The East Winds Symphonic Band will perform following the Woodland Hills ...

The East Winds Symphonic Band will perform following the Woodland Hills Ensembles.

PCMS and The St. Barts Music Festival Present Igor Stravinksy's The ...

PCMS and The St. Barts Music Festival Present Igor Stravinksy's The Soldier's Tale. An all-star cast that includes PSO principal bassoonist Nancy Goeres, PSO principal harpist Gretchen Van Hoesen and Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra Concertmaster Charles Stegeman help to make for one very special performance. The concert also features Debussy's Trio and Prokofiev's Quintet in G minor.

Back by popular demand, "Get Ready," written by Jaye Stewart and ...

Back by popular demand, "Get Ready," written by Jaye Stewart and Joe Plummer, directed by Eileen J. Morris, tells the story of the reunion of a R&B singing group, the Doves, as they renew their relationships.  The group, separated by time, distance and new interests, prepare themselves for a musical tour comeback of a lifetime.  They relive some of the pain and joy of life and music as they prepare for what's to come in the future.

A showcase of contemporary Asian and Asian-American films. A Red Carpet ...

A showcase of contemporary Asian and Asian-American films. A Red Carpet Gala begins the festival on May 9. Prominent filmmakers and actors will participate in discussion sessions.

Based on Romeo and Juliet, this Broadway classic is the love ...

Based on Romeo and Juliet, this Broadway classic is the love story of Tony and Maria.  The story of teenage delinquency and a couple's forbidden love explodes on stage for a heart-wrenching drama. 

One of Oscar Wilde's most brilliant social comedies! Starring Paul ...

One of Oscar Wilde's most brilliant social comedies! Starring Paul Todaro (Hedda Gabler & Private Lives), Beth Hylton (Private Lives), and 2007 Post-Gazette Performer of the Year David Whalen. Directed by Andrew Paul.

Written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson, this play is ...

Written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson, this play is set in a 1969 Pittsburgh diner where a turbulent world and changing community are seen through the lives of diner regulars.  The restaurant is scheduled to be torn down by the city and the characters struggle to cope and fight back when they can with humor, compassion and big hearts.

Curated by Douglas Fogle, the show focuses on the increasingly relevant ...

Curated by Douglas Fogle, the show focuses on the increasingly relevant question of what it means to be human in the world today. Foregoing any universal answers to this question, the artists in the exhibition investigate particular aspects of the human condition, moving along paths that are both introspective and worldly while poetically traversing the dramatic spectrum from tragedy to comedy. The question, "Is there life on Mars?" is a rhetorical one, posed in the face of a world in which increasingly accelerating global events—political, social, natural, and economic—seem to challenge and threaten to overtake our most basic forms of everyday existence.

The exhibition features 24 abstract paintings by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian ...

The exhibition features 24 abstract paintings by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872 – 1944), including many never shown before in the US. Mondrian’s best known paintings offer a view of abstractions and rigid forms consisting of primarily rectangular shapes of red, yellow, blue, or black, separated by thick, black, rectilinear lines.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts announce the 2008 ...

Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts announce the 2008 Biennial, an exhibit of contemporary art.  With the merger of the two organizations providing expanded resources, the 2008 Biennial presents a continuum of visual arts from still to moving images, as disciplines converge.  Encompassing both campuses of PF/PCA, the exhibit includes two new components – a cinema program and a series of art performances.