THE YEAR IN REVIEW

We’re proud to produce 4 theater productions every season. It is always our goal to bring productions that challenge our audiences with thought-provoking works. Last year’s theater season was the year of plays by and about women. We introduced 4 acclaimed playwrights: Madeleine George, Lisa Kron, Sarah Treem, and Rinne Groff!
We explored themes that impact lives of women and men alike, but most importantly, that bring another perspective to the challenges faced by real people. A lover whose love is not returned in the same way, the relationship between a mother and daughter when the mother has a chronic illness, the struggles of a young woman deciding between following her dreams or loving a man for none of the right reasons, and the trials and tribulations of a self-absorbed couple obsessed with material accomplishments.

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE GREAT MOMENTS FROM OUR 2013-2014 SEASON

THE ZERO HOUR

The Zero Hour
Daina Michelle Griffith & Erika Cuenca – Photo by Heather Mull

WELL

Daina Michelle Griffith & Virginia Wall Gruenert - Photo by Heather Mull
Daina Michelle Griffith & Virginia Wall Gruenert – Photo by Heather Mull

A FEMININE ENDING

Erika Cuenca and Shaun Cameron Hall - Photo by Heather Mull
Erika Cuenca and Shaun Cameron Hall -
Photo by Heather Mull

 INKY

Inky Pittsburgh Theater
Adrienne Wehr  Tony Bingham – Photo by Heather Mull
We hope you enjoyed this little walk down memory lane. This season, we’re producing four new, thought-provoking productions that we’ve selected in the hopes that you will come away having enjoyed yourself and perhaps with a new, enlightened outlook. Don’t miss a single show. Purchase your 2014-2015 season ticketshere.
2014-2015 off the WALL Productions Season: 
  • The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs. October 17 – November 1.
  • OR,. December 12 – January 3
  • Ghosts. February 27 – March 14
  • The Whale. April 24, 2014 – May 9, 2015
Click here to learn more about all four productions.

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