Gallery Crawl: Oct. 2 featuring Fred Wesley & the JBs
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust celebrates RADical Days with free GALLERY CRAWL IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICTFriday, October 2, 2009, 5:30-9 p.m.Free concert in Katz Plaza featuring SOUL POWER w/ Fred Wesley and the JB�s PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Department of Education and Community Engagement, in celebration of the Allegheny Regional Asset District�s �RADical Days,� hosts a free Gallery Crawl on Friday, October 2, 2009, from 5:30-9 p.m. This fall�s program features an exciting array of venues throughout the Cultural District and an eclectic mix of visual art, dance, music and more. All Gallery Crawl events are FREE and open to the public. For more information and a map of the events, please visit www.pgharts.org or call (412) 456-6666. The Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District is sponsored by First Commonwealth with media support from City Paper and 91.3fm WYEP. GALLERY CRAWL EVENTS Wood Street Galleries601 Wood Street (above the "T")Julien Marie: Matter and Memory U. S. debut of French Installation artist, Julien Marie whose works represent experimental forms of projection, highlighting simultaneously both the simplicity and the complexity of reality. www.woodstreetgalleries.org Shaw Galleries805 Liberty Avenue20th Century Master Prints 20th Century Master Prints and exhibit featuring original lithographs, woodblock and pochoir prints by Braque, Chagall, Dali, Miro, Motherwell, Picasso and Rouault SPACE812 Liberty AvenueTransfer Lounge Guest curators: Carolina Loyola-Garcia and Ima Pico A project that involves art professionals from Spain and the United States Transfer Lounge creates a unique opportunity for artists from different parts of the world to actively exchange their views and ideas around issues of mobility and transition. 9pm Locally Toned: Mobile ringtone performance by T. Foley at 6pm and 8pm. Trust InfoDesk and Membership Table outside of SPACE www.spacepittsburgh.org Trust Arts Education Center805-807 Liberty AvenueStaged Readings / Dance Classes Pierce Studio, lower level: Pittsburgh Playworks staged readings: Bread of Angels @ 5:30 PM Stilling the Storm @ 7:45 Movement Room, 2nd floor: Sh�ome On! Artistry of Michael Jackson dance class6:30 pm, 8:00 pm (Wear comfortable clothing. No street shoes or barefeet. Dance shoes or socks only!) Partnership with Dance Alloy Pennsylvania Culinary Institute808 Liberty AvenueCulinary Sculptures Various sugar and tallow sculpture pieces created by PCI faculty. Hot food and beverages prepared by PCI students available for $1. ArtUp @ 820 Liberty820 Liberty AvenueWorkplace Funnies A new exhibit of political cartoons, art, photography, and sculpture Bricolage Space937 Liberty Avenue, 1st floorASMP Object Show: Featuring Rope A Photography Exhibition Featuring The Object Rope, presented by The American Society of Media Photographers After the Crawl: Bricolage's Midnight Radio Series Smackdown, 10 pm ($15) 937 Liberty Avenue, 2nd floorGuitar Society of Fine Art and Handmade Arcade Guitar Society of Fine Art (GSFA) Presents Rumba Flamenco with Jose Oretea, Ricardo Marlow and Guest Flamenco Dancer 6pm to 9pm Get Crafty with Handmade Arcade: Enjoy a sneak preview of Pittsburgh's largest indie craft fair, set for December 12, 2009 at The Hunt Armory Pittsburgh Gospel Choir937 Liberty Avenue, 3rd floorCON/text A collaborative performance of African American merging gospel music, spoken word, hip hop & dance to celebrate, confront and re-interpret the conning of text we believe in, live by, discriminate with and just simply mis/understand. 8:00-9:00pm. Artwork by Vanessa German. August Wilson Center for African American Culture980 Liberty Avenue (enter from main entrance, Liberty at William Penn)Pittsburgh: Reclaim, Renew, Remix An exhibition that not only tells the story of African Americans living in Western Pennsylvania through imagery, film and oral history, but gives visitors their chance to retell it. Salon Christine954 Penn AvenueMixed media Artwork by Amy Epstein (jewelry collection and designer), Anita Buzzy (photography) and Heather George (clay master). Music by DJ Kelli Burns Northside Urban Pathways Gallery914 Penn AvenueFutures Built Here Enjoy inspiring student artwork & performances by Sounds of Steel steelpan band & instrumental band music 901 Penn901 Penn AvenueBranding the Cultural District with Light Students from Carnegie Mellon's School of Drama and the School of Architecture�s Urban Laboratory exhibit the first phase of a semester-long project. CAPA Gallery111 Ninth St. (enter at 9th and Ft. Duquesne)Pittsburgh: Transforming A 6-12 student exhibit visually exploring the history of Pittsburgh and it's transformation from a smoky industrial city to a green energy and technology leader. Future Tenant819 Penn AvenueDividing the Goose A multi-media exploration of fairy tales and folklore. Co-curated by Jeffrey Schreckengost and Lisa Toboz. www.futuretenant.org 709 Penn Gallery709 Penn AvenueSoulpurpose Art in a variety of media by local artists and designers 707 Penn Gallery707 Penn AvenueThe Secret Lives of Stories: New Work by Jen Cooney Looking at how worlds are built and different fanciful creatures