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By Liz Beck - Senior RMU When I sat down to watch An Accident , I was expecting a heart-wrenching, highly emotional portrait of a couple trying to work through a traumatic event that had left one of them comatose. While the play does involve two people trying to work past a car accident, and their individual faults in it, the show is markedly different from what I thought I was going to watch.             An Accident immerses us in the story of Libby, a sarcastic, complicated and optimistic woman confined to a bed after being run over by a car. We also meet Anton, the kind, passionate and very guilty man who hit her. Libby awakens after an undetermined time to find she has almost no ability to move her body, and it is unclear whether or not she will regain control. Anton has been visiting her, seemingly out of remorse, and although at first Libby is bitter and guarded, the two gradually warm up to each other.           ...

ICWP - International Centre for Women Playwrights - Sep  15, 2016 Dear 2016 50/50 Applause Award Recipients, We are thrilled that you are a recipient for our 5th anniversary of the ICWP 50/50 Applause Awards! Congratulations! Your theatre is part of a list of 107 theatres in 10 countries and 5 continents, breaking records on all fronts for this award. You are in company with theatres from Australia, Canada, England, Italy, Kenya, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States, including its Puerto Rico territory. The full list and our press release may be viewed by clicking this link: http://www.womenplaywrights.org/award Elana Gartner Kris Bauske Deborah Magid Co-Chairs, ICWP 50/50 Applause Awards awards@womenplaywrights.org International Centre for Women Playwrights www.womenplaywrights.org

Guest Blogger: Liz Beck - Senior RMU This is why we can’t have nice things!             It’s a phrase I’ve used many times. Usually, I say it when I’ve embarrassed myself. Other times, I’ve said it in a fit of desperation, after I’ve just seen someone of my own generation doing or saying something incredibly stupid on the Internet. We can’t have nice things because this guy is an asshole. We can’t have nice things because, once again, the Millenials have taken man buns to an unprecedented extreme. We can’t have nice things because one guy thought it was okay to run for president and, well, here we are.             Like I said, I’m a big fan of this phrase. So when I heard that this was the title of the latest venture at Off the Wall Theatre singularly starring Heidi Nagle, I was both extremely curious and excited. Finally, someone was going to dive into the same phenomeno...

After staging the  in-repertory production of the World Premiere of Mother Lode by Artistic Director Virginia Wall Gruenert (Shaken & Stirred, Without Ruth) in January of 2016, off the WALL productions now is presenting the third and final run. The often contentious relationships between mothers and daughters will no doubt keep therapists in business for years to come, but there is no denying the deep bond that exists between them.  Mother Lode tells the story of Pittsburgh actor Linda Haston’s mother, Ruth, a force of nature who leaves Jim Crow Alabama as a teen to work and raise her family in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.  This one-woman show deals with the end-of-life decisions that must be made by dutiful daughters, as well as the discord, conciliation, warfare, and ultimate acceptance between strong, independent women bound by love and family. Written by Virginia Wall Gruenert Directed by Virginia Wall Gruenert and Spencer Whale Starring Linda ...

A New Work July 7-9 & 14-16 & 8:00 pm Beauty. Sex. Power.  Three scenes. Dynamic. Provocative. Effulgent. Choreographed by  Elisa-Marie Alaio                 Original Music by  Reni Monteverde The struggle of feeling comfortable in your skin, wanting to explore your sexual desires and finally being who you are and owning every bit of it. With  Elisa-Marie Alaio, Alexis Bomer, Glenna Clark, Vicki Lynn Mcwilliams, Cammi Nevarez, Jenna Rae Smith. TICKETS - click here

A New Work July 7-9 & 14-16 & 8:00 pm Beauty. Sex. Power.  Three scenes. Dynamic. Provocative. Effulgent. Choreographed by  Elisa-Marie Alaio                 Original Music by  Reni Monteverde The struggle of feeling comfortable in your skin, wanting to explore your sexual desires and finally being who you are and owning every bit of it. With  Elisa-Marie Alaio, Alexis Bomer, Glenna Clark, Vicki Lynn Mcwilliams, Cammi Nevarez, Jenna Rae Smith.

Purchase one of our season packages  and enjoy  four plays for the price of three. In addition, receive discount on other Carnegie Stage events. off the WALL productions has once again put together a diverse lineup for the 2016-17 Pittsburgh Theater Season. For our 10th season, you can expect a variety like never before. Our acting company continues to address challenging topics, using various theater techniques. Not only will this year’s selections bring about a wide range of emotions, sometimes resulting in laughter, other times tears; they’ll also bring about a better awareness and understanding of what others experience and perhaps add a new perspective to all our lives. Click here for our Season brochure Packages/Discounts – click here Ticketing Links: Opening Night Regular Run    Super Saver