PICT Invites The Community To Discuss RACE 10/1

Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre is hosting a community panel discussion centering on topics related to their latest production, David Mamet's Race. The event will be held on Saturday, October 1st from noon to 1 p.m. in the Henry Heymann Theatre. It is free and open to the public. The discussion will also be live-streamed on the internet at the website www.LIPLO.com.

The panel is moderated by Gale McGloin, and features Dr. Larry E. Davis, Dr. Larry Glasco, Tony Norman, and Barbara Wolvovitz.

Gale McGloin is PICT's Development and Education Director. She previously served for 11 years as Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Mediation Center. Ms. McGloin has an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and is a trained mediator.

Dr. Larry E. Davis is the Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is the Donald M. Henderson Professor and also the Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems. Dr. Davis came to the University of Pittsburgh in the fall of 2001 from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., where he was a professor of social work and psychology and held the E. Desmond Lee Chair in Ethnic and Racial Diversity. Dr. Davis received his PhD from the University of Michigan's dual-degree program in social work and psychology in 1977. His professional interests include interracial group dynamics, the impact of race, gender, and class on interpersonal interactions, African American family formation, and youth.
Dr. Larry Glasco is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1973 and conducts research in the areas of urban history and race and ethnicity in Pittsburgh. He is the author of an essay, "Teenie Harris: A Biography," for the Teenie Harris catalog for the upcoming Carnegie Museum of History exhibit and co-author (with Chris Rawson) of August Wilson's Pittsburgh forthcoming from the University of Pittsburgh Press.

Tony Norman is a columnist and Associate Editor for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He was named the Post-Gazette's pop music/pop culture critic in 1990. Early on, he began winning local awards for his cultural reporting. Norman asked and was given responsibility for a general interest column in July 1996. He's been a much sought after commentator on cultural issues and a frequent guest on local talk shows and television programs. In July, 1999, Norman joined the Post-Gazette's editorial board He's also an adjunct journalism teacher at Chatham College. In September 2005, Norman took a year off from column writing and teaching to go to the University of Michigan as a 2005-2006 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow.

Barbara Wolvovitz is a Civil Rights, Employment, and Personal Injury & Malpractice Attorney Serving Pittsburgh, PA. She works primarily with people who have Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Personal Injury, and Professional Liability / Malpractice claims and those who have suffered as a result of an automobile accident. She has been affiliated with Feldstein Grinberg Stein & McKee since 1998. Prior to her current position, Barbara was the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Executive Vice President of the National Lawyers Guild. In 2009, Barbara was awarded the Susan B. Anthony Award by the Women's Bar Association - on its twentieth anniversary - for her role in its creation in 1989.

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