interrelate. Jen Cooney takes the viewer past the edges of the page to see the rest of the picture you've always known that's there. The viewer is lead into new, intensely detailed lands. Although somewhat anchored in reality these worlds are bursting forth with fantastic creatures of pure imagination. Jen Cooney invites you to question the delicate balance of worlds where, like our own, everything is connected and guides you through the secret life of stories. Katz Plaza7th and Penn AvenueSOUL POWER w/ Fred Wesley and the JB�s / First Commonwealth Hosp SOUL POWER w/ Fred Wesley and the JB�s Featuring Dwayne Dolphin and /DJ Stephan Broadus Everybody knows that nothing is funkier than James Brown�s band. Fred Wesley, along with saxophonist Maceo Parker and bassist Bootsy Collins, served as the driving force that transformed the Godfather of Soul�s sound from soul to funk. Feel the funk w/Fred Wesley and the new JB�s. First Commonwealth Hospitality Spot Stop by and visit the First Commonwealth stop for free giveaways and hot tea from Starbucks. First Night Ice: Free snow cones when you mention the phrase "So...I'll see you at First Night." Backstage Bar655 Penn AvenueThe Wreckids Live music by The Wreckids (formerly Scotts Roger) Olive or Twist Lounge140 Sixth St, 2nd floor loungEMix and Match A mixture of medias from some of Pittsburgh's untapped talent. Arthur Murray Ballroom Studio136 Sixth St. (above Melange Bistro)Free Dance Classes Celebrating our 80th year in Downtown Pittsburgh with free dance classes and demonstrations by our staff. 7:00 - Salsa, 7:30 Argentine Tango, 8 Cha Cha, 8:30 Swing This location is not universally accessible Throughout the DistrictThe Pillow Project The Pillow Project will be presenting a live, interactive-projection performance of everyday, organic actions "captured" in focused light www.pillowproject.org OTHER INFORMATIONAvoid traffic and parking, and bike on down! Bike parking at various parking garages, or visit www.portauthority.org for public transportation information Text CRAWL to SMASH (76274) to receive exlusive offers and more! All locations are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise noted. ALL INFORMATION AND LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! Visit www.pgharts.org for updated and more detailed informationLead Sponsor: First Commonwealth, Other Sponsors: City Paper, 91.3fm WYEP This Gallery Crawl is a special activity of the Allegheny Regional Asset District's free RADical Days. Visit www.radworkshere.org for more information.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Entrepreneurs Edge TV interviewing at 3rd Annual NAWBO Day, Pittsburgh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samaria HallWebsite:www.entrepreneursedge.tv Phone : 443-299-7360 Email: info@entrepreneursedge.tv
Press Release:
Janice McLean DeLoatch, Award-Winning Cable Tv Host of Entrepreneurs Edge Tv.... will be at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Janice McLean DeLoatch, Award-winning Cable Tv Host of Entrepreneurs Edge Tv and who has been featured on and in CNNfn, Entrepreneur Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Paul Miller Fellow, National Press Foundation, Kiplinger Foundation Fellow, ABMW Award Winner, Entrepreneur Biz Start-Ups Magazine will be at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh, PA on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Radisson Greentree Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 from 8-4 pm.McLean DeLoatch will be celebrating the NAWBO Pittsburgh Chapter and the women who are driving the economy locally, regionally and nationally. She will be doing live interviews and letting women entrepreneurs and NAWBO members tell their stories to her tv fans, newsletter readers and websites visitors.What is NAWBO? What kind of work does NAWBO do? Is NAWBO needed now? What women business owners should you want to know? and more. McLean DeLoatch will also feature interviews by 2009, Small Business Administration Winner - Joanne Quinn-Smith who won the Media Entrepreneur Award from Small Business Week. She will also seek to bring interviews by Heshie Segal, Wendy Lopez, Anna Reccio Harvey, and more. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for the Entrepreneurs Edge Tv newsletter and get a chance to win Janice McLean Deloatch's new book due out December, 2009.For more information contact: info@entrepreneursedge.tv, call 433-299-7360 and log onto www.entrepreneursedge.tv or watch video clips of Entrepreneurs Edge at youtube.com and type in entrepreneurs edge in the search engine. Janice McLean DeLoatch from Entrepreneurs Edge Tv will be looking for you at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh.
Additional info and to register for your interview, limited spots available: http://www.nawbopittsburgh.org/
About Entrepreneurs Edge Tv - www.entrepreneursedge.tv)Entrepreneurs Edge is a monthly, 30-minute studio production that brings the viewers the issues that matter to business most. Host Janice McLean DeLoatch, brings in the experts on a given subject matter such as marketing, brand-building, finance, government contracting, technology, women-owned, minority, veteran owned businesses, healthcare, networking, import-exporting, overseas markets and other topics of importance.
