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To help mark its 20th anniversary, the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s production of “Pyramid Builders” turns to racial issues of the past to bring its audience into a stark future that is meant to demonstrate the dangers of hatred—and make audiences think. Director Bianca LaVerne Jones said her motivation for
Freedom native Ray Werner premieres 'Shantytown' musical same day he grand marshals Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day parade
Pittsburgh Playwrights' Jitney will be performed with extra meaning in August Wilson's own back yard of his childhood home.
The restored Hill District home of the late playwright will be unveiled at a grand opening ceremony on Aug. 13.
Journey Back to the Steel Mills This Weekend In Lissa Brennan’s “Grist From the Mill” series, pieces of Pittsburgh’s industrial past become “dark folklore.” January 28, 2021 PHOTOS COURTESY LISSA BRENNAN Pittsburgh’s steel-industry days may be receding farther into history, but the ways in which the region is forged by the mills are endless. Much of that can be a point of pride, such as the working-class spirit that persists in southwestern Pennsylvania today. As Bruce Springsteen said, though, there is — and has always been — a darkness on the edge of town. Taking inspirati...