Senior theater critic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and KDKA-TV; program cformer ATCA chair; emeritus University of Pittsburgh English Dept; writing on August Wilson,
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson, screenwriter of "Ma Rainey" -- Tonight, Monday, Dec 7, 8:15 pm (after the Steelers game), “Actors Talk August” presented by August Wilson House alphabetcity.org/events/acto…
By now, 25 actors, artistic directors, etc. have wished August Wilson Happy 75th Birthday with brief mini-videos on the AugustWilsonHouse FB and Instagram pages. Go see! Here are a couple of screen shots of the Instagram roster so far.
o far in the August Wilson House birthday tribute, there are mini-videos from Kenny Leon, Nana Malaya Rucker, Mark Clayton Southers, Sala Udin, Sakina Ansari, Wil Williams and Wali Jamal. Watch them at AugustWilsonHouse on FB or Instagram. 2 more every half-hour.
Happy 75th Birthday, August Wilson! Today 40-some actors, artistic directors and others issue birthday greetings on the #augustwilsonhouse FB and Instagram pages, with a different pair every half-hour, starting at 10 am and ending at 9 pm.
One of my chief satisfactions as PG theater critic was starting the Pittsburgh Performer of the Year in 1984 (other cities already had such an award). Now I get to share the duty with my successor, Sharon Eberson. @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
My 2020 Theater Trips for the Post-Gazette: London (April 26-May 3), Stratford Festival (July 21-24) and Shaw Festival (Aug 31-Sept 3).post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
Marion McClinton deserves honor on many fronts. My piece, called an obituary, is mainly an attempt to put on record the significance of his collaboration with August Wilson and Pittsburgh. post-gazette.com/news/obitua…
Last night we saw what will be one of my top ten theater evenings of the year -- McKeesport's LeLand Gantt's "Rhapsody in Black" at the August Wilson Center. A spiritual journey out of poverty and addiction, focusing on the poison of racism, inside and out. Mesmerizing.
Reminder for anyone within sound of my voice: First August Wilson Reading Roundtable, TODAY, 2-5 pm, Hill District Carnegie Library. We're reading "Jitney" -- everyone who comes gets to read aloud, sharing roles (or you can just listen, if you'd rather). Come early, come late.
My account of an energizing, wonderful visit to the National Black Theatre Festival, @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member with a theater critics conference thrown in for good measure. post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-…
My monthly gig on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live in which I try to summarize all (well, some) of the live theater now running or coming up around town, @Theatre_Critics an impossible job, @ATCA_Member but somebody's got to do it. cbsloc.al/2HwZ1UB
Posting this "Fun Home" review because Front Porch does such good work, showcasing new talent, so this review should be archived here @Theatre_Critics , @ATCA_Member , even though it's closed. post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
World premiere of Steven Belber's "We Are Among Us." @Theatre_Critics The front page of the Times is bad enough, but a play about war crimes in Afghanistan? In this case, yes. @ATCA_Member It's all about the people, including the "us" of the title. post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
Last weekend for Quantum's "King Lear" set in majestic hulk of Carrie Furnace. A don't-miss, like Glenda Jackson. @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member Supposedly sold out, but the showers will keep the dilettantes away. Review: post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
Quantum Theatre stages "King Lear" in a rusting fortress of money and power, a mammoth steel mill. @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member My review: post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
Somebody Else’s Poetry by Ella Baum zingarapoet.net/2019/05/08/s… via @ZingaraPoet
4th annual August Wilson Birthday Block Party (much more than that, a street fair) is coming in three weeks. Those who have the most fun are the volunteers! Volunteer here: bouncelimited.wufoo.com/form…
My monthly theater report on KDKA-TV @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member , mostly previews (a glut one time, not so the next) pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/vide…
That's WORLD record (see my previous tweet), being being recorded by @SEberson_pg in Greensburg, PA, complete with pictures as she keeps posting on the @PittsburghPG site and the big clock keeps ticking. Go for it, Tony! @Theatre_Critics @ATCA_Member post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…
Work record? Stage Right in Greensburg, PA, is going for a world record: a complete production in 14.5 hours, from revelation of their assignment ("Children of Eden") at 5:50 am to curtain up at 8 pm. The PG's Sharon Eberson is there, posting regularly: post-gazette.com/ae/theater-…