Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News and Views: March 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Auditions with Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks

Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks will hold AEA and non-union auditions for "Romeo and Juliet," directed by Helen M. Meade. Auditions will be held at Frick Park, Blue Slide Playground in Squirrel Hill (Beechwood Blvd. and Nicholson St.) on Saturday April 20th from noon-4 PM with callbacks on Sunday April 21st. Actors should prepare a brief Shakespearean monologue. Rehearsals will take place from the end of July through August and the show runs weekend afternoons in September. Contact Helen Meade at hmmeade@yahoo.com for an appointment or for more information. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is in its 9th season of providing free outdoor Shakespeare productions in cityparks.

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Cast of Characters at 709 Penn Gallery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: REVISION #2
Today's date: March 26, 2013
Contact: Sonja Sweterlitsch / Sweterlitsch@trustarts.org
Manager of Community Art, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Cast of Characters
curated by Vicky Clark and Cindy Lisica
709 Penn Gallery
709 Penn Avenue, downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District
April 5-May 17, 2013

Pittsburgh, PA: In Cast of Characters, curators Vicky Clark and Cindy Lisica bring together six diverse artists with character-driven work to question the nature of our everyday existence and our relationship to larger-than-life heroes and gods. Characters’ stories combine through humor, insight, passion and intellect, causing us to contemplate our world and question our place within it.

The artists featured in this exhibition move from recognizable characters to ones they have created themselves. While the narratives are, at times, very serious, the approach is fun, colorful, and imaginative as the artists communicate both personal and shared concerns. The heads and figures of FriendsWithYou, Mr. Glaubitz, and Jeff Schwarz literally and metaphorically speak to issues of identity and the human experience. Janet Towbin and Rei Sato use small scales to approach big issues, and power and identity are brought to the forefront with the graphic characters and costumes of Mr. Glaubitz and Mark Newport.

Bird Mouth Sculpture by Jeff Schwarz

Using the visual language of comics, punk, youth or street culture, the artists explore and present the familiar within their own situations. The resulting connectivity and commonalities invite the audience to view and experience a range of sensations by entering an active dialogue.

Participating artists include: Mr. Glaubitz (Tijuana), Mark Newport (Detroit), Rei Sato (Tokyo and Taipei), Jeff Schwarz (Brooklyn), and Janet Towbin (Phoenix) and FriendsWithYou (Los Angeles).

A full color illustrated catalog with essays by Cindy Lisica and forward by Vicky A Clark has been published on the occasion of the exhibition.

ABOUT THE CURATORS

Dr. Vicky A. Clark is a Pittsburgh-based independent curator and Director of the Art Gallery at Clarion University, where she also teaches art history. Her extensive curatorial background includes stints at the Carnegie Museum of Art and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and she was awarded “Curator of the Year” in 2001. In addition to co-curating Cast of Characters, Clark has recently organized two traveling group exhibitions, “The White Show: Subtlety in the Age of Spectacle” at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Donald Judd Remix at Fe Gallery.

Dr. Cindy Lisica is an independent curator, Assistant Archivist of The Andy Warhol Museum, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at University of Pittsburgh. She has previously curated exhibitions from L.A. to Paris and has held archives and research positions at MOCA Los Angeles and TATE London. She has recently presented on contemporary and Japanese art at Brooklyn Museum of Art, University of Helsinki, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures) in Berlin.

GALLERY DETAILS
709 Penn Gallery is located on 709 Penn Ave. / Downtown Pittsburgh Cultural District
Hours: Wed. & Thurs. 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun.11 a.m.–5 p.m.
709 Penn Gallery is a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Education & Community Engagement department.

EXHIBIT DETAILS
Dates: April 5 – May 17, 2013
Opening Reception: April 5, 2013 (6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
www.TrustArts.org

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Sandra Bernhard at the Byham

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Media Contact: Diana Roth, (412) 471-8717; roth@trustarts.org

Sandra Bernhard

Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the Byham Theater

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents

Sandra Bernhard

Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 8:00 p.m., Byham Theater

Pittsburgh, PA- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the comedian, singer, actress, and author Sandra Bernhard on April 27, 2013 at the Byham Theater. Bernhard’s performance is a hybrid of standup comedy and rock ‘n roll – a unique mixture of political satire, pop culture commentary and cabaret. Bernhard’s bitter critiques of celebrity culture have earned her a spot on Comedy Central’s famous “100 Greatest Standups of All Time.” This performance is a part of the 2012-2013 Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.

Sandra Bernhard began her career at L.A.’s famed Comedy Store in the ‘70s, which earned her a supporting role on The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. Bernhard caught her big break in 1983 when she caught the nation’s attention as the star of Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy. Her first one-woman show, the groundbreaking Without You I’m Nothing, ran for 6 months off-Broadway in 1988 and served as inspiration for the film and Grammy-nominated album of the same name.

