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WHEN WEIRD IS GOOD… IT’S BREWED

t’s not just funny. It’s not just weird.  It’s in a league with the elite weird.  That’s according to Mike Vargo in his review Try a Snarly Treat: It’s Brewed in the Pittsburgh Entertainment Central.  Vargo further complimented the play by No Name Players stating that “a number of good things work together in Brewed…  the play has a the ring of truth; it hits home.” Brewed, written by native North Hills Pittsburgher Scott T. Barsotti and directed by Steven Wilson is all about sisters who perhaps would have the time of their life on the Jerry Springer show, though Jerry and the producers may not fare quite so well.  Committed to ‘stirring the pot’ to keep their sister Babette alive, their inner struggles, intensified by their ‘charming‘ personalities, lead to fist fights and all out brawls. Wondering if this play is for you?  Here’s what Vargo had to say of the audience: On the night I went, the audience ranged from late-middle-aged matrons to young du...

A TASTE OF BREWED

Last year ‘No Name Players’ brought you EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL This year they’re bringing to you BREWED Want a taste of BREWED? Below are clips from reviews of past productions of BREWED produced by various theaters around the country, as collected by the playwright himself on his blog site scott t. barsotti: playwright and author “When the first line of a play is “motherf@cker,” you know you’re probably in for a good time. BREWED is a lively production full of everything from ultra violence to the supernatural and even some dark family issues.” ~ New City, John Accrocco “My brother and I sometimes fight, but in the world of BREWED the sisters look like they are auditioning for Fight Club (by the time the play was over there were mangled feet, bloodied noses, and blackened eyes)…BREWED is recommended for its very dark satire and wickedly awesome fight scenes.” ~ Splash Magazine Chicago, Noel Schecter “[C]austic, darkly funny family drama…What does it mean when loyalty among...