'Burgh Vivant

05/06/2026

Alumni Theater Company Announces Venue Change for Summer Production of "Once on This Island"

Alumni Theater Company (ATC) announces a venue change for its highly anticipated summer production of "Once on This Island". Originally scheduled to be presented at the O'Reilly Theater, the production will now take place at the University of Pittsburgh's Charity Randall Theatre.

The venue change comes in the wake of significant staffing changes at the Pittsburgh Public Theater earlier this year. After thoughtful consideration, ATC leadership determined that presenting the production at a new venue was the best way to support the organization's mission and the experience of its young artists.

The production will maintain its originally announced performance schedule, running July 31 through August 2, 2026. Opening night will feature a celebratory pre-show reception with guest artists and performances by members of ATC's Young Artist and Teen Ensembles, celebrating the creativity and talent of the next generation of theatermakers.

Tickets are now available through the Alumni Theater Company website at www.alumnitheatercompany.org/tickets.

Patrons who previously purchased tickets through the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will have the opportunity to transfer their tickets to a performance of their choice at the new venue, request a refund, or donate any overage to Alumni Theater Company in support of this artistic and educational programming. Additional details regarding ticket transfers will be communicated directly to ticket holders.

Updated ticket prices are as follows:
Adult - $40
Senior and Student - $30
Groups of 10 or more - $25

Alumni Theater Company

05/06/2026

The Magic Lesson with Dan Kamin
June 25 - 27
Greer Cabaret Theater

In THE MAGIC LESSON Dan Kamin shines the spotlight on the weird and wonderful wizards who taught him to do magic, performs the magic they taught him, and reveals the unintended consequences of trying to unravel the mysteries of magic and the mysteries of growing up at the same time.

“Dan Kamin conjures up an evening of unforgettable characters, irresistible comedy and unbelievable magic. Pure delight!”
— Mary Leb, Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV

Get Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/108368/the-magic-lesson-with-dan-kamin

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

05/06/2026

Our Midnight Radio Live series has been a citywide favorite for going on 18 years, presenting beloved stories in the classic radio play format — complete with Foley sound and live music — through a comedic, distinctly Pittsburgh lens. If you've ever wanted to get in on the fun, now's your chance!

We're holding auditions for our upcoming Midnight Radio season at City Theatre on June 29 at The Noise Factory (1256 Franklin Ave, Pittsburgh). Prepare a monologue under 3 minutes that highlights your range, imagination, and ability to transform. Most of all, we want you to have fun with it. Take risks. Make bold choices. Use various voices. Sing. Surprise us.

We'll be seeing both Equity and non-Equity actors, so shoot us an email with your headshot and resume to schedule your appointment today!

Book your Bricolage audition: "[email protected]"

Bricolage Production Company

05/06/2026

The Tempest and Cycles of History

What is Karla Boos’ "The Tempest"? We know it was Shakespeare’s last work; why is it often chosen by theater artists as their own?
For Boos, it’s about history, history endlessly repeating itself. If it's not too grandiose to say so, theater artists make theater to decode human behavior, and behind that impulse is a wish to see evolution – human beings becoming better-behaved.

In "The Tempest", Boos sees an amazingly concise representation of the cycles that define history. Revenge plots. Strikingly similar behavior by the oppressed turned oppressor. At the end of one’s work, or perhaps life, one wants to say “is that all there is?”

Shakespeare gave his last protagonist a shocking, surprising action at the end of Act V to say… maybe.

Boos read reams on "The Tempest", returning to one source, Jan Kott’s Shakespeare Our Contemporary.

Kott figures in Quantum Theatre’s history by suggesting Tadeusz Rozewicz’s play "The Trap", about Franz Kafka, and was amazingly available as Quantum created our version of the play in 1992.
What does Jan Kott say about "The Tempest" that resonates so intensely with Boos? That it offers ‘fragile – though stubborn – hope’.

That is what Boos wants to offer. She has strived always for lyricism as a needed balm and finds great beauty in our landscape and in the bodies, minds, and souls of her collaborators - actors, designers, technicians.

So: hope cloaked in beauty. That’s what she wants "The Tempest" to offer here at last, trapped though we may be by the cycles of history.

Will you join us? https://www.quantumtheatre.com/subscribe

Quantum Theatre

04/06/2026

Arcade Comedy Theater is proud to announce three new staff members joining our permanent team. The theater has been running with a lot of interim staff lately to cover a series of staff departures, so we’re glad that the hiring process for these new positions has finalized. We’ve recruited three amazing people who are ready to advance the mission of Arcade as Pittsburgh’s only nonprofit home for comedy.

That means it’s a great time for you in the Arcade Community to reach out and connect with us. Be it programming pitches, volunteer opportunities, or just plain getting tickets for an upcoming show, we are here to listen and support. To that end, our Interim Executive Director Andrew Lotz will be keeping some Office Hours each week (he is a professor in his non-Arcade life, so it’s an easy pattern to keep!) in addition to email availability.

All of our staff are ready to connect with you, so don’t hesitate to say hello. When you see them please do welcome our new staff!

Mindy Cooper, Creative and Community Manager
[email protected]

Carly Nordaby, Site and Operations Manager
[email protected]

Megan Reimer, Box Office Manager
[email protected]

Andrew Lotz, Arcade’s Interim Executive Director, will be keeping drop-in Office Hours on Mondays from noon to 1pm via Zoom for the summer months. Join him over virtual lunch to talk about anything Arcade- or comedy-related.

Email him at [email protected] for the link to the meeting.

And if you’ve got questions about Arcade Academy matters, our Academy Director Connor McCanlus continues to be a great part of the Arcade team and is available at [email protected]!

Arcade Comedy Theater

04/06/2026

BOGO Flash Sale!
Ready to shake up your movement routine?

Our 9th Annual Traction Summer Dance Intensive kicks off next week (June 8th–12th) at our Lawrenceville studios! To celebrate, we’re running a last-chance flash sale for our community: Buy one morning drop-in class, get one FREE when you use code BOGO at checkout. Whether you want to dive into West African dance, Horton technique, Somatic Ballet, or Jazz, it's the perfect opportunity to mix and match your styles or bring a friend along.

Claim your BOGO spots: https://attacktheatre.regfox.com/26-summer-traction

Attack Theatre

04/06/2026

For tickets and more information: https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/60-minutes/

04/06/2026

"Disney's The Lion King"
September 9 - 27
Benedum Center

The King has Returned! Tickets are On Sale Now!
More than 130 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of "Disney's The Lion King", and now you can, too, when Pittsburgh best-loved musical returns to the Benedum Center.

Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/105572/disneys-the-lion-king

Want Access to Opening Week?
Tickets for week one are only on sale with a PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh subscription . Single tickets for week one will go on sale later this summer. Join us as a subscriber today and be among the first to see the King return!

Become a Subscriber:
https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-subscribe

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

04/06/2026

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 2026-27 Season of Wonder unfolds as a series of extraordinary journeys, where love defies death, curiosity opens new worlds and timeless beauty awakens the imagination. From treasured classics to bold contemporary voices, each ballet reveals a new doorway into wonder. Subscribe today to experience every wonderful ballet this season!

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You won't want to miss PBT's spectacular 2026-27 Season of Wonder

Giselle with the PBT Orchestra

The Nutcracker

Alice In Wonderland

Spring Mix: World Premieres

The Sleeping Beauty with the PBT Orchestra

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

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04/06/2026

Let's Laugh At: A Classic Improv Show
Date & Time
June 6, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Description
Improv Teams Trees, Hostile Makeover and Horse World will be joining us for A Classic Improv Show!

GlitterBox Theater