BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CMU Drama - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CMU Drama X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://drama.cmu.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CMU Drama REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250220T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250220T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T202914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T201826Z UID:10000087-1740081600-1740088800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:A Bright New Boise DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nTickets are free and will be available to reserve online (at the link below) beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nLoneliness\, Connection and the American Dream\n\n\n\nSeeking to reconnect with his son before the rapture comes\, a disgraced evangelical from northern Idaho applies for a job at the Boise Hobby Lobby. As he tries to make things right with the son he abandoned\, a dark past is unearthed and the employees of the once-calm store contend with the chaos he has brought them. By examining the lives of five disparate souls trying to make it work in Boise\, Idaho\, A BRIGHT NEW BOISE questions what it means to find meaning in our lives\, our opportunities in America\, and how we can start and restart when we are seemingly unwanted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “I think this play will connect very deeply with the growing unease that many Americans\, especially younger ones\, feel about the future of our world.” \n\n -Cole Schubert | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/a-bright-new-boise/2025-02-20/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_BrightNewBoise.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250219T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250219T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T202914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T201826Z UID:10000086-1739995200-1740002400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:A Bright New Boise DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nTickets are free and will be available to reserve online (at the link below) beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nLoneliness\, Connection and the American Dream\n\n\n\nSeeking to reconnect with his son before the rapture comes\, a disgraced evangelical from northern Idaho applies for a job at the Boise Hobby Lobby. As he tries to make things right with the son he abandoned\, a dark past is unearthed and the employees of the once-calm store contend with the chaos he has brought them. By examining the lives of five disparate souls trying to make it work in Boise\, Idaho\, A BRIGHT NEW BOISE questions what it means to find meaning in our lives\, our opportunities in America\, and how we can start and restart when we are seemingly unwanted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “I think this play will connect very deeply with the growing unease that many Americans\, especially younger ones\, feel about the future of our world.” \n\n -Cole Schubert | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/a-bright-new-boise/2025-02-19/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_BrightNewBoise.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000069-1732392000-1732399200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-23/2/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240830T155506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T210118Z UID:10000123-1732392000-1732399200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Mr. Burns\, A Post-Electric Play DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPost-Apocalyptic Society & Pop Culture Nostalgia\n\n\n\nAfter the collapse of civilization\, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later\, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots\, commercials\, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society\, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later\, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. Mr. Burns oscillates between mounting dread and inexorable silliness as it explores “Americanness\,” and a future mythology based on pop culture nostalgias. The adventures of the cartoon Simpsons — parents Homer and Marge\, their children Bart and Lisa\, and their arch-enemy\, Mr. Burns — morph into lore in Washburn’s post-electric world\, telling origin stories of a recreated world and cautionary tales of the one that’s been destroyed. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s surprising and bizarre at times but at it’s core is a story of hope\, regrowth and preservation.” \n\n -Tatiana Baccari | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/2024-11-23/2/ LOCATION:Philip Chosky Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_MrBurns-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000181-1732392000-1732399200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-23/2/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000068-1732370400-1732377600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-23/1/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240830T155506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T210118Z UID:10000122-1732370400-1732377600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Mr. Burns\, A Post-Electric Play DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPost-Apocalyptic Society & Pop Culture Nostalgia\n\n\n\nAfter the collapse of civilization\, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later\, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots\, commercials\, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society\, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later\, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. Mr. Burns oscillates between mounting dread and inexorable silliness as it explores “Americanness\,” and a future mythology based on pop culture nostalgias. The adventures of the cartoon Simpsons — parents Homer and Marge\, their children Bart and Lisa\, and their arch-enemy\, Mr. Burns — morph into lore in Washburn’s post-electric world\, telling origin stories of a recreated world and cautionary tales of the one that’s been destroyed. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s surprising and bizarre at times but at it’s core is a story of hope\, regrowth and preservation.” \n\n -Tatiana Baccari | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/2024-11-23/1/ LOCATION:Philip Chosky Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_MrBurns-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T201855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T212242Z UID:10000077-1732370400-1732377600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Lorca in a Green Dress DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nSurrealistic Exploration of Life & Death\n\n\n\nThe play opens with Spanish poet and playwright\, Federico García Lorca\, being led to the “Lorca room\,” a purgatorial space where Lorca\, who in real life was murdered by nationalist militia at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War\, relives various memories and the last few minutes of his sudden death. In this space\, he encounters different versions of himself: Lorca in a Green Dress (his true self and hidden desires)\, Lorca in a White Suit (the public persona)\, Lorca as a Woman (the female muses in his life)\, and Lorca in Bicycle Pants (the childlike dreamer)\, all helping guide him to accept his fate. “Señoras y señores\, before the night of theatre descends\, welcome to my legend of fountains\, words that moan\, the story of an orange and a lemon\, a dream of thirteen boats\, the voices of hammers singing\, my microscopic moons. Here comes the grass. Green wind. Green boughs. Let my play begin…” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free and available to reserve online at the link below. \n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “This is a timely play considering the current political climate in our country. We risk history repeating itself.” \n\n -Samantha Pazos | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/lorca-in-a-green-dress/2024-11-23/ LOCATION:City Theatre Company – Lillie Theatre\, 1300 Bingham Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15203 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_Lorca.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241123T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241123T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000180-1732370400-1732377600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-23/1/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000067-1732305600-1732312800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-22/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240830T155506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T210118Z UID:10000121-1732305600-1732312800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Mr. Burns\, A Post-Electric Play DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPost-Apocalyptic Society & Pop Culture Nostalgia\n\n\n\nAfter the collapse of civilization\, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later\, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots\, commercials\, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society\, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later\, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. Mr. Burns oscillates between mounting dread and inexorable silliness as it explores “Americanness\,” and a future mythology based on pop culture nostalgias. The adventures of the cartoon Simpsons — parents Homer and Marge\, their children Bart and Lisa\, and their arch-enemy\, Mr. Burns — morph into lore in Washburn’s post-electric world\, telling origin stories of a recreated world and cautionary tales of the one that’s been destroyed. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s surprising and bizarre at times but at it’s core is a story of hope\, regrowth and preservation.” \n\n -Tatiana Baccari | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/2024-11-22/ LOCATION:Philip Chosky Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_MrBurns-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000179-1732305600-1732312800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-22/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T180000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T201855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T212242Z UID:10000076-1732291200-1732298400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Lorca in a Green Dress DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nSurrealistic Exploration of Life & Death\n\n\n\nThe play opens with Spanish poet and playwright\, Federico García Lorca\, being led to the “Lorca room\,” a purgatorial space where Lorca\, who in real life was murdered by nationalist militia at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War\, relives various memories and the last few minutes of his sudden death. In this space\, he encounters different versions of himself: Lorca in a Green Dress (his true self and hidden desires)\, Lorca in a White Suit (the public persona)\, Lorca as a Woman (the female muses in his life)\, and Lorca in Bicycle Pants (the childlike dreamer)\, all helping guide him to accept his fate. “Señoras y señores\, before the night of theatre descends\, welcome to my legend of fountains\, words that moan\, the story of an orange and a lemon\, a dream of thirteen boats\, the voices of hammers singing\, my microscopic moons. Here comes the grass. Green wind. Green boughs. Let my play begin…” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free and available to reserve online at the link below. \n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “This is a timely play considering the current political climate in our country. We risk history repeating itself.” \n\n -Samantha Pazos | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/lorca-in-a-green-dress/2024-11-22/ LOCATION:City Theatre Company – Lillie Theatre\, 1300 Bingham Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15203 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_Lorca.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000176-1732219200-1732226400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-21/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240830T155506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T210118Z UID:10000120-1732219200-1732226400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Mr. Burns\, A Post-Electric Play DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPost-