Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Our City. Our Voices. Art of Wise to play International Black Theatre Festival! The International Black Theatre Festival just officially announced that our 2025 world premiere Art of Wise has been selected for this year’s festival! If you’ve helped us fund our previous festival shows, thank you! Now we need your help again. In order to make this a successful production, we need to raise additional funds. Please donate if you can by clicking here . Thank you! Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company has had the honor of presenting three productions at the festival: Miss Julie, Clarissa and John in 2017, Savior Samuel in 2022 and The Bluegrass Mile in 2024. This year’s festival runs July 27–August 1 in Winston-Salem. Support our Festival Journey! From our friends at Mr. Goodbird USA 60 Minutes 60 Performers. One minute each. While the Pittsburgh theatre scene finds itself in an era of major restructuring, financial turmoil, and conserva...
THURSDAY NIGHT STUDIO JAZZ The Carnegie Carnegie Studio Jazz Series brings outstanding jazz artists to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s Studio for up close performances in a relaxed, welcoming setting. From classic swing and soul infused jazz to modern grooves and adventurous ensembles, the series highlights the breadth of the jazz tradition while keeping the experience personal, intimate, and accessible. James Johnson III Trio Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 PM Drummer and composer James Johnson III returns to the Studio with an evening of dynamic, forward-thinking jazz. A Pittsburgh native and CAPA graduate mentored by Roger Humphries, Johnson has toured with Ahmad Jamal and shared the stage with George Coleman, Geri Allen, Benny Golson, and Kenny Garrett. For this performance he is joined by Cliff Barnes on keys and Denzel Chizmar Oliver on bass for a night of original compositions and inventive interpretations. Seating begins at 6:30 pm || Concert begins at ...