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Summer Chamber Winds at off the WALL Annex (25 W. Main St., Carnegie) Woodwind and brass students of all ability levels will have the opportunity to keep their chops in shape over the summer while performing an exciting variety of chamber music, and can expand their musical boundaries by exploring conducting, arranging, and improvisation.  The class will culminate with a recording session open to friends and family, and all students will receive a souvenir CD of the performance.  Maximum class size: 15 students.  Reserve now! Mondays and Wednesdays, July 3 – Aug 9 (6 weeks) Middle School Session (5th-8th grade): 10:00-11:30am High School Session (9th-12th grade): 1:00-2:30pm $175.00 per student – Early Bird Rate through May 15 (Sign up NOW and SAVE!) $200.00 per student  –  beginning May 16th Sibling Discount – If registering more than one child, save $50 EACH! Emily Cook About the instructor: Emily Cook is a Pittsburgh-based clarinetist and educa...

Director Robyne Parrish talks process for 4.48 Psychosis When Virginia Wall Gruenert approached me with 4.48 Psychosis, I must be honest, I was petrified. I Robyne Parrish was literally scared of the responsibility of it – of the magnitude of the subject matter – the lack of scene delineation and character breakdown and most of all, the dark place it asked the actors to go. I kind of despised the play in a way because it didn’t tell me what to do. There was no clear path. How would we get to this dark place without losing our minds? Without exhausting ourselves daily, perhaps hourly, on a psychological and spiritual basis? I was afraid of what I didn’t know. It so happened that I had begun training at the Double Edge Theatre at around the same time as Psychosis came into my life. Double Edge is an experimental company which creates original theatre through the long-term imaginative work of its ensemble and based on the teachings of Grotowski and his students. DE is nestled in...

Acting Studio – off the WALL at Carnegie Stage     Ages 12-17 ACTING CAMP PHOTO (002)Summer Acting Camp from August 14-19, 2017 Enroll the child in your life TODAY! Camp meets Monday through Friday from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Students will enjoy a whirlwind week of Improvisation, Comedy, Acting and Movement Classes!  The camp week will culminate in TWO showcases for friends and family (Fri. Aug. 18th and Sat. Aug. 19th). Acting Instructor: Robyne Parrish, plus other guest artists to be announced! Summer Acting Camp cost for the week: $250.00 per student – Early Bird Rate through May. 31 (Sign up NOW and SAVE!) $300.00 per student  –  beginning June 1st Sibling Discount – If registering more than one child, save $50 EACH! To take advantage of the sibling discount when registering online, please use the drop down menu below. Two children in family: $100 off total Three children in family: $150 off total Registration begins March 15 and continues throu...

Photo courtesy of  PinzonART Moriah Ella Mason is an interdisciplinary artist, bodyworker, and educator. Mason has performed throughout Pittsburgh with the Pillow Project/the Ellipses Condition, Maree ReMalia | merrygogo, and Mark C. Thompson. Her original movement and performance works have been presented at a variety of venues in Pittsburgh, Tucson, and NYC. Mason is a professional massage therapist with a private practice specializing in treating chronic pain, injury recovery, and trauma. You can follow her work at www.moriahellamason.com

Apr 21-22, 27-29, May 4-6 @ 8:00 pm,  Apr 23 & 30 @ 3:00 pm By Sarah Kane Directed by Robyne Parrish Movement specialist : Moriah Ella Mason With: Siovhan Christensen* Erika Cuenca* Tammy Tsai* In one last act of love to the theater before her untimely death in 1999, playwright Sarah Kane wrote what many consider her greatest play, 4.48 Psychosis.  A subjective story of clinical depression, the audience is given insight into one particular case – a young woman  who stands in the place between life and death. Certain issues are clearly dealt with: whether or not to take medication, the effects and effectiveness of such medication, self-harm, suicide and possible causes of depression. Combined with themes of isolation, dependency, relationships, and love, the result is not just a painfully funny play about one person’s struggle with mental illness, but also one that scratches at the scabs of inadequacy, failure and despair that we all bear at times. I...