STAGE TUBE: Inside Playhouse Jr.'s MR. AVIATION
By: Nicole Rosky May. 18, 2011
Playhouse Jr., Point Park University's professional quality children's theatre company, celebrates its 62nd season with stunning new premieres for all ages. The season also includes two speaker events that no family should miss.
Playhouse Jr. brings hero Clifford Ball to the stage in the world premiere, Pittsburgh's Mr. Aviation! This exciting production is sponsored by the Senator John Heinz History Center, and was written and directed by Penn Hills author Yoli.
The play makes American aviation history come alive through the story of a local pilot. Clifford Ball was a 33-year-old McKeesport car dealer when a chance encounter at an airfield changed the direction of his life-it went up! Together with a friend, he built Pittsburgh's first airport. They offered air shows and plane rides. Ball also started the first private air mail and passenger service, giving adventure pilots steady jobs. Suddenly everyone could take a ride in the sky!Pittsburgh's Mr. Aviation! will be performed in the Studio Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on weekends from May 14 - 29. Shows run Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Seating is limited to 65 seats per performance. The WISH 99.7 FM Street Treat Patrol will be on hand on Saturday, May 14 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.Tickets for all shows are $7 and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-392-8000 or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com
Pittsburgh Awards - Live Stats
Best Musical - Top 3
1.
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Paragon Theatre)
10.2% of votes
2.
ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL (Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center)
9.3% of votes
3.
THE PROM (Stage 62)
7.8% of votes
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