off the WALL productions at Carnegie Stage A Pittsburgh Theater

Pittsburgh Owl Scribe: Byhalia, Mississippi - Rosemary’s Baby with a Sout... : From the moment you lay eyes on set designer Adrienne Fischer’s remarkably authentic and detailed construction of a poor White domicile in Northern Mississippi you’re pulled into the ambient mood of the play. Adding to the authenticity of the theatrical experience that envelopes and engages the audience and keeps it there is the work of five actors, each of which are given their moment to shine by playwright, Evan Linder. Even the break at intermission doesn’t puncture the mis en scene sensibility of this intriguing comedy that comes with an emotionally wrenching ending. ....

off the WALL productions closes their 2017-18 season with the regional #theater premiere of Byhalia, Mississippi.  Previously staged by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Evan Linder’s #funny and moving salute to both down-home #decency and a troubled couple living in a see-through shack is a bittersweet story about love, class, race, family, and forgiveness. Brandon Meeks, -Erika Cuenca - Virginia Wall Gruenert All Photos by Heather Mull  - Jim and Laurel Parker are about to become new parents. They are broke. They are loud. They are "proud white trash." When Laurel gives birth to their long overdue child, she and Jim are faced with the biggest challenge of their lives.  Byhalia, Mississippi explores a couple in the midst of turmoil and a town with a racially-charged past that finds its way into the present.  Written by Evan Linder  Directed by Ingrid Sonnichsen  With: Erika Cuenca, Brandon Meeks,  Lamar K. Cheston, Hope Anthony, and Virginia Wall Gruen