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Elizabeth Ruelas is an AEA member actress and director who moved to Pittsburgh from NYC in 2011. She co-founded (with her actor/director husband Andy Kirtland) and is the Artistic Director of The New Renaissance Theatre Company, which produces The Unrehearsed Shakespeare Project.
She has an MFA in Acting (a fellowship for returning professional actors) from the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University and a BA in Drama from the University of Arkansas.
For more information, please visit her website: www.elizabethruelas.com

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Photo Flash: Turn to Flesh Productions Presents JULIET AND HER ROMEO


“Love is love is love” in TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS (TTF) presentation of Juliet and Her Romeo—Emily C. A. Snyder's vibrant retelling of Shakespeare's most famous love story.

Rising Star Sean Carvajal Joins A VERY CRAB-Y CHRISTMAS


HAMLET ISN'T DEAD has announced special guest SEAN CARVAJAL for their upcoming holiday show A VERY CRAB-Y CHRISTMAS.

Hamlet Isn't Dead Presents A VERY CRAB-Y CHRISTMAS


Come celebrate whichever holidays you hold dear (or find some new ones!) at A Very Crab-y Christmas. It's an evening of Shakespeare's best holiday-themed scenes and monologues like The Taming of the Scrooge and A MidWinter Night's Dream. Performed and hosted by Hamlet Isn't Dead's Resident Acting Company, come enjoy special guests, live music, and a raffle full of fabulous prizes! Eat, drink, and laugh the night away with New York City's 443rd-best theatre company.

The Brick Theater Presents THE FESTIVAL OF LIES


Truth is an illusion. Experience is subjective. And proof is in the eye of the beholder. We at The Brick believe only what we feel like believing and likely not even that. All news is fake news. Except for the news that proves my point. Join us for performances and art works full of hot takes, half-truths and exaggerations for you to believe, ignore and distrust at your pleasure.  All spectators will receive ten million dollars.

Staged Reading of THE BEDBUG Runs at Medicine Show Theatre, 12/18-19


Medicine Show Theatre presents The Bedbug, a biting romp through the Soviet bourgeoisie complete with philistines, party fat cats and profiteers. Visiting artist Elizabeth Ruelas, Artistic Director of New Renaissance Theatre Company, directs this reading as part of Medicine Show's acclaimed Season of Russia, December 18th and 19th.

off the WALL Productions to Present TUNNEL VISION


off the WALL Productions opens its 2015-16 season and celebrates the return of playwright Andrea Lepcio (Looking for the Pony) with the World Premiere of her play Tunnel Vision. A multi-layered celebration of the Feminine, Lepcio examines many of the daily challenges women face as well as those issues that are, typically, solely female: the struggle to balance motherhood with the desire to have a career, the stigma that comes with not choosing the traditional path assigned our gender, the hypercritical judgment we place on ourselves in comparison to our female peers, the difficulty we find in truly loving ourselves, and the fear that sometimes comes in loving each other.

BWW Reviews: BOEING BOEING Takes Off at CLO Cabaret


Boy meets girl, boy meets two other girls, boy, other boy and French maid try to bamboozle all three girls: it's as simple as it sounds.

Pittsburgh CLO Sets Cast for 2015 Production of BOEING BOEING!


Pittsburgh CLO has announced the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit comedy, BOEING BOEING, which will run February 5 - April 26 at the CLO Cabaret.

The REP Presents AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, 9/7-23


The REP, Point Park University's professional theatre company, launches its 2012 - 2013 season at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on September 7th with a pillar of modern drama, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. The recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and five Tony Awards in 2008, August: Osage County runs Sept. 7 through Sept. 23; John Shepard directs.

Public Theater Features AMERINDA's THIEVES, 8/3-14


The Public Theater will host the American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA) production of THIEVES, written by William S. YellowRobe, Jr. (Assiniboine) and directed by AMERINDA Theater Artistic Director Steve Elm (Oneida). Making its world premiere, THIEVES will run at The Public Theater from Wednesday, August 3 through Sunday, August 14. All tickets for this AMERINDA production are $15.

Public Theater Features AMERINDA's THIEVES, 8/3-14


The Public Theater will host the American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA) production of THIEVES, written by William S. YellowRobe, Jr. (Assiniboine) and directed by AMERINDA Theater Artistic Director Steve Elm (Oneida). Making its world premiere, THIEVES will run at The Public Theater from Wednesday, August 3 through Sunday, August 14. All tickets for this AMERINDA production are $15.

Handcart Ensemble Extends HOMER'S ODYSSEY Thru 10/25


Due to sustained audience interest and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will extend the off-Broadway run of 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' until October 25.

Handcart Ensemble's HOMER ODYSSEY: A RETELLING BY SIMON ARMITAGE Extends to 10/25


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will extend 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' through October 25th.

Handcart Ensemble Extends HOMER'S ODYSSEY Thru 10/25


Due to sustained audience interest and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will extend the off-Broadway run of 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' until October 25.

Handcart Ensemble's HOMER ODYSSEY: A RETELLING BY SIMON ARMITAGE Extends to 10/25


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will extend 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' through October 25th.

Handcart Ensemble's HOMER ODYSSEY: A RETELLING BY SIMON ARMITAGE Re-opens for Additional Shows Oct. 2-18


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will remount 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' as an Off-Broadway (mini contract) production from October 2 to 18. The play, directed by J. Scott Reynolds, is the stage premiere of 'Homer's Odyssey' as adapted by one of Britain's most gifted and prolific poets. It just completed an Off-off Broadway run September 3 to 19 in the downstairs theater at THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET. It will resume in the same space.

Handcart Ensemble's HOMER ODYSSEY: A RETELLING BY SIMON ARMITAGE Re-opens for Additional Shows Oct. 2-18


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will remount 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' as an Off-Broadway (mini contract) production from October 2 to 18. The play, directed by J. Scott Reynolds, is the stage premiere of 'Homer's Odyssey' as adapted by one of Britain's most gifted and prolific poets. It just completed an Off-off Broadway run September 3 to 19 in the downstairs theater at THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET. It will resume in the same space.

Theatres At 45 Bleecker Street Remounts HOMER'S ODYSSEY, Show Extended Thru 10/2


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will remount 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' as an Off-Broadway (mini contract) production from October 2 to 18.

Handcart Ensemble's HOMER ODYSSEY: A RETELLING BY SIMON ARMITAGE Re-opens for Additional Shows Oct. 2-18


Due to sold-out houses and enthusiastic reviews, Handcart Ensemble, in cooperation with THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET, will remount 'Homer's Odyssey: a Retelling by Simon Armitage' as an Off-Broadway (mini contract) production from October 2 to 18. The play, directed by J. Scott Reynolds, is the stage premiere of 'Homer's Odyssey' as adapted by one of Britain's most gifted and prolific poets. It just completed an Off-off Broadway run September 3 to 19 in the downstairs theater at THEATRES AT 45 BLEECKER STREET. It will resume in the same space.

HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2009: THEATER SERIES Runs 9/18-29 At 45 Bleecker Street Theater


HOWL! Festival presents HOWL! ARTS PROJECT 2009: THEATER SERIES September 18-29 at 45 Bleecker

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