Pittsburgh Public Theater announced its 2025/2026 season on Marfch 20, Now More Than Ever, a celebration of its 51st season including comedy, drama, nostalgia, and award-winning titles – all as public theater is needed now more than ever. The Public’s 2025/2026 season at the O’Reilly Theater opens in October 2025 with Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, hailed as one of the funniest plays of all time and the ultimate theatrical farce. Pittsburgh will welcome Margot Bordelon, a New York-based director who specializes in comedy and new work, to direct. Noises Off runs October 1 – 19. “I can’t wait to bring the joyful chaos of Noises Off to Pittsburgh audiences. This is a love letter to the magic – and mayhem – of live theater,” Bordelon said. Following the return of The Public’s new holiday tradition, A Christmas Story: The Play directed by Michael Berresse, from Dec. 4 – 21, outgoing artistic director Marya Sea Kaminski will return to The Public to direct An Enemy of The People. Thi...
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