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  PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC THEATRE THIS MAY AT CARNEGIE STAGE A SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT ! A CONCEPT STAGED READING OF SHAKESPEARE’S LATE PLAY,  A WINTER’S TALE  ON MAY 16 & 17TH OUR 2026/2027 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT! AND OUR 4TH ANNUAL BARDS FROM THE BURGH READING SERIES! TO GET YOUR TICKETS CLICK HERE! ABOUT A WINTER’S TALE by William Shakespeare Adapted and directed by Elizabeth Elias Huffman as a developing project for PICT. Set in the dangerous world of 1920s Sicily, within the villa of the island’s most powerful kingpin, and later in a Bohemian nightclub in 1936 this staged reading is performed in English with some Italian for flavor! Don Leontes and his wife, Hermione, have been hosting Leontes’s childhood friend, Polixenes of Bohemia. After a nine-month stay, Polixenes prepares to return home—despite Leontes’s urgent pleas that he remain in Sicily for a little while longer. When Hermione effortlessly persuades Polixenes to extend his visit, Leontes is sei...

  To give, or not to give? That is the question. Help raise the next generation of Bards by supporting Summer Sessions. April is National Poetry Month —a time to celebrate language, imagination, and the power of the spoken word. At Pittsburgh Public Theater, poetry doesn’t live only on the page. It lives on our stages, in our classrooms, and in the voices of young artists discovering who they are and what they have to say. This summer, we’re bringing up the Bards of the 21st century at  The Public  through  Summer Sessions  — camps and workshops that introduce young artists to classical and contemporary theater, spoken word, and storytelling. Inspired by Shakespeare and shaped by today’s voices, these young artists learn to think boldly, speak bravely, and perform with confidence. For many participants,  Summer Sessions  is their first time seeing themselves reflected in the arts — and realizing their voice matters. We can’t set the stage alone.  ...

    Award-winning Arcane series composer and pianist presents and performs the score of Netflix and Riot Games’ 8x Emmy-winning series live with the Pittsburgh Symphony on July 9, 2026 at Heinz Hall      The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents  The Music of Arcane featuring Andrew Kierszenbaum , a landmark concert event on  Wednesday, July 9  at Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, with tickets available  here.  For the first time, the acclaimed score of Netflix and Riot Games’  Arcane  — winner of eight Emmy Awards including Outstanding Animated Program — comes to life in a concert hall, performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arcane series composer, Andrew Kierszenbaum.    An accomplished composer and pianist who resides at the modern junction of classical, pop, film score and video gaming music, Kierszenbaum is a classicall...