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Pittsburgh Public Theater

621 Penn Ave
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Pittsburgh Public Theater is a theatre in Pittsburgh.

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Review: GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE at Byham Theatre

Review: GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE at Byham Theatre

by Brian Querry · October 5, 2026

Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue brings plenty of laughs, heart and nostalgia to Pittsburgh, with a dynamic cast that captures the spirit of the beloved original while adding a modern twist.…

Review: RENT Stays Relevant at BDE Productions

Review: RENT Stays Relevant at BDE Productions

by Greg Kerestan · October 2, 2026

It's almost a rite of passage that every theatre kid goes through a loving RENT phase and a hating RENT phase. The memes of 'Benny is a hero, the Bohemians are trash' have circulated for years, and I won't deny there are little grains of truth in there; this IS after all a show where killing rich pe…

Review: CABARET at Westmoreland Performing Arts

Review: CABARET at Westmoreland Performing Arts

by Brian Querry · September 28, 2026

There are few musicals that demand as much from a cast as Cabaret, and Westmoreland Performing Arts' production, presented Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, at Live! Casino in Greensburg, PA, proved more than up to the challenge.…

Review: GREASE at 2nd Floor Theatre Company

Review: GREASE at 2nd Floor Theatre Company

by Brian Querry · August 1, 2026

Launching a new theater company is always a leap of faith, but 2nd Floor Theatre Company lands on solid footing with its inaugural production of Grease.…

Review: HONKY TONK ANGELS Sing a New-Ish Song at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre

Review: HONKY TONK ANGELS Sing a New-Ish Song at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre

by Greg Kerestan · July 8, 2026

Ever heard the joke about how you know you're old when the songs of your childhood get played in grocery stores? As a lifelong Westmoreland County resident, I've long been a fan of Saint Vincent Summer Theatre. They're a classic summer stock company in an era when such things have been mostly forgot…

Past Shows

37 total · showing 11–20

Slow Food

Oct 5 – Oct 17, 2021

A NEW COMEDY WITH BITE. In SLOW FOOD, Irene and Peter just want a quiet anniversary meal while on vacation in Palm Springs, but the evening heats up when a neurotic waiter wont bring their food, and everything goes deliriously wrong. This fussy server has the couple...

When We Fall

When We Fall

Jun 17 – Jun 20, 2021

When We Fall is the winner of Pittsburgh Public Theater's Inaugural New Play contest. Submissions from the tri-state area were accepted. After multiple rounds of adjudication, When We Fall was selected as the winner of this year's contest!

Black Ballerina

Black Ballerina

May 20 – May 23, 2021

Tim Rhoze (Director of Public PlayTimes Fires in the Mirror) returns to Pittsburgh Public Theater to direct this elegant story about the perseverance and principle it takes to thrive in the elite world of dance. Gliding through time, the story portrays the struggle of three...

Bard in Bloom

Bard in Bloom

May 22

Saturday, May 22 2:00-3:15pm on Flagstaff Hill Flock to Flagstaff Hill for Pittsburgh Public Theaters biggest Shakespeare celebration under the sun! Reserve your seat amongst the darling buds of May to witness winners and finalists of Pittsburgh Public Theater's Annual...

ROMEO N JULIET

ROMEO N JULIET

Feb 18 – Feb 21, 2021

Pittsburgh Public Theaters Resident Director Justin Emeka (Sweat, American Son) returns to the Publics digital stage to share his robust retelling of literatures most revered romance. ROMEO N JULIET reimagines Shakespeares classic as an earnest love story amidst feuding...

A Tell-Tale Heart

A Tell-Tale Heart

Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2020

The works of American writer Edgar Allan Poe have been translated into several languages ranging from French to Japanese. For the first time, Alec Silberblatt (Public PlayTimes The Mon Valley Medium) will translate Poes unique macabre voice to the signature Western PA dialect of...

Hamlet

Hamlet

Apr 19 – May 20, 2018

A young man encounters the ghost of his slain father in this epic drama. Prince Hamlet feels his life spiraling out of control. His uncle, Claudius, has murdered the king, usurped the crown, and married Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Revenge has been ordered by the spirit of the...

Heisenberg

Heisenberg

Mar 8 – Apr 8, 2018

The boy-meets-girl story gets a facelift when a 40-something free-spirited American woman falls for an inhibited retirement-age Irishman. The play begins when Georgie randomly kisses Alex as he sits alone in a London train station. As her constant energy collides with his...

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