Bernhard’s extensive resume spans nearly the entire entertainment industry. From 1991-1996 Bernhard played Nancy Bartlett—the first openly gay character on a network sitcom—on Roseanne, and further bolstered her television resume with her work on The Richard Pryor Show, Law & Order: SVU, The Sopranos, and Ally McBeal. She has appeared more than 30 times on Late Night with David Letterman and has been a regular guest of Howard Stern’s since the early ‘80s.

Additionally, Bernhard’s film credits include Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, for which she was awarded Best Supporting Actress by the National Society of Film Critics, and Nicholas Roeg’s Track 29, Hudson Hawk, Dinner Rush, and Dare. Further bolstering her performance skills, Bernhard has released a number of popular albums and has also sung with or opened for various musical acts, including: The Pretenders, Cyndi Lauper, and the Scissor Sisters.

Her most recent show, I Love Being Me, Don’t You? played to sold-out crowds for an extended run last summer in Los Angeles and the album version of the show was released on Rooftop Records last fall. Bernhard has been touring the show ever since, and the Los Angeles Times wrote, “She has chutzpah to spare, but it’s her articulate intelligence that earns our attention … It’s [her] combination of glamour and accessibility that accounts for Bernhard’s enduring appeal.”

Tickets ($35-$40) for Sandra Bernhard on April 27, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at the Byham Theater, may be purchased at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, online at trustarts.org, or by calling (412) 456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets at special discounted rates, please call (412) 471-6930.

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Easter, Passover & Holocaust Remembrance Programs

EASTER, PASSOVER & HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE PROGRAMS ON CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3 THIS MARCH & APRIL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 21, 2013

CONTACT:
George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366
ghazimanolis@wqed.org

EASTER, PASSOVER & HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
PROGRAMS ON CLASSICAL WQED-FM 89.3 THIS MARCH & APRIL

PITTSBURGH—Classical WQED-FM 89.3 will broadcast several Easter, Passover and Holocaust Remembrance specials this March and April.

Thursday, March 21
• Bach’s Birthday
8-10 p.m.
Music of the Baroque, the Midwest’s largest professional chorus and orchestra specializing in the performance of sixteenth, seventeenth and early eighteenth century music, presents Bach’s B minor Mass. Conducted by Jane Glover, the performance includes soloists Yulia Van Doren, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Stephen Powell, baritone and the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra.

Sunday March 24 (Palm Sunday)
• Sunday Baroque
7 – 11 a.m.
George Frideric Handel's oratorio Israel in Egypt was at first criticized as being "too solemn for common ears," but over time it has come to be considered one of Handel's masterpieces. Spirited, grand and hopeful selections from Handel's sacred oratorio will be featured on Sunday Baroque.
• 4 – 6 p.m.
For Palm Sunday, WQED-FM 89.3 presents Handel’s St. John Passion, Bach’s Cantata for Palm Sunday, Allegri’s Miserere and more hosted by Anna Singer.

Tuesday March 26
• The Western Wind’s Passover Story
9 – 10 p.m.
Theodore Bikel and the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble team up to tell and sing the Passover Story.

Thursday March 28
• A Musical Feast for Passover with Itzhak Perlman
9 – 10 p.m.
This one hour program features familiar classical music, along with more obscure classical. There are also traditional tunes like "Dayenu," "Chad Gadya," and "Go Down, Moses.” Along with the music, Itzhak Perlman shares personal stories about Passover, tells a few jokes, and even sings a little. And of course, he plays the violin, including the theme to Schindler's List -- you'll hear how he relates that to the Passover story.

Friday March 29
• St. Matthew’s Passion (Good Friday)
Noon – 3 p.m.
Handel and Haydn Society perform Bach’s St. Matthew Passion directed by Harry Christophers. This masterpiece combines the sounds of a double orchestra, a double choir, and a chorus of soloists to tell the story of Christ’s crucifixion from different characters’ perspectives hosted by Classical New England’s Brian McCreath and Cathy Fuller.

Sunday March 31 (Easter Sunday)
• Sunday Baroque
7 – 11 a.m.
Easter is a celebration of renewal and peace, and many musicians have honored that theme in their compositions. Easter selections from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio MESSIAH and Heinrich Biber’s contemplative Sonatas on the biblical mysteries are just some of the glorious music on Sunday Baroque to refresh and renew your spirit.

• Rachmaninoff’s Vespers
11 a.m. – Noon
WQED-FM 89.3 welcomes Easter Sunday with a performance of Rachmaninoff’s “Vespers,” featuring The Mendelssohn Choir directed by Robert Page.

Monday April 8th (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
• A Voice for the Silenced
7 – 8 p.m.
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monika Vischer and conductor James Conlon explore how music and culture thrived in the most desperate of times at the Terezin concentration camp.

• Yom Hashoah
8 – 10 p.m.
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, in a Yom Hashoah concert. Hear Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes, the Concerto for Orchestra in Seven Parts by Isaac Schwartz, and Julia Zilberquit performs the Jewish Rhapsody for Piano, Flute, Strings and Percussion by Nicolas Slonimsky.

WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 134 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s Educational initiative (www.wqed.org/edu)

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Silnicki Advances in International Ballet Competition

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CONTACT: Meghan McNamara
412-454-9117
mmcnamara@pittsburghballet.org

PBT School Student Advances to Final Round of Youth America Grand Prix
Silnicki Places among Top Competitors at Semi-Finals of International Student Ballet Competition

PITTSBURGH, PA (March 2013) – After receiving multiple awards at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) semifinals this weekend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School student Sophie Silnicki, 16, will advance to the final round of the international student ballet competition from April 12-17, in New York City.

Silnicki’s performance at the YAGP Semi-Finals – held March 8-10, 2013 in Indianapolis – earned her first place in the Contemporary Category and third place in the Classical Category for the Senior Division, which included 177 competitors from the United States and abroad of the 15-19 year-old age range. Silnicki’s winning solos included Gone, a contemporary piece choreographed by Adrienne Canterna (1st Place) and the variation from Raymonda Act II (3rd Place) for her classical piece.

Sophie Silnicki

The 2013 YAGP marks Silnicki’s sixth consecutive year performing in the competition. In 2012, Silnicki received the Grand Prize in the Junior Division of the Semi-Finals in Torrington, CT, with top awards for both her Classical and Contemporary Solos. This April, Sophie will go on to compete in the finals competition from April 12-17, at the Jack H. Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York City.

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition and annually awards more than $250,000 in scholarships to leading dance schools worldwide. The competition is held annually around the world and in New York City, and is open to dance students of all nationalities from 9-19 years old. Launched in 1999 by two former dancers of the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet, Larissa and Gennadi Saveliev, YAGP is also a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization created with a mission to provide extraordinary educational and professional opportunities to young dancers, acting as a stepping stone to a professional dance career, according to the YACP website.
“The Youth America Grand Prix brings together the most accomplished students from the across the country and abroad, so we are extremely proud that Sophie has been recognized so highly among her peers. These awards speak to the remarkable artistry, discipline and commitment that we see Sophie dedicate every day to her ballet training,” said PBT School Director Marjorie Grundvig.

Silnicki has trained with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School for four years under the direction of School Directors Marjorie Grundvig and Dennis Marshall. Prior to enrolling at PBT School, Silnicki trained at the dance studio of her mother, Stephanie Lopez, where she continues to dance regularly. A full-time student in PBT School’s High School Division, Silnicki has been featured in PBT company productions, including The Nutcracker, as well as PBT School’s annual spring performances.

Now in its 14th Season, YAGP has awarded over $2 million in scholarships to the leading dance schools worldwide. Over 25,000 dancers worldwide have participated in YAGP’s international workshops, competitions, and audition classes. Over 300 YAGP alumni are now dancing with 50 companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, among others. YAGP’s contributions to international dance education were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with a membership in UNESCO’s prestigious Conseil International de la Danse (CID).For more information, please visit www.yagp.org.

Media Note: Photos are available upon request. For interviews or photos, please contact Meghan McNamara, marketing coordinator, at 412-454-9117 or mmcnamara@pittsburghballet.org.

About Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School is the official training institution of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and has an enrollment of more than 900 students, including the Children’s, Student, Pre-Professional and Open Divisions. The Children’s Division gives young students an introduction to ballet and prepares them for advancement to the Student Division. Dancers in the Student Division work to refine their technique and dancers in the Pre- Professional Program prepare for professional ballet careers. Many students perform in an annual School Spring Performance at the Byham Theater, and some students are chosen by Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr to perform with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre at the Benedum Center.

Point Park's The REP Presents World Premiere

The REP presents world premiere of ‘Antarktikos’

Directed by Sheila McKenna, preview March 21, play runs March 22-April 7 at The Pittsburgh Playhouse

PITTSBURGH – The REP, Point Park University’s professional theatre company, presents the world premiere of emerging playwright Andrea Stolowitz’s Antarktikos, a mind-bending drama about heroism, fear and what it means to say goodbye.

A finalist for the 2013 Oregon Book Award’s Prize in Drama, Antarktikos previews Thursday, March 21, and runs Friday, March 22-April 7, in the Studio Theatre at The Pittsburgh Playhouse. Performances are 8 p.m., Thursday – Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Because there will be no performance on Easter, March 31, there will be a performance of Antarktikos added on Wednesday, March 27.

