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The Constellationist, a live, biographical play-meets-variety show, illustrates the life of Pittsburgh-area resident Mary Carey of Braddock. The production premieres Wed., July 12 at Attack Theatre Studios in Lawrenceville.

A new theater series kicks off this week with an interactive show that lets Pittsburgh audiences choose how it will progress. From April 7-17, City...

Theater companies have wrestled with the question of what does and does not qualify as theater. Does it need a stage? An audience? What’s the inherent nature of the artform? For much of the 20th and early 21st century, adventurous companies nudged at those borders. Then, 2020 made the question much more relevant; the idea of gathering audiences in front of physical stages was a non-starter in the face of COVID-19. For most, that change meant turning screens into stages, finding innovative and...

The theater piece “Sharon,” from innovative creators Real/Time Interventions, follows a day-care worker who has shepherded the growth of generations of children, helping to raise a village full of kids. It’s a powerful and touching reminder of the many people who keep our children’s faces in their memories, even after our kids forget them. nd it’s told in miniature with tiny toy figures. “We realized early on during 2020 that childcare workers were essential workers, but maybe not a...