2008-2009 Theatre Season in Pittsburgh

BRICOLAGE PRODUCTION COMPANY

2008 Staged Reading Performance Series Each production is free and open to the public Bricolage 937 Liberty Avenue 1st floor Midnight Radio Conceived and Developed by Bricolage March 30 - 31, 2008 Woman From the Past By Roland Schimmelpfennig Directed by Melanie Dryer April 27-28, 2008 Floating Under Water By France-Luce Benson Directed by Kathleen Amshaw May 18-19, 2008 Stroke Written and Directed by David Turkel June 29-30, 2008 Troilus and Cressida By William Shakespeare Directed by Jeffrey Carpenter July 27-28, 2008 Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley Directed by Matt M. Morrow August 24-25, 2008

PNC BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA PITTSBURGH
(national tours)

Wicked September 3 - Oct 5, 2008 Benedum Center Frost/Nixon December 2 - 7, 2008 Benedum Center Jersey Boys January 7 - February 1, 2009 Benedum Center Fiddler on the Roof February 17 - 22, 2009 Benedum Center Chitty Chitty Bang Bang March 10 - 15, 2009 Benedum Center A Chorus Line April 7 - 12, 2009 Benedum Center Spring Awakening May 26 31, 2009 Heinz Hall

BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS

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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF DRAMA
Philip Chosky Theater

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CITY THEATRE

The Wonder Bread Years By Pat Hazell Currently running Without You Anthony Rapp August 28 - September 21, 2008 Long Story Short World Premiere By Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda October 23 - November 16, 2008 The Brothers Size By Tarell Alvin McCraney November 13 - December 21, 2008 Sister’s Christmas Catechism The Mystery of the Magi's Gold By Maripat Donovan The Seafarer By Conor McPherson January 22 - February 15, 2009 Mary's Wedding By Stephen Massicotte March 12 - April 5, 2009 Human Error By Keith Reddin April 2 - May 10, 2009 Speak American Written & directed by Eric Simonson May 7-31, 2009

CIVIC LIGHT OPERA

The Color Purple Touring production June 3 - 15, 2008 Peter Pan June 21 - July 2, 2008 Mame July 8 - 13, 2008 Smokey Joe's Cafe July 15 - 20, 2008 Annie Get Your Gun July 22 - August 3, 2008 West Side Story August 5 - 17, 2008 Cabaret Theater The Big Bang January 24 - April 27, 2008 Shear Madness May 15 – September 28, 2008 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change October 9, 2008 – February 1, 2009 My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra February 12 – May 10, 2009

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

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OPEN STAGE THEATRE
2835 Smallman Street, Tickets through Proartstickets.org

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PANDORA'S BOX

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THE PITTSBURGH IRISH & CLASSICAL THEATRE, INC.

King Lear Directed by James J. Christy April 9-26, 2008 An Ideal Husband By Oscar Wilde Directed by PICT Artistic Director Andrew S. Paul May 8-31, 2008 Salome By Oscar Wilde Directed by Alan Stanford June 12-28, 2008 Synge Cycle: A celebration of the plays of John Millington Synge: The Playboy of the Western World  Directed by PICT Artistic Director Andrew S. Paul July 17 - August 16, 2008 All 6 of Synge's other plays will be performed in repertory between 7/25 and 8/17 Dublin Carol By Conor McPherson Directed by Jackie Maxwell, Artistic Director of Canada's Shaw Festival December 3-20, 2008 PICT Special Events Wilde Tales a musical by Bruce Dow Based upon Oscar Wilde's children's stories The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant World premiere May 22-31, 2008 In the Company of Oscar Wilde Arranged and performed by Alan Stanford June 1, 2008, 2pm

PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella November 6 – November 9, 2008 The Byham Theater A Lyrical Christmas Carol December 18 – December 21, 2008 The New Hazlett Theater Disney's High School Musical January 29 – February 8, 2009 The Byham Theater Seussical February 26 – March 1, 2009 The New Hazlett Theater Willy Wonka Junior March 26 – March 29, 2009 The New Hazlett Theater The Wedding Singer April 16 – April 26, 2009 The Byham Theater Disney's Beauty and the Beast May 7 – May 17, 2009 The Byham Theater

PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE
at Point Park University

The REP Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller September 4 - September 21, 2008 The Goat by Edward Albee November 20–24, December 4–14, 2008 A Moon to Dance By by Thom Thomas February 5–22, 2009 with Jane Alexander Mojo Jez Butterworth May 28 – June 14, 2009 Playhouse, Jr. TBA Conservatory Company Can-Can Book by Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter October 9–26, 2008 No Place to be Somebody Charles Gordone October 30 – November 9, 2008 Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson January 22 - February 8, 2009 Parade Jason Robert Brown is the composer and lyricist with book by Alfred Uhry February 26 – March 22, 2009 The Rocky Horror Show March 26 – April 12, 2009

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

Dorothy 6 By Jim McManus September 11 - October 4, 2008 6th Annual Theatre Festival In Black And White The best of the first five seasons October 9-25, 2008 Il Nipotes By Mark Clayton Southers November 6th - 29th 2008 Seven Guitars By August Wilson February 5-28, 2009 Spring Reading Series A play reading each day March 1-31, 2009 Workshop production of a play from 2009 reading series May 6-15, 2009

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER

The Chief Rob Zellers & Gene Collier September 16 - 21, 2008 Radio Golf August Wilson October 2 - November 2, 2008 The Lady With All The Answers November 13 - December 14, 2008 Metamorphoses Mary Zimmerman adaptation January 15 - February 15, 2009 The World Goes 'Round Kander & Ebb March 5 - April 5, 2009 A Moon for the Misbegotten Eugene O'Neill April 16 - May 17, 2009 Harry's Friendly Service Rob Zellers May 28 - June 28, 2009

PRIME STAGE THEATRE
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The Hound of the Baskervilles September 27, 2008 - October 5, 2008 Twelve Angry Men March 7, 2009 - March 15, 2009 The Westing Game May 2, 2009 - May 10, 2009

QUANTUM THEATRE
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Cymbeline July 31 – August 24, 2008 Outdoors in Mellon Park The Museum of Desire World Premiere November 6–23, 2008 The Frick Art & Historical Center Yerma January 29 – February 22, 2009 Mouth to Mouth April 2–26, 2009

CABARET PITTSBURGH - RIVERVIEW SERIES
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Renaissance Hotel - 2nd Floor Symphony Room
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
REPERTORY THEATRE
Charity Randall Theatre

The Clean House October 15–26, 2008 Henry Heymann Theatre Lysistrata October 29 – November 9, 2008 Studio Theatre, Cathedral of Learning Angels in America Part 1: Millenium Approaches February 19 – March 1, 2009 Charity Randall Theatre Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika April 2–11, 2009 Henry Heymann Theatre

THE UNSEAM'D SHAKESPEARE COMPANY