Nick Hrutkay, Teaching Artist Q&A About Nick: “I’m a director and arts educator native to Pittsburgh where I’m currently the Founding Artistic Director of a new company called Underscore Theater,…
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Tru Verret-Fleming, Teaching Artist Q&A About Tru: “I’m a singer, actor, teaching artist, adjunct professor, and all-around entertainer originally from Bridgeport, CT. I’ve been living in Pittsburgh since 2010, and…
Jennifer Tober, Director of Education Q&A About Jenn: “I was born in Philadelphia, went to Temple University and West Virginia University for Theatre Performance, and then lived in New…
Dear Friends, I write as we open An Odyssey in the wide open air of Schenley Park, braving the elements without a tent, as we’ve done many times before. It...
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The season of ho ho ho and “Christmas Carols” is at a close, but the hourglass does not run out on best-of lists until we show our appreciation for Pittsburgh…
Quantum Theatre presents Chimerica by Lucy Kirkwood, directed by Karla Boos, art direction by Susan Tsu at the Maverick Hotel, 120 S. Whitfield Ave. 15206 through Dec. 19, 2021. I anticipate…
The spine of the story in Lucy Kirkwood’s award-winning 2013 play Chimerica is relatively simple: an American photographer who captured the iconic image of an unknown man standing in front of a…
In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a multi-headed monster. Lucy Kirkwood’s play Chimerica depicts the world’s two current superpowers, China and America, as a multi-headed monster. Quantum Theatre is staging Chimerica in Pittsburgh through…
LOOKING TO WIND DOWN a politically edgy year with a rousing nightcap of insightful, timely and provocative Live Theatre? The new Quantum Theatre production of Lucy Kirkwood’s 2013 play Chimerica provides that, along with…
The once-bustling Ace Hotel in East Liberty has sat dormant for over a year. This is partly because of the pandemic, which put a stop to the kind of travel,…