Press Release:
Janice McLean DeLoatch, Award-Winning Cable Tv Host of Entrepreneurs Edge Tv.... will be at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Janice McLean DeLoatch, Award-winning Cable Tv Host of Entrepreneurs Edge Tv and who has been featured on and in CNNfn, Entrepreneur Magazine, Black Enterprise Magazine, Paul Miller Fellow, National Press Foundation, Kiplinger Foundation Fellow, ABMW Award Winner, Entrepreneur Biz Start-Ups Magazine will be at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh, PA on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Radisson Greentree Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 from 8-4 pm.McLean DeLoatch will be celebrating the NAWBO Pittsburgh Chapter and the women who are driving the economy locally, regionally and nationally. She will be doing live interviews and letting women entrepreneurs and NAWBO members tell their stories to her tv fans, newsletter readers and websites visitors.What is NAWBO? What kind of work does NAWBO do? Is NAWBO needed now? What women business owners should you want to know? and more. McLean DeLoatch will also feature interviews by 2009, Small Business Administration Winner - Joanne Quinn-Smith who won the Media Entrepreneur Award from Small Business Week. She will also seek to bring interviews by Heshie Segal, Wendy Lopez, Anna Reccio Harvey, and more. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for the Entrepreneurs Edge Tv newsletter and get a chance to win Janice McLean Deloatch's new book due out December, 2009.For more information contact: info@entrepreneursedge.tv, call 433-299-7360 and log onto www.entrepreneursedge.tv or watch video clips of Entrepreneurs Edge at youtube.com and type in entrepreneurs edge in the search engine. Janice McLean DeLoatch from Entrepreneurs Edge Tv will be looking for you at NAWBO Day in Pittsburgh.
Additional info and to register for your interview, limited spots available: http://www.nawbopittsburgh.org/
About Entrepreneurs Edge Tv - www.entrepreneursedge.tv)Entrepreneurs Edge is a monthly, 30-minute studio production that brings the viewers the issues that matter to business most. Host Janice McLean DeLoatch, brings in the experts on a given subject matter such as marketing, brand-building, finance, government contracting, technology, women-owned, minority, veteran owned businesses, healthcare, networking, import-exporting, overseas markets and other topics of importance.
Woodville Plantion Presents Necessary Domestic Duties
September 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Windhorst
412-221-0348
rwindhorst19@comcast.net
QUICK FACTS:
Event: Necessary Domestic Duties: Laundry
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Place: Woodville Plantation, 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Cost: $5.00 for Adults, $10.00 for Families
WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT
NECESSARY DOMESTIC DUTIES: LAUNDRY
BRIDGEVILLE, PA (September 22, 2009) – Step back in time at Woodville Plantation as this living history museum presents a new programming series titled “Necessary Domestic Duties: a Thousand Little Occurrences Never Foreseen.” On Sunday, October 4, 2009, the next installment of this series will feature 18th century laundry practices.
From 1 – 4 pm, guests are invited to join Woodville’s laundress as she presents the unique and interesting practices required for washing and ironing the clothing and linens of a late 18th century plantation. Admission to this special event is $5.00 per person or $10.00 per family.
Part of the monthly “Necessary Domestic Duties: a Thousand Little Occurrences Never Foreseen” series, these programs will present the common everyday activities necessary to maintain and operate a plantation in the 18th century. Throughout 2009, visitors are invited to join the interpreters of Woodville Plantation as they demonstrate how these activities compare to our modern chores such as laundry, cooking, gardening and sewing. In addition, guests will learn about some very different jobs such as raising chickens and cutting and hauling wood. In some cases, visitors may participate in these interactive programs.
Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville, is Western Pennsylvania’s link to the late 18th century. Built in 1775, this living history museum interprets life during the period of 1780-1820, the Era of the New Republic. Guided tours of the house are available every Sunday from 1 to 4 pm.
Just 7 miles and 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh, Woodville is conveniently located 1/4 mile north of Interstate I-79 Exit 55 (Kirwin Heights Exit) on Route 50, near the intersection of Thoms Run Road. For further directions or for more information, please visit Woodville’s website at http://www.woodvilleplantation.org or call 412-221-0348.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Windhorst
412-221-0348
rwindhorst19@comcast.net
QUICK FACTS:
Event: Necessary Domestic Duties: Laundry
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Place: Woodville Plantation, 1375 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Cost: $5.00 for Adults, $10.00 for Families
WOODVILLE PLANTATION HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT
NECESSARY DOMESTIC DUTIES: LAUNDRY
BRIDGEVILLE, PA (September 22, 2009) – Step back in time at Woodville Plantation as this living history museum presents a new programming series titled “Necessary Domestic Duties: a Thousand Little Occurrences Never Foreseen.” On Sunday, October 4, 2009, the next installment of this series will feature 18th century laundry practices.
From 1 – 4 pm, guests are invited to join Woodville’s laundress as she presents the unique and interesting practices required for washing and ironing the clothing and linens of a late 18th century plantation. Admission to this special event is $5.00 per person or $10.00 per family.
