Henry Heymann News

The New Classics series begins its second season on Sunday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. with Jason Hall's play The Tulip Brothers, directed by Melissa Hill Grande and performed in the Henry Heymann Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming early-career playwrights. The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Grande and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.

The New Classics series begins its second season on Sunday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. with Jason Hall's play The Tulip Brothers, directed by Melissa Hill Grande and performed in the Henry Heymann Theatre at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. New Classics is a cooperative program presented by the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts and Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. The series is intended to highlight new works and showcase up-and-coming early-career playwrights. The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a talk-back with the cast and audience. The moderators will be series coordinators Grande and David Peterson, a graduate student in the Ph.D. program of the Department of Theatre Arts.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre packs its fifteenth year of theatrical excellence with an exciting array of productions running from May through September, concluding with a special end-of-year production for the holidays.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre honors one of the most important playwrights of the late 20th century with Hearing Noise in the Silence: A Celebration of the Life and Theatre of Harold Pinter.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre honors one of the most important playwrights of the late 20th century with Hearing Noise in the Silence: A Celebration of the Life and Theatre of Harold Pinter.

The Pittsburg Irish and Catholic Theatre presents Shakepeare's tragedy Othello at The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave, May 19 - June 12. Performance time is 8pm with a 2pm matinee. Ticket prices are $46 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. Saturday night prices are $50. Discounts available for seniors, youth, professionals and preview performances. Call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org for tickets and information.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre will host a panel discussion entitled 'Othello for a 21st Century Audience' on Sunday, June 6th at 5 p.m. in the Henry Heymann Theatre. The event is being held in conjunction with PICT's production of Othello, and is preceded by a 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre will host a panel discussion entitled 'Othello for a 21st Century Audience' on Sunday, June 6th at 5 p.m. in the Henry Heymann Theatre. The event is being held in conjunction with PICT's production of Othello, and is preceded by a 2 p.m.

The Pittsburg Irish and Catholic Theatre presents Shakepeare's tragedy Othello at The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave, May 19 - June 12. Performance time is 8pm with a 2pm matinee. Ticket prices are $46 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. Saturday night prices are $50. Discounts available for seniors, youth, professionals and preview performances. Call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org for tickets and information.

Two local arts organizations have come together to produce the world premiere of a new music drama inspired by and containing the songs of Pittsburgh's best-loved musical legend.

The Pittsburg Irish and Catholic Theatre presents Shakepeare's tragedy Othello at The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Ave, May 19 - June 12. Performance time is 8pm with a 2pm matinee. Ticket prices are $46 on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees. Saturday night prices are $50. Discounts available for seniors, youth, professionals and preview performances. Call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org for tickets and information.

DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD and MUD will end their run at the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre on April 18 at 2 PM at the Henry Heymann Theater (located on the lower level of the Stephen Foster.

Two local arts organizations have come together to produce the world premiere of a new music drama inspired by and containing the songs of Pittsburgh's best-loved musical legend.

DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD and MUD will be presented by University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre from April 14-17 and 17-18 at 2 PM at the Henry Heymann Theater (located on the lower level of the Stephen Foster.

Two local arts organizations have come together to produce the world premiere of a new music drama inspired by and containing the songs of Pittsburgh's best-loved musical legend.

DOG SEES GOD: CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE BLOCKHEAD and MUD will be presented by University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre from April 14-17 and 17-18 at 2 PM at the Henry Heymann Theater (located on the lower level of the Stephen Foster.

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre has assembled a team of more than 100 world-class artists, including Canadian legends Richard McMillan, Michael Hanrahan, Simon Bradbury and Michael Ball, and Irish legend Alan Stanford. Top-notch local favorites gracing the PICT stage this season include Martin Giles, Larry John Meyers, Joel Ripka, David Whalen, Daina Michelle Griffith, and making his PICT debut, Daniel Krell.

A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment.

Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre will turn to the fertile landscape of dreams and the dark underworld of nightmares next year with a world premier musical, Shakespeare, a blow-out festival of the works of Harold Pinter, a holiday comedy, and the popular Storytellers Series. The 2010 season runs April-August, with a special family-friendly December production in time for the holidays. PICT begins its 'Dreams and Nightmares' season with a World Premier music drama by local star Martin Giles. Beautiful Dreamers features the songs of a local who became an international legend - Stephen Foster. The season continues with an intense, intimate production of Shakespeare's masterful Othello in the Henry Heymann Theatre; Hearing Noise in the Silence: A celebration of the life and theatre of Harold Pinter, featuring the hilariously dark comedy The Hothouse and the resonant, haunting No Man's Land, as well as The Room, Celebration, The Dumb Waiter and Betrayal; and wraps up with Harold Brighouse's Victorian comedy Hobson's Choice. The Storytellers Series continues this year with Pinteresque, featuring works by some of the top American and British playwrights who were inspired by the great Harold Pinter. Pinteresque will include directed readings of Joe Penhall's Blue/Orange, Jez Butterworth's The Night Heron, Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer, and Joe Orton's The Ruffian on the Stair.

A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment.