Pitt Stage News Today

The atmosphere in Charity Randall Theatre was electric with anticipation last Saturday as the audience waited for the opening notes of “Spring Awakening” to fill the packed theater. Set in late 19th-century Germany, the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, “Spring Awakening,” follows a group of teenage girls and boys as they...

In this edition of “A Tab Bit of Tea,” Elizabeth Amstutz talks about her experience as a scenic designer on Pitt Stages’ production of “John Proctor is the Villain” and the small details that helped her shape a personal set design.

Some students might remember witch trials and hysteria from their high school English class discussions about Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible.” But Pitt Stages’ production “John Proctor is the Villain” offers a new narrative — one filled with feminism, female friendship and pop music, casting the familiar tale in a new light. From Wednesday Oct....

Written by T.J. Pieffer with music by Becki Toth and Brad Kemp, Pitt Stages’ musical comedy “Abduction” is inspired by Pieffer’s hometown of Mars, Pennsylvania. Directed by Pitt professor Becki Toth, “Abduction” is the first performance of the show at this scale.