Part of the monthly “Necessary Domestic Duties: a Thousand Little Occurrences Never Foreseen” series, these programs will present the common everyday activities necessary to maintain and operate a plantation in the 18th century. Throughout 2009, visitors are invited to join the interpreters of Woodville Plantation as they demonstrate how these activities compare to our modern chores such as laundry, cooking, gardening and sewing. In addition, guests will learn about some very different jobs such as raising chickens and cutting and hauling wood. In some cases, visitors may participate in these interactive programs.
Woodville Plantation, the home of John and Presley Neville, is Western Pennsylvania’s link to the late 18th century. Built in 1775, this living history museum interprets life during the period of 1780-1820, the Era of the New Republic. Guided tours of the house are available every Sunday from 1 to 4 pm.
Just 7 miles and 15 minutes south of Pittsburgh, Woodville is conveniently located 1/4 mile north of Interstate I-79 Exit 55 (Kirwin Heights Exit) on Route 50, near the intersection of Thoms Run Road. For further directions or for more information, please visit Woodville’s website at http://www.woodvilleplantation.org or call 412-221-0348.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Crime and Punishment at PittsburghIrishClassicalTheatre
Media Contact: Melissa Hill Grande
412.561.6000 x203
mgrande@picttheatre.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The best of all murder stories, told in 80 minutes
Fast-paced exciting adaptation, fantastic cast, bring Russian writer Dostoevsky’s
classic novel to life at Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA – July 1, 2009. A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a
life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment. Clocking in at 80 minutes,
this fast-paced psychological journey into the mind of a killer stars Joel Ripka, Larry John Meyers, and Susan
Goodwillie. The show is directed by Matthew Gray, and the design team is comprised of Gianni Downs (set), Jim
French (lighting), Pei-Chi Su (costumes) Joe Pino (sound), and Cory Goddard (properties).
Joel Ripka plays the student Raskolnikov. Crime and Punishment marks his fifth appearance with PICT. His previous
PICT credits include George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice and Charles Surface in The School for Scandal. A Point
Park University graduate, his most recent appearance was in the world premiere of Rob Zeller’s Harry’s Friendly
Service at Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
Porfiry is played by Larry John Meyers. Meyers has performed in more than a dozen PICT shows over the past seven
seasons, most recently appearing as John in the December 2008 production of Dublin Carol. Other PICT credits
include the Earl of Gloucester in 2008’s season opener King Lear, the acclaimed 2006 production of Samuel Beckett’s
Endgame (Hamm), and 2007’s Julius Caesar (Caesar) and Stuff Happens (Dick Cheney).
Susan Goodwillie plays Sonia. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, she played Thea
Elvstead in the 2007 PICT production of Hedda Gabler. This winter Susan made her Off-Broadway debut in
Mourning Becomes Electra. In New York, credits include Big Money at Ars-Nova and The Last Goodbye at Joe's
Pub. On television she has appeared on MEDIUM and ER.
Fast-paced Crime and Punishment is a psychological thrill-ride
Matthew Gray makes his PICT directorial debut with Crime and Punishment. An Assistant Professor of Acting at
Carnegie Mellon University, Gray was recently seen on-stage in the Quantum Theatre production of 36 Views. His
many credits include productions in Canada and the UK, most notably directing Bernard Cuffling (Hector in the PICT
production of The History Boys) in Hay Fever, as well as in a production of Krapp’s Last Tape which toured Canada,
won ‘Pick of the Fringe’ in Vancouver, and won best performance at the International Beckett Festival in 1997. In the
UK, he has directed such productions as Fool for Love in Bristol, the European Premiere of Sam Shepard’s Shaved
Splits at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, the UK premiere of C. K. Williams’ translation of The Bacchae, the
London premiere of Guy Picot’s People Who Don’t Do Dinner Parties, as well as new plays by David Florez and
Simon Stephens.
The set is designed by PICT Resident Scenic Designer Gianni Downs. His previous PICT credits include:
The History Boys, Doubt, What the Butler Saw, Boston Marriage, Stuff Happens, Synge Cycle, and Salome, among
others. Lighting is designed by Jim French (The History Boys, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Synge Cycle and The Lieutenant of
Inishmore, among others), and sound by Joe Pino (Heartbreak House, Travesties). Long-time PICT costume designer
Pei-Chi Su returns from New York for the production. Some of her many previous PICT designs include costumes for
The History Boys, King Lear, Pride and Prejudice, Private Lives, and BeckettFest.
WDUQ, 90.5 FM (www.wduq.org) is the media sponsor for the play. Crime and Punishment plays September 10
through October 3 in the Henry Heymann Theatre, located at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland.
In conjunction with the play, PICT is hosting the free panel discussion “Crime and Punishment: Three Perspectives,”
on Sunday, September 20th at 3:45 (following the matinee performance). It will be held at the Stephen Foster
Memorial in Oakland. Featured panelists include Matt Gray, Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon
University, and director of Crime & Punishment; Vladimir Padunov, Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic
Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Robert Wettstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
at University of Pittsburgh.
