Pitt Rep’s Funnyhouse Plays Studio Theatre 9/28-10/2

Pitt Rep's Funnyhouse confronts social issues head on at Studio Theatre, in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning 4200 Fifth Ave.

WHEN: September 28 - October 2, 2011

Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8PM

Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2PM

TICKETS: Call 412-624-PLAY or visit www.play.pitt.edu

In the final stages of acute schizophrenia, Sarah's mind becomes a carnival fun house of surrealist nightmares and violent cultural conflicts.

Four personas, including the Duchess of Hapsburgh, Jesus, and Queen Victoria all vie for control as Sarah struggles to maintain her own identity. Funnyhouse of a Negro doesn't pull any punches as it faces issues of psychological trauma, discrimination, and social justice head on.

Playwright Adrienne Kennedy was part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s, and worked within the Jazz Aesthetic. She is a founding member for the Women's Theatre Council and has won two Obie Awards: "Distinguished Play" in 1964 for Funnyhouse of a Negro, and "Best new American Play" in 1996 for June and Jean in Concert and Sleep Deprivation Chamber. Kennedy was also honored at the 2008 Obie Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts (founded in 1982) offers BA, MA, MFA and PhD degrees in Theatre Arts. All faculty members are active in teaching, research, and artistic projects. The department shares a philosophy of theatre education, the chief feature of which is the firm conviction that theory and practice, academic and creative work, and educational and professional theatre must be integrated for a successful program of theatre education. The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre is the department's flagship theatre company with performance spaces in the landmark Stephen Foster Memorial and the Cathedral of Learning. For more information about the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre, please visit www.play.pitt.edu.

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