TOP 7 REASONS TO SEE PITTSBURGH’S NEWEST PLAY – MOTHER LODE

Mother Lode is off the WALL productions upcoming play. There are so many great reasons to see this play that we’ve select the top seven reasons that make this play stand out. This is a world premiere performance and opens on January 28, 2016 at Carnegie Stage, a Pittsburgh Theater.

TOP 7 REASONS TO SEE MOTHER LODE
Linda Haston - Photo: Heather Mull

The Music: Soulful, old style jazz from the 1930’s – you can’t find that at every street corner in Pittsburgh, but you can find it at Carnegie Stage during the performances of Mother Lode.
The Life Story of Two Pittsburgh Women: Mother Lode is based on the lives Pittsburgh actor Linda Haston and her mother Ruth and on growing up in the Hill District. It is also about the stages of their mother-daughter relationship, from contention and discord to acceptance.
Style: A one woman show, Linda Haston plays the characters of herself and her mother.
Enjoy a Great Story:  Ruth is such a great story teller that you’ll be captivated by her words as you relive her life with her from her childhood through her adulthood.
Compassion: Let’s face it, we all need a little compassion sometimes. Compassion is good to give as well as to receive. This play is all about the beauty of compassion.
Local Playwright: Mother Lode was written by local playwright Virginia Wall Gruenert. This is her third full-length play, after Shaken & Stirred and Without Ruth.
Premiere Performance: You can be one of the first ever to see this play. It’s a timeless story that will stay with you forever.
Experience the story of two women committed by love, and the struggles they encounter in the face of end-of-life decisions. See how they grow from discord, conciliation, and warfare to ultimate acceptance between strong, independent women bound by love and family. 

MOTHER LODE

A new One-Woman-Play by Virginia Wall Gruenert
Starring Linda Haston; Directed by Virginia Wall Gruenert and Spencer Whale

January 28, 29 and 30 @ 8:00 pm
Matinee January 31, 2016 @ 3:00 pm



Location: Carnegie, PA 15106, USA

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