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The Coffin Maker, May 29-June 16. Black Brilliance, Paranormal Package, and Line Dancing


One week until a WORLD PREMIERE!

THE COFFIN MAKER debuts May 29
Check out our special events in celebration of this milestone production.

In this new installment of his century-spanning chronicle of the Black experience inspired by his mentor August Wilson, Pittsburgh theater legend Mark Clayton Southers turns back the clock to 1849 Oklahoma. There, free man Lawrence Ebitt and his wife Eula live peacefully preparing bodies for burial with care and respect, until their world is turned upside down by a bounty hunter who gets more than he bargained for and a fugitive determined to forge his own future. This Western-Comedy-Revenge play is a genre-defying world premiere spiked with heart-stopping revelations. 


SPECIAL EVENTS

  • BLACK BRILLIANCE • Friday, May 31 at 6 p.m.
    Join us on Friday, May 31, for Black Brilliance: A celebration of Black creativity! This free affinity party from 6 to 7 p.m. features food and beverages, networking opportunities, spotlights on incredible Pittsburgh artistry, and more. We'll welcome Pittsburgh Playwrights, the August Wilson Archives, Hill Dance Academy Theatre, the National Opera House, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, and Alumni Theater Company.
    Learn more at PPT.org/BlackBrilliance

  • PARANORMAL PACKAGE • Friday, June 7 at 5:45 p.m.
    $15 with any ticket to THE COFFIN MAKER
    Join The Public and Haunted Pittsburgh before the Friday, June 7 performance of THE COFFIN MAKER for a 90-minute walking tour that starts and ends at the O'Reilly Theater, and promises a deep dive into some of Pittsburgh's scariest forgotten stories.
    Buy tickets at PPT.org/Paranormal

  • LINE DANCING WITH 412 STEP • Tuesday, June 11 at 5:45 p.m.
    $15 with any ticket to THE COFFIN MAKER
    Get ready to dance the night away! Join The Public and 412Step on Tuesday, June 11, at 5:45 p.m. for a lively line dancing session before the thrilling performance of THE COFFIN MAKER. Whether you're a pro or just starting, this 45-minute dance party is perfect for everyone. Learn new moves, make new friends, and have an absolute blast!
    Buy tickets at PPT.org/LineDancing

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Special Events

Rated MA (Mature Audiences): Recommended for 18+ and parental guidance strongly suggested for anyone 17 and under. The Coffin Maker dramatizes circumstances, characters and themes inspired by true events from American history. As a result, this play contains adult situations, explicit language, racial slurs, depiction of death, violence, the use of prop guns, and depiction of blood on stage.


This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Pittsburgh Public Theater Summer Sessions Kindergarten through Adult Sessions Available


Space still available for SUMMER SESSIONS

Kindergarten through Adult Camps and Classes Available

Pittsburgh Public Theater now offers Summer Sessions for ages 5 to 105, all summer long. Visit PPT.org/Summer to find the right sessions for the young (and young-at-heart) people in your life, with topics ranging from Acting 101 to to Comedy Improv with Arcade Comedy Theater to Hip-Hop Shakespeare. For our older campers (that means you, adults), visit PPT.org/Classes to sign up for sessions including Prop Making, Intro to Collaborative Puppetry, and Active Analysis. All classes at The Public are led by our world-class teaching artists, who bring the best in the business straight to you.

K-12 CLASSES
ADULT CLASSES

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