Amy Landis as Susan, Billy Hepfinger as Alex

In Antarktikos, Susan, a writer in residence at the South Pole, finds herself in an unlikely conversation with Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the 1912 British Antarctic expedition. Meanwhile, Susan’s daughter, Hilary, embarks on an adventure with an insomniac EMT named Alex in this remarkable play, in which both time and place blur, geographies blend and destinies emerge.

Billy Hepfinger as Alex, Morgan Wolk as Hilary

The REP’s production of Antarktikos features Tony Bingham as Joe Foster, Billy Hepfinger as Alex, Amy Landis as Susan and Morgan Wolk as Hilary. Scenic design is by Stephanie Mayer-Staley, lighting design by Todd Wren, sound design by Steve Shapiro, and costume design by Cathleen Crocker-Perry,

Tony Bingham as Scott, Amy Landis as Susan

Tickets range from $24 to $27; preview tickets are $15. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412.392.8000, or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com. Patrons can take advantage of the “Pay what you will” performance at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 23, subject to availability. The Dunkin' Donuts Discussion Series will be held on Friday, March 29. Following the performance, the audience is invited to stay to discuss the show and enjoy donuts and coffee compliments of Dunkin' Donuts.

Stolowitz’s plays have been developed and produced nationally and internationally at theaters such as the Old Globe (San Diego), The Long Wharf (New Haven, Conn.), Victory Gardens (Chicago), and The Cherry Lane (New York City). The Los Angeles Times called her work “heartbreaking,” while the Orange County Register characterized her approach as a “brave refusal to sugarcoat the issues and tough decisions.” Her play, Knowing Cairo, had its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre, and earned San Diego’s Best New Play Award and a Los Angeles Times’ Critic’s Pick. Her play, Ithaka, will have its world premiere in May at the Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, Ore.

Photos by Drew Yenchak

Hosanna House Celebrates Anniversary of Mission

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Hosanna industries to celebrate nearly $50 million of charitable work

Local Nonprofit Mission Celebrates 23 Years of Service on Palm Sunday

NEW SEWICKLEY, PA- On Palm Sunday 23 years ago, Hosanna Industries was founded. Three mission workers, a used donated pickup truck, and a budget of $30 thousand allowed for 13 projects completed that first year. Now, starting its 24th year, Hosanna Industries has done nearly $50 million of charitable construction work for a cost of less than $14 million.

"We are profoundly grateful for the many ways in which the Lord has used the gifts, skills, and generosity of so many people in our world to allow us privilege of helping those in need during the past 23 years," says Reverend Dr. Donn D. Ed, executive director of the mission.

On Palm Sunday, March 24th, at four thirty in the afternoon, Hosanna will host a short service in the Morledge Chapel on their campus in New Sewickley Township. Here, the 10 full-time mission workers will be recommissioned for service to the needy, like many of them have done for multiple years in a row now. Afterward, the Community Center on Hosanna's campus will be dedicated to the Glory of God in memory of Bob and Bernie Kennedy, with an informal reception to follow.

In the past 23 years, many lives have been changed by Hosanna Industries. Over 2500 impoverished homeowners have been helped with free home repairs, over 150 houses have been built for those in need, 143 mission workers and over 150,000 volunteers have learned the construction trades and the benefits of providing hope. Two and a half million miles have been travelled, and over 50,000 tons of materials have been used, while approximately 10 former mission workers are now running their own companies with training that they received from Hosanna Industries. Countless individuals, churches, businesses, and foundations have provided for the success of the mission.

About Hosanna Industries: Hosanna Industries, Inc. is a faith-rooted, 501 (c)3 non-profit organization in southwestern Pennsylvania that was founded in 1990. The mission includes new construction and repair/rehabilitation services for low income homeowners; leading volunteers in disaster recovery; and training young people in the trade skills to give them a hope for the future. Their typical single client household in 2012 had an income of less than $13 thousand a year. Hosanna Industries depends on the generosity of others to complete their work. For more information please visit www.hosannaindustries.org.

Amanda M. Becker
Hosanna Industries
109 Rinard Lane Rochester, PA 15074
Office: 724-770-0262
Cell: 412-559-7062

Orchestra, Ballet Performance of Cinderella

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2013

Contact: Meghan McNamara
Marketing Coordinator
412-454-9117
mmcnamara@pittsburghballet.org

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Presents Cinderella with Live
Orchestra April 19-21 at the Benedum Center in 12-13 Season Finale

(Pittsburgh, PA) – Brimming with enchantment, romance and comedy, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents the classic story of Cinderella onstage with the PBT Orchestra April 19-21 at the Benedum Center, in PBT’s 2012-2013 Season finale.

