Pittsburgh—As part of their mission to develop and showcase the works of local playwrights, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company is proud to present three world premiere plays by local playwrights in 2017.
Pittsburgh Playwrights continues to be a leader in presenting world premiere productions by area writers. “Specifically, this season will introduce the voices of playwrights Arlene Weiner, Steve Hallock and Michael A. Jones to our devoted audience,” said Monteze Freeland, PPTC’s artistic associate. “We are proud to offer our growing list of patrons an accurate depiction of cultural collaboration through the lens of a Pittsburgh playwright.”
PPTC’s Founder and Producing Artist Director Mark Southers is also excited about the 2016/2017 season. “With our historic production of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ we’re off to a great start. I’m looking forward to the balance of our season.”
Some of the plays to be showcased in 2017 are:
•“Findings” by Arlene Weiner and directed by Lisa Ann Goldsmith, opens the season with its March 4-19, 2017, run. Jennifer prides herself on being able to see every crisis as an opportunity. Can she keep on “bright-siding” when her doted-on daughter runs away, her sister’s behavior threatens the family with ruin, and a secret from the past may burst into the open?
•“Lights Out” by Steven Hallock and directed by Cheryl El-Walker, a power outage that stalls a Pittsburgh trolley in a tunnel beneath Mount Washington on a late Friday night leads to a set of encounters among a train of strangers that spark fear, accusations, confessions, guilt, and love as the riders share thoughts of wisdom, philosophy, music and religion, mixed in with a few drinks, and some jazz and blues riffs. Performances are April 1-16, 2017.
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