Leary (Guest Playwright)
Directed by John Amplas
March 13 - March 28, 2010
Jitney
by August Wilson
Directed by Mark Clayton Southers
May 8-30, 2010

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER

Ella
Book by Jeffrey Hatcher
Conceived by Rob Ruggiero and Dyke Garrison
Directed by Rob Ruggiero
October 1 - November 1, 2009
The Little Foxes
Written by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Ted Pappas
November 12 - December 13, 2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ted Pappas
January 21 - February 21, 2010
Talley's Folly
Written by Lanford Wilson
March 4 - April 4, 2010
Time of My Life
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
April 15 - May 16, 2010
Art
May 27 - June 27, 2010
Special Engagements
The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour
December 17-19, 2009
The Chief
Farewell Production
Written by Rob Zellers and Gene Collier
Starring Tom Atkins
January 6-10, 2010

PRIME STAGE THEATRE
Tickets through proartstickets.org

Our Town
October 17-24, 2009
A Lesson Before Dying
February 20-28, 2010
Romeo & Juliet
April 17-25, 2010

QUANTUM THEATRE
Tickets through proartstickets.org

36 Views
July 30 - August 30, 2009
Outdoors on Washington's Landing
Candide
Music by Leonard Bernstein
directed by Andres Cladera and Karla Boos
November 5 - 22, 2009
The Task
by Heiner Müller
directed by Jed Allen Harris
April 22 - May 9, 2010

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
REPERTORY THEATRE
Charity Randall Theatre

Count Dracula
By Ted Tiller
directed by W. Stephen Coleman
October 22 - November 1, 2009
Charity Randall Theatre
Scapin
Adapted from Moliere by Bill Irwin & Mark O'Donnell
February 3–14, 2010
Studio Theatre
Alice
Adapted from Lewis Carroll by Emilia Anderson and Tamara Goldbogen
Directed by Tamara Goldbogen and Sam Turich
March 24 - April 3, 2010
Studio Theatre
Student Directed Labs
The Baltimore Waltz
by Paula Vogel
directed by Andrew McNally
October 7-11, 2009
Chad Curtiss, Lost Again
by Arthur Kopit
directed by David Bisaha
October 28-November 1, 2009
Gas Masks
Adapted from by Sergei Tretiakov by Chip Crane
directed by Tommy Costello
October 28-November 1, 2009
The Yellow Boat
by David Saar
directed by Molly Bierman
January 27-31, 2010
Parallel Lives
by Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney
directed by Grace Eubank
February 24-28, 2010
The General of Hot Desire
by John Guare
directed by Joanna Getting
February 24-28, 2010
Mud
by Maria Irene Fornes
directed by Rachel DeSoto
April 14-18, 2010
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
by Bert V. Royal
directed by Inga Meier
April 14-18, 2010

TBA

Updated October 29, 2009

-- Ann Miner