Panelists will share thoughts on some of the questions raised in the play from their unique perspectives. Some topics
may include: what is included and what is left out when a book is adapted into a play; the director’s preparation how
he prepares the actors; what happened to position the characters at the critical juncture we find them at when the play
Fast-paced Crime and Punishment is a psychological thrill-ride
opens; what is the psychological state of the accused murderer, Raskolnikov, and would he be convicted by a modern
court of law or let off by virtue of insanity. Our three presenters will speak for about ten minutes each leaving plenty
of time for audience questions and input.
The panel discussion is free of charge and open to the public.
PICT will also host a post-show talk-back with the company following the Sunday, September 13 matinee
performance, as well as two pre-show discussions beginning at 7:00 on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday,
September 17. The pre-show discussions are free of charge and open to the public.
412.561.6000 x203
mgrande@picttheatre.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The best of all murder stories, told in 80 minutes
Fast-paced exciting adaptation, fantastic cast, bring Russian writer Dostoevsky’s
classic novel to life at Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA – July 1, 2009. A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a
life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment. Clocking in at 80 minutes,
this fast-paced psychological journey into the mind of a killer stars Joel Ripka, Larry John Meyers, and Susan
Goodwillie. The show is directed by Matthew Gray, and the design team is comprised of Gianni Downs (set), Jim
French (lighting), Pei-Chi Su (costumes) Joe Pino (sound), and Cory Goddard (properties).
Joel Ripka plays the student Raskolnikov. Crime and Punishment marks his fifth appearance with PICT. His previous
PICT credits include George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice and Charles Surface in The School for Scandal. A Point
Park University graduate, his most recent appearance was in the world premiere of Rob Zeller’s Harry’s Friendly
Service at Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
Porfiry is played by Larry John Meyers. Meyers has performed in more than a dozen PICT shows over the past seven
seasons, most recently appearing as John in the December 2008 production of Dublin Carol. Other PICT credits
include the Earl of Gloucester in 2008’s season opener King Lear, the acclaimed 2006 production of Samuel Beckett’s
Endgame (Hamm), and 2007’s Julius Caesar (Caesar) and Stuff Happens (Dick Cheney).
Susan Goodwillie plays Sonia. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, she played Thea
Elvstead in the 2007 PICT production of Hedda Gabler. This winter Susan made her Off-Broadway debut in
Mourning Becomes Electra. In New York, credits include Big Money at Ars-Nova and The Last Goodbye at Joe's
Pub. On television she has appeared on MEDIUM and ER.
Fast-paced Crime and Punishment is a psychological thrill-ride
Matthew Gray makes his PICT directorial debut with Crime and Punishment. An Assistant Professor of Acting at
Carnegie Mellon University, Gray was recently seen on-stage in the Quantum Theatre production of 36 Views. His
many credits include productions in Canada and the UK, most notably directing Bernard Cuffling (Hector in the PICT
production of The History Boys) in Hay Fever, as well as in a production of Krapp’s Last Tape which toured Canada,
won ‘Pick of the Fringe’ in Vancouver, and won best performance at the International Beckett Festival in 1997. In the
UK, he has directed such productions as Fool for Love in Bristol, the European Premiere of Sam Shepard’s Shaved
Splits at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, the UK premiere of C. K. Williams’ translation of The Bacchae, the
London premiere of Guy Picot’s People Who Don’t Do Dinner Parties, as well as new plays by David Florez and
Simon Stephens.
The set is designed by PICT Resident Scenic Designer Gianni Downs. His previous PICT credits include:
The History Boys, Doubt, What the Butler Saw, Boston Marriage, Stuff Happens, Synge Cycle, and Salome, among
others. Lighting is designed by Jim French (The History Boys, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Synge Cycle and The Lieutenant of
Inishmore, among others), and sound by Joe Pino (Heartbreak House, Travesties). Long-time PICT costume designer
Pei-Chi Su returns from New York for the production. Some of her many previous PICT designs include costumes for
The History Boys, King Lear, Pride and Prejudice, Private Lives, and BeckettFest.
WDUQ, 90.5 FM (www.wduq.org) is the media sponsor for the play. Crime and Punishment plays September 10
through October 3 in the Henry Heymann Theatre, located at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland.
In conjunction with the play, PICT is hosting the free panel discussion “Crime and Punishment: Three Perspectives,”
on Sunday, September 20th at 3:45 (following the matinee performance). It will be held at the Stephen Foster
Memorial in Oakland. Featured panelists include Matt Gray, Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon
University, and director of Crime & Punishment; Vladimir Padunov, Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic
Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Robert Wettstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
at University of Pittsburgh.
Panelists will share thoughts on some of the questions raised in the play from their unique perspectives. Some topics
may include: what is included and what is left out when a book is adapted into a play; the director’s preparation how
he prepares the actors; what happened to position the characters at the critical juncture we find them at when the play
Fast-paced Crime and Punishment is a psychological thrill-ride
opens; what is the psychological state of the accused murderer, Raskolnikov, and would he be convicted by a modern
court of law or let off by virtue of insanity. Our three presenters will speak for about ten minutes each leaving plenty
of time for audience questions and input.