Set to Prokofiev’s grand score and the choreography of Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre, Cinderella stages a spellbinding spectacle with elaborate costumes, classical choreography and distinctive set design. Reimagined across cultures, ages and art forms, Webre’s adaptation of Cinderella roots the timeless fairy tale in honest human emotions of love and longing to match the depth of Prokofiev’s score.
In addition to PBT company dancers, approximately 20 children from Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School will dance the roles of enchanted garden creatures, including bumblebees, snow angels, butterflies and other whimsical roles brought to life by Cinderella’s fairy godmother. From the enchanted pointe shoes to the show-stopping stepsisters, PBT’s Cinderella takes many unexpected twists on this time-honored tale.

Character Transformations: Cinderella….& Her Stepsisters
Following a garden visitation from her fairy godmother — accompanied by fairies of the four seasons— Cinderella transforms from rags to finery to make her mysterious debut at the ball. Behind the scenes, however, the most dramatic transformation occurs for the male dancers cast as Cinderella’s stepsisters. Webre’s Cinderella plays on the theater and ballet tradition of dancing “en travesti,” using a comic gender role reversal to characterize the jealous duo with clownish antics. Costumed in voluminous hoopskirts and garish makeup and wigs, these male dancers add a generous dash of humor to the production.

The Perfect Pointe Shoe
Rather than the typical glass slippers, PBT’s Cinderella dons a pair of dazzling pointe shoes for the ball, leaving her Prince to search all over the world for the maiden who matches her forgotten slipper. In the reality of a professional ballerina, finding the perfect pointe shoe fit is a Cinderella story unto itself. Choosing pointe shoes is an extremely individualized and detailed task to find the fit that offers ultimate foot flexibility, balance and support. At PBT, most ballerinas dance through an average of 75 pairs of pointe shoes each season, and spend countless hours darning, breaking in and padding their shoes for the best fit and comfort level. Most pointe shoes are hand-made, and PBT dancers may choose up to 10 style customizations when ordering. So, whether it’s the Spanish or Tunisian dancer that the Prince visits in Act II, it’s truly unlikely that Cinderella’s pointe shoes would ever fit another ballerina.

Set & Costume Design
Theoretically set in “a faraway kingdom,” the set of Cinderella draws influences from the mid-to-late 18th century prior to the French Revolution. The fairy tale is brought to life through James Kronzer’s set designs, which include Cinderella’s kitchen, a garden full of dancing creatures and flowers, a wintery forest, and a gilded grand ballroom lined with mirrors that multiply the swirling skirts and partnering of the courtesans. At midnight, Kronzer creates a striking vision on stage when clock faces of various sizes fill the ballroom, alerting Cinderella that her gown will soon return to rags. Judanna Lynn’s costume designs showcase the elaborate court dress and powdered wigs of the era as well as Cinderella's ragamuffin dresses and the stepsisters’ humorous frocks.

Music
Considered one of ballet’s most brilliant scores, Prokofiev’s Cinderella score premiered in 1945 with the Bolshoi Ballet, and echoes Cinderella’s inner emotions as well as a variety of unique themes for different characters. Of his approach to the score, Prokofiev wrote of his attempt to "convey the poetic love between Cinderella and the Prince – the birth and flowing of feeling, the obstacles thrown in its path, the realization of the dream...to create a fairy tale to serve merely as a setting for the portrayal of flesh-and-blood human beings with human passions and failings."

Tickets
Tickets for Cinderella start at $25.75 and are available for purchase online at www.pbt.org, by calling412-456-6666 or visiting the Box Office at Theater Square in the Cultural District.

About the Choreographer
Septime Webre was appointed artistic director of The Washington Ballet in June 1999 after six years as artistic director of American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey. Much in demand as a choreographer, he has created works that appear in the repertoires of many companies in North America, including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Ballet Austin, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet and Colorado Ballet, among many others. As a dancer, Mr. Webre was featured in works by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor, Alvin Ailey, and Merce Cunningham, as well as in principal and solo roles from the classical repertoire. A former member of the board of directors of Dance/USA, Mr. Webre sits on the board of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, and has been honored by Young Audiences of the District of Columbia and has received a number of fellowships for his choreography. Mr. Webre is the seventh son in a large Cuban-American family, and he graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in History/Pre-Law.

Media Note: For interview or photo requests, please contact Meghan McNamara, marketing coordinator, at412-454-9117 or mmcnamara@pittsburghballet.org.
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Musical Kids Competition Finalists

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO: 15 finalists for Classical WQED-FM 89.3’s Musical Kids Competition.

WHAT: Finalists will be recorded performing with his/her instrument or singing in the WQED Fred Rogers Studio and will be available for photos and interviews.

WHERE: WQED Multimedia
Fred Rogers Studio
4802 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

WHEN: Friday, March 22, 2013 3 – 7:30 p.m.

WHY: Recordings of finalists will be put online at www.wqed.org/musicalkids April 4 - 26 for the public to vote for their favorite Musical Kid. Public votes will decide one of six winners. The remaining five winners will be chosen by a judging panel.

NOTE TO WORKING PRESS
For questions regarding the Musical Kids competition or to schedule interviews please contact Maria Pisano. If you are interested in coming to the taping to interview or photograph the students please RSVP to Joanna Marie at 412-622-1431. A full press release regarding the contest will be made available atwww.wqed.org/pressroom soon.

WQED Airs New Cooking Programming

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 11, 2013

CONTACT:
George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366
ghazimanolis@wqed.org

WQED WILL AIR NEW COOKING PROGRAMMING ON MARCH 14

PITTSBURGH –Join in the great collaboration of our talented cook Chris Fennimore and award-winning documentarian Rick Sebak to get the inspiration of a mix of delicious breakfast feast! WQED presents its newest cooking marathon, Over Easy on Thursday, March 14 at 8 pm on WQED-TV.

• Over Easy
Thursday, March 14 from 8 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Over Easy is a special marathon that presents recipes prepared in the WQED kitchen by Fennimore and Sebak from Sebak’s popular national documentaries A Breakfast Special and Breakfast Special 2: Revenge of the Omelets. This special prime-time show includes descriptions of the dishes by Sebak and the things he learned about the dishes and the restaurants in producing the documentaries. Fennimore and Sebak will prepare selected breakfast dishes from each of the documentaries. It promises to be a delicious marathon that features some favorite breakfasts from around the country.

About WQED Pittsburgh
WQED Pittsburgh has a proud history of honors, including 134 National and Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Awards, an Academy Award, and many, many others, including two Emmy® Awards for Station Excellence. WQED was founded in 1954 as the nation’s first community-supported broadcaster. The people of WQED create, produce and distribute quality programs, products and services to engage, inform, educate and entertain the public within their community and around the world. It is the parent company of WQED-TV (PBS); WQED: The Neighborhood Channel; WQED: The Create Channel; WQED Showcase; Classical WQED-FM 89.3/Pittsburgh; Classical WQEJ-FM 89.7/Johnstown; the Pittsburgh Concert Channel at WQED-HD2 (89.3-2FM) and online at www.wqed.org/fm; local and national television and radio productions; WQED Interactive (www.wqed.org) and iQ: smartmedia, WQED’s Educational initiative (www.wqed.org/edu).

SRU Upsets Winston-Salem State in First NCAA Win

Rock men upset #16 Winston-Salem State, 69-67, to record first-ever NCAA tournament opening-round tournament win

Devin Taylor had game-high totals of 27 points and 15 rebounds and Tabari Perry scored the game-winning points on a layup with 2.6 seconds left Saturday to lift SRU (23-8) to victory

WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. – Slippery Rock University recorded its first-ever NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament opening-round victory Saturday afternoon with a 69-67 win over 16th-ranked Winston-Salem State University in the Atlantic Regional hosted by West Liberty University.

With the win over the second-seeded Rams (21-7), the sixth-seeded Rock improved their season record to 23-8 and matched the school record shared by three previous teams for single-season wins.

Most importantly, the Green and White earned a berth in Sunday’s 5 p.m. second-round game, in which they will meet Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division rival Indiana U. of Pa. for the fourth time this season.

Third-seeded IUP (25-5), winners of two of the three previous meetings with SRU this winter and the No. 10 team in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division II national ranking, advanced to Sunday’s action with a 76-68 win over conference rival East Stroudsburg, the No. 6 seed, in Saturday’s first opening-round game.

Junior swingman Tabari Perry drove the left baseline and scored off an assist from junior guard Sa’Quan Davis with 2.6 seconds left to play to account for the winning points in The Rock’s win Saturday.

Perry then put the exclamation point on the win when he blocked a last-second jump shot by Winston-Salem State standout Justin Glover and grabbed the loose ball as the final horn sounded.

Devin Taylor

Senior forward Devin Taylor recorded game-high totals of 27 points and 15 rebounds to lead The Rock attack, while both Perry and senior forward Gerald Brooks finished the game with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Joe Thompson muscled his way to team-high totals of 19 points and 11 rebounds for Winston-Salem State, while Glover had 15 points and six rebounds and Michel-Ofik Nzege chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.

The Rock shot 39% (23 of 59) from the field, made three of 14 (11%) shots from 3-point range and sank 20 of 27 (74%) free throws in the game.

SRU also won the rebounding battle by a 46-40 margin, but were on the high side of an 11-8 turnover comparison.

Winston-Salem State made 35% (24 of 68) of its action shots with a 6-of-15 showing from 3-point range

and hit 13 of 21 (62%) free throws.

Anything Goes at Heinz Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Today's date: March 19, 2013
Contact: Diana Roth / 412-471-8717 / roth@trustarts.org
PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh

PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh presents

2011 Tony® Award for Best Musical Revival

ANYTHING GOES
a Roundabout Theatre Company Production

ANYTHING GOES National Tour To Make Its Pittsburgh Premiere At Heinz Hall, April 16-21, 2013

Pittsburgh, PA: The national tour of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES, the new Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s timeless classic musical theatre masterpiece, will make its Pittsburgh premiere April 16-21, 2013 at Heinz Hall as part of the PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh series. The PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh series is presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America.

The performance schedule is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday at 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.

Tickets begin at $20 and can be purchased by calling (412) 392-4900, visiting the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, or online at www.TrustArts.org. For more information about the PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh series, please call (412) 456-1390. Groups of 10 or more may call (412) 471-6930. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice.

Winner of the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, Roundabout Theatre Company’sANYTHING GOES sails direct from Broadway under the direction of Kathleen Marshall, who won the 2011 Tony Award® for Best Choreography. The New York Times calls it “a zesty new revival with knockout numbers and white-hot dancing” while the AP exclaims that it’s, “so delightful, so delicious, so de-lovely!”

Rachel York will star as Reno Sweeney and Fred Applegate will star as Moonface Martin. The principal cast also includes Josh Franklin as Billy Crocker, Jeff Brooks as Purser, Joyce Chittick as Erma,Alex Finke as Hope Harcourt, Dennis Kelly as Elisha Whitney, Vincent Rodriguez III as Luke, Marcus Shane as John, Sandra Shipley as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Edward Staudenmayer as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Chuck Wagner as Captain.

The ensemble includes Jeremy Benton, Jacqueline Burtney, Jan Leigh Herndon, Kristie Kerwin, Gary Lindemann, Dionna Thomas Littleton, Michael Milton, Ashley Peacock, Bobby Pestka, Courtney Rottenberger, Vanessa Sonon, Ryan Steer, Kristopher Thompson-Bolden, Aaron Umsted, Mackenzie Warren, Sean Watkins, Sara Andreas, Audrey Cardwell, Sean McKnight, and Tony Neidenbach.

Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES features music and lyrics by Cole Porter; original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse; and new book byTimothy Crouse and John Weidman. The creative team includes music direction by Jay Alger with additional orchestrations by Bill Elliot, original scenic design by Derek McLane, costumes by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Howell Binkley and sound design by Brian Ronan.

The National Tour of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES is dedicated to the memory ofMartin Pakledinaz, a beloved member of the Roundabout Theatre Company family.

Cole Porter’s roundup of nostalgic hits in the production include “You’re the Top,” “Friendship,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” and, of course “Anything Goes.”

ANYTHING GOES, the 1934 musical comedy about the lovers, liars and clowns on a transatlantic cruise is “a daffy, shipshape romp!” - Variety. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love… proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail.

The New Broadway Cast Recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES, nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.

KATHLEEN MARSHALL received 2011 Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Awards for choreography and Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations for direction for Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes. Also for Roundabout, Kathleen directed and choreographed The Pajama Game and choreographed Follies and 1776. Other Broadway credits include Wonderful Town; Grease; Boeing-Boeing; Little Shop of Horrors; Seussical; Kiss Me, Kate; and Swinging on a Star. Off-Broadway:Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York Shakespeare Festival), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Violet(Playwrights Horizons) and As Thousands Cheer (Drama Dept). City Center Encores!: Bells Are Ringing, Applause, Carnival, Hair and Babes in Arms; Artistic Director for four seasons. For ABC/Disney: “Once Upon a Mattress” and Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” (Emmy nomination). She has received two Tony® Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Astaire Award, the George Abbott Award, the Richard Rodgers Award and the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for the Arts. Ms. Marshall is the Vice President of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is an Associate Artist of the Roundabout Theatre Company. For Scott, Ella and Nathaniel.

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) was most recently represented across the country with the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning national tour of Twelve Angry Menthat toured the country for 2 years, spending 63 weeks across the United States and Canada. Roundabout’s longest-running musical, the revival of Cabaret, received a multi-year tour across the country beginning in 1999. In 2011, Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed work reached a worldwide cinema audience with the HD capture and broadcast of their Tony nominated production of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Brian Bedford.

Now in its 46th season, Roundabout has become one of New York City’s most accomplished cultural institutions and one of the country’s largest not-for-profit theatre companies. With four theatres both on Broadway and off, Roundabout reaches over 600,000 theater goers annually, including over 35,000 subscribers, through award-winning productions of classical and contemporary plays and musicals. In addition to providing an artistic home for many of the finest actors, playwrights, composers and directors of our time, Roundabout is home to model education and outreach programs designed to diversify and develop the theatre’s audiences. With four distinctive homes, the American Airlines Theatre, Studio 54 and the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, site of the Laura Pels Theatre and Black Box Theatre, Roundabout has the unique ability to do high-quality, professional stagings of work in a venue perfectly suited to enhance each production. Roundabout also programs the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where its 2011 Tony Award winning production of Anything Goesplayed. Since moving to Broadway 20 years ago, Roundabout productions have received 181 Tony®nominations, 174 Drama Desk nominations and 195 Outer Critics Circle nominations. Production highlights include Anna Christie, She Loves Me, A View from the Bridge, 1776, Nine, Assassins,Intimate Apparel, The Understudy, The Pajama Game, Sunday in the Park with George, Waiting for Godot, The Importance of Being Earnest and Cabaret, one of the longest-running musical revivals in Broadway history.

Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2012-2013 season features Rupert Holmes’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood starring Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Gregg Edelman, Jim Norton and Chita Rivera, directed by Scott Ellis; Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, with a translation by Ranjit Bolt, starring Douglas Hodge, Clémence Poésy & Patrick Page, directed by Jamie Lloyd; William Inge’s Picnicdirected by Sam Gold; Nick Payne’s If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet directed by Michael Longhurst, with Michelle Gomez, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brian F. O’Byrne; Clifford Odets’ The Big Knife starring Bobby Cannavale, directed by Doug Hughes; Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly, directed by Michael Wilson; Steven Levenson’s The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin directed by Scott Ellis. Joshua Elias Harmon’s Bad Jews directed by Daniel Aukin is a world premiere production that launches the sixth season of Roundabout Underground following five critically acclaimed seasons of world-premiere productions since its premiere in 2007.

For more information, visit www.anythinggoesthemusical.com
For more information on Roundabout Theatre Company, visit www.roundabouttheatre.org

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Rock Hardballers Top West Chester

Jovanovich, Schneider lead Rock hardballers past West Chester

Kevin Jovanovich collected three RBIs and Kyle Schneider struck out nine batters in Sunday's 4-1 win over the defending NCAA Division II national champions

3/17/2013

AUBURNDALE, Pa. – Junior utilityman Kevin Jovanovich collected three RBIs and sophomore right-hander Kyle Schneider struck out nine batters Sunday afternoon to lead Slippery Rock University to a 4-1 win over West Chester University in a battle of NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional baseball teams at Lake Myrtle Park.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for The Rock, who improved their season record to 10-4.

West Chester, the reigning NCAA Division II national champion, saw its season record fall to 5-7-1.

Jovanovich gave SRU a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning, then added a two-run single as part of a three-run seventh-inning eruption by The Rock.

Senior second baseman Matt Curtis and junior shortstop Will Kengor were each 3-for-4 as part of a nine-hit Rock offensive attack. Junior catcher Ryan LaRose earned a bases-loaded walk to push across the final Rock run in the seventh inning.

Schneider allowed one earned run on six hits and walked three batters in the first seven and one-third innings to pick up his fourth win in as many decisions this spring.

Junior right-hander John Kovalik struck out two batters in the final one and one-third innings and picked up his fourth save of the season.

The Rock continue their spring-break schedule when they take on Hillsdale College of Michigan in a 10 a.m. single game Monday at Chain O'Lakes Park in Winter Haven.

Inspired Women's Conference: PA 211

Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact – Debra Dion Krischke
724-935-6100
Debra@TeamEffortEvents.com

Inspired Women United

Pittsburgh, PA – The Inspired Women’s Conference is pleased to announce their new presenting sponsors – PA 2-1-1 Southwest and the Women’s Leadership Councils of United Way from Butler, Lawrence and Westmoreland counties.

This third year enrichment conference for women, offers the ideal platform to spread the word about what’s going on by and for women in the various counties in Western, Pa.

According to event producer Debra Dion Krischke, “ This has been discussed over the past two years but with the collaborative push by United Way for the 2-1-1 human services hotline being launched nationally, it’s the perfect time for all the agencies to collaborate. Our attendees will be able to get firsthand information about all that United Way does to address critical community needs for women!” Literally these various agencies offer a variety of safety nets for women in crisis.

Similar to 9-1-1, 2-1-1 is a nationally recognized, easy to remember phone number that quickly and effectively connects people in need with resources. 2-1-1 is the free, human service hotline now fully operational and professionally staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week helping residents in Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Indiana, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

The Inspired Women’s Conference is slated for June 6th, 2013 at the Four Points Sheraton in Cranberry. For more information go to www.InspiredWomen.com

Gallery of Photos from Previous Conferences:

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