The panel discussion is free of charge and open to the public.
PICT will also host a post-show talk-back with the company following the Sunday, September 13 matinee
performance, as well as two pre-show discussions beginning at 7:00 on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday,
September 17. The pre-show discussions are free of charge and open to the public.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Crime and Punishment at PittsburghIrishClassicalTheatre PICT
Melissa Hill Grande
Director of Marketing and Artistic Associate
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
PO Box 23607
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
mgrande@picttheatre.org
412.561.6000 x203
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre.
Great Stories. Well Told.
Media Contact: Melissa Hill Grande
412.561.6000 x203
mgrande@picttheatre.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The best of all murder stories, told in 80 minutes
Fast-paced exciting adaptation, fantastic cast, bring Russian writer Dostoevsky’s
classic novel to life at Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA – July 1, 2009. A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment. Clocking in at 80 minutes, this fast-paced psychological journey into the mind of a killer stars Joel Ripka, Larry John Meyers, and Susan Goodwillie. The show is directed by Matthew Gray, and the design team is comprised of Gianni Downs (set), Jim French (lighting), Pei-Chi Su (costumes) Joe Pino (sound), and Cory Goddard (properties).
Joel Ripka plays the student Raskolnikov. Crime and Punishment marks his fifth appearance with PICT. His previous PICT credits include George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice and Charles Surface in The School for Scandal. A Point Park University graduate, his most recent appearance was in the world premiere of Rob Zeller’s Harry’s Friendly Service at Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
Porfiry is played by Larry John Meyers. Meyers has performed in more than a dozen PICT shows over the past seven seasons, most recently appearing as John in the December 2008 production of Dublin Carol. Other PICT credits include the Earl of Gloucester in 2008’s season opener King Lear, the acclaimed 2006 production of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame (Hamm), and 2007’s Julius Caesar (Caesar) and Stuff Happens (Dick Cheney).
Susan Goodwillie plays Sonia. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, she played Thea Elvstead in the 2007 PICT production of Hedda Gabler. This winter Susan made her Off-Broadway debut in Mourning Becomes Electra. In New York, credits include Big Money at Ars-Nova and The Last Goodbye at Joe's Pub. On television she has appeared on MEDIUM and ER.
Matthew Gray makes his PICT directorial debut with Crime and Punishment. An Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, Gray was recently seen on-stage in the Quantum Theatre production of 36 Views. His many credits include productions in Canada and the UK, most notably directing Bernard Cuffling (Hector in the PICT production of The History Boys) in Hay Fever, as well as in a production of Krapp’s Last Tape which toured Canada, won ‘Pick of the Fringe’ in Vancouver, and won best performance at the International Beckett Festival in 1997. In the UK, he has directed such productions as Fool for Love in Bristol, the European Premiere of Sam Shepard’s Shaved Splits at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, the UK premiere of C. K. Williams’ translation of The Bacchae, the London premiere of Guy Picot’s People Who Don’t Do Dinner Parties, as well as new plays by David Florez and Simon Stephens.
The set is designed by PICT Resident Scenic Designer Gianni Downs. His previous PICT credits include:
The History Boys, Doubt, What the Butler Saw, Boston Marriage, Stuff Happens, Synge Cycle, and Salome, among others. Lighting is designed by Jim French (The History Boys, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Synge Cycle and The Lieutenant of Inishmore, among others), and sound by Joe Pino (Heartbreak House, Travesties). Long-time PICT costume designer Pei-Chi Su returns from New York for the production. Some of her many previous PICT designs include costumes for The History Boys, King Lear, Pride and Prejudice, Private Lives, and BeckettFest.
WDUQ, 90.5 FM (www.wduq.org) is the media sponsor for the play. Crime and Punishment plays September 10 through October 3 in the Henry Heymann Theatre, located at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland.
In conjunction with the play, PICT is hosting the free panel discussion “Crime and Punishment: Three Perspectives,” on Sunday, September 20th at 3:45 (following the matinee performance). It will be held at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. Featured panelists include Matt Gray, Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, and director of Crime & Punishment; Vladimir Padunov, Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Robert Wettstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh.
Panelists will share thoughts on some of the questions raised in the play from their unique perspectives. Some topics may include: what is included and what is left out when a book is adapted into a play; the director’s preparation how he prepares the actors; what happened to position the characters at the critical juncture we find them at when the play opens; what is the psychological state of the accused murderer, Raskolnikov, and would he be convicted by a modern court of law or let off by virtue of insanity. Our three presenters will speak for about ten minutes each leaving plenty of time for audience questions and input.
The panel discussion is free of charge and open to the public.
PICT will also host a post-show talk-back with the company following the Sunday, September 13 matinee performance, as well as two pre-show discussions beginning at 7:00 on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17. The pre-show discussions are free of charge and open to the public.
The Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre was founded in 1996 to diversify the region’s theatrical offerings by providing Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania audiences with high-quality, text-driven, affordable productions of classical theatre and the works of classical and contemporary Irish playwrights and to significantly improve employment opportunities for local talent in all facets of theatrical presentation and production. PICT is a Small Professional Theatre (SPT) affiliated with Actors’ Equity Association, and a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. PICT is the Professional Theatre in Residence at the University of Pittsburgh and PICT productions at the Charity Randall and Henry Heymann Theatres are presented in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh – Department of Theatre Arts.
Crime & Punishment FACT SHEET
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Directed by Matthew Gray
The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland
4301 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15213eyHey
Cast: Susan Goodwillie, Larry John Meyers, and Joel Ripka
Design Team: Gianni Downs (scenic design), Jim French (lighting design), Pei-Chi Su (costume design), Joe Pino (sound design), Cory F. Goddard (Properties)
Performance Dates and Times:
Please note: some performances advertised in our season brochure were canceled due to the G20 Summit. This schedule reflects those cancellations, as well as the addition of newly-scheduled school matinees and public performances.
First Week:
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – 10 a.m. student matinee
Thursday and Friday, September 10 and 11 – 8 p.m. previews
Saturday, September 12 - 8 p.m. opening night
Sunday, September 13 – 2 p.m. matinee, followed by Talk Back
Second Week:
Tuesday, September 15 – 10 a.m. student matinee
Wednesday – Saturday, September 16 – 19 – 8 p.m. performances
(Wednesday and Thursday – 7 p.m. preshow lectures)
Sunday, September 20 – 2 p.m. matinee (followed by panel discussion)
Third Week:
Tuesday, September 22 – 10 a.m. student matinee and 7 p.m. Professional Tuesday performance
Saturday, September 26 – 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances
Sunday, September 27 – 2 p.m. matinee
Fourth Week:
Tuesday, September 29 – 10 a.m. student matinee and 7 p.m. performance
Wednesday – Saturday, September 30 – October 3 -- 8 p.m. performance
Ticket Prices
Opening Night: $48 Adults, $45 Seniors
Fri. & Sat. Nights: $46 Adults, $42 Seniors
Wed. & Thurs. Nights, and Sun. Mats: $42 Adults, $40 Seniors
Tues. Nights & Sat. Mats: $42 Adults, $40 Seniors
Preview Thurs. & Fri: $36 (all seats, no Senior discounts)
Youth under 25: $17 all performances, w/valid ID
For tickets, call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. Great Stories. Well Told.
Director of Marketing and Artistic Associate
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
PO Box 23607
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
mgrande@picttheatre.org
412.561.6000 x203
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre.
Great Stories. Well Told.
Media Contact: Melissa Hill Grande
412.561.6000 x203
mgrande@picttheatre.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The best of all murder stories, told in 80 minutes
Fast-paced exciting adaptation, fantastic cast, bring Russian writer Dostoevsky’s
classic novel to life at Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA – July 1, 2009. A brilliant young student, an unorthodox detective, and a young woman forced into a life of prostitution are hurtled together by a brutal act of murder in Crime and Punishment. Clocking in at 80 minutes, this fast-paced psychological journey into the mind of a killer stars Joel Ripka, Larry John Meyers, and Susan Goodwillie. The show is directed by Matthew Gray, and the design team is comprised of Gianni Downs (set), Jim French (lighting), Pei-Chi Su (costumes) Joe Pino (sound), and Cory Goddard (properties).
Joel Ripka plays the student Raskolnikov. Crime and Punishment marks his fifth appearance with PICT. His previous PICT credits include George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice and Charles Surface in The School for Scandal. A Point Park University graduate, his most recent appearance was in the world premiere of Rob Zeller’s Harry’s Friendly Service at Pittsburgh Public Theatre.
Porfiry is played by Larry John Meyers. Meyers has performed in more than a dozen PICT shows over the past seven seasons, most recently appearing as John in the December 2008 production of Dublin Carol. Other PICT credits include the Earl of Gloucester in 2008’s season opener King Lear, the acclaimed 2006 production of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame (Hamm), and 2007’s Julius Caesar (Caesar) and Stuff Happens (Dick Cheney).
Susan Goodwillie plays Sonia. A graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, she played Thea Elvstead in the 2007 PICT production of Hedda Gabler. This winter Susan made her Off-Broadway debut in Mourning Becomes Electra. In New York, credits include Big Money at Ars-Nova and The Last Goodbye at Joe's Pub. On television she has appeared on MEDIUM and ER.
Matthew Gray makes his PICT directorial debut with Crime and Punishment. An Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, Gray was recently seen on-stage in the Quantum Theatre production of 36 Views. His many credits include productions in Canada and the UK, most notably directing Bernard Cuffling (Hector in the PICT production of The History Boys) in Hay Fever, as well as in a production of Krapp’s Last Tape which toured Canada, won ‘Pick of the Fringe’ in Vancouver, and won best performance at the International Beckett Festival in 1997. In the UK, he has directed such productions as Fool for Love in Bristol, the European Premiere of Sam Shepard’s Shaved Splits at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, the UK premiere of C. K. Williams’ translation of The Bacchae, the London premiere of Guy Picot’s People Who Don’t Do Dinner Parties, as well as new plays by David Florez and Simon Stephens.
The set is designed by PICT Resident Scenic Designer Gianni Downs. His previous PICT credits include:
The History Boys, Doubt, What the Butler Saw, Boston Marriage, Stuff Happens, Synge Cycle, and Salome, among others. Lighting is designed by Jim French (The History Boys, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Synge Cycle and The Lieutenant of Inishmore, among others), and sound by Joe Pino (Heartbreak House, Travesties). Long-time PICT costume designer Pei-Chi Su returns from New York for the production. Some of her many previous PICT designs include costumes for The History Boys, King Lear, Pride and Prejudice, Private Lives, and BeckettFest.
WDUQ, 90.5 FM (www.wduq.org) is the media sponsor for the play. Crime and Punishment plays September 10 through October 3 in the Henry Heymann Theatre, located at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland.
In conjunction with the play, PICT is hosting the free panel discussion “Crime and Punishment: Three Perspectives,” on Sunday, September 20th at 3:45 (following the matinee performance). It will be held at the Stephen Foster Memorial in Oakland. Featured panelists include Matt Gray, Assistant Professor of Acting at Carnegie Mellon University, and director of Crime & Punishment; Vladimir Padunov, Associate Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Robert Wettstein, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at University of Pittsburgh.
Panelists will share thoughts on some of the questions raised in the play from their unique perspectives. Some topics may include: what is included and what is left out when a book is adapted into a play; the director’s preparation how he prepares the actors; what happened to position the characters at the critical juncture we find them at when the play opens; what is the psychological state of the accused murderer, Raskolnikov, and would he be convicted by a modern court of law or let off by virtue of insanity. Our three presenters will speak for about ten minutes each leaving plenty of time for audience questions and input.
The panel discussion is free of charge and open to the public.
PICT will also host a post-show talk-back with the company following the Sunday, September 13 matinee performance, as well as two pre-show discussions beginning at 7:00 on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17. The pre-show discussions are free of charge and open to the public.
The Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre was founded in 1996 to diversify the region’s theatrical offerings by providing Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania audiences with high-quality, text-driven, affordable productions of classical theatre and the works of classical and contemporary Irish playwrights and to significantly improve employment opportunities for local talent in all facets of theatrical presentation and production. PICT is a Small Professional Theatre (SPT) affiliated with Actors’ Equity Association, and a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG) and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. PICT is the Professional Theatre in Residence at the University of Pittsburgh and PICT productions at the Charity Randall and Henry Heymann Theatres are presented in cooperation with the University of Pittsburgh – Department of Theatre Arts.
Crime & Punishment FACT SHEET
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, adapted by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
Directed by Matthew Gray
The Henry Heymann Theatre in the Stephen Foster Memorial, Oakland
4301 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh 15213eyHey
Cast: Susan Goodwillie, Larry John Meyers, and Joel Ripka
Design Team: Gianni Downs (scenic design), Jim French (lighting design), Pei-Chi Su (costume design), Joe Pino (sound design), Cory F. Goddard (Properties)
Performance Dates and Times:
Please note: some performances advertised in our season brochure were canceled due to the G20 Summit. This schedule reflects those cancellations, as well as the addition of newly-scheduled school matinees and public performances.
First Week:
Wednesday, Sept. 9 – 10 a.m. student matinee
Thursday and Friday, September 10 and 11 – 8 p.m. previews
Saturday, September 12 - 8 p.m. opening night
Sunday, September 13 – 2 p.m. matinee, followed by Talk Back
Second Week:
Tuesday, September 15 – 10 a.m. student matinee
Wednesday – Saturday, September 16 – 19 – 8 p.m. performances
(Wednesday and Thursday – 7 p.m. preshow lectures)
Sunday, September 20 – 2 p.m. matinee (followed by panel discussion)
Third Week:
Tuesday, September 22 – 10 a.m. student matinee and 7 p.m. Professional Tuesday performance
Saturday, September 26 – 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances
Sunday, September 27 – 2 p.m. matinee
Fourth Week:
Tuesday, September 29 – 10 a.m. student matinee and 7 p.m. performance
Wednesday – Saturday, September 30 – October 3 -- 8 p.m. performance
Ticket Prices
Opening Night: $48 Adults, $45 Seniors
Fri. & Sat. Nights: $46 Adults, $42 Seniors
Wed. & Thurs. Nights, and Sun. Mats: $42 Adults, $40 Seniors
Tues. Nights & Sat. Mats: $42 Adults, $40 Seniors
Preview Thurs. & Fri: $36 (all seats, no Senior discounts)
Youth under 25: $17 all performances, w/valid ID
For tickets, call ProArtsTickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.picttheatre.org
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre. Great Stories. Well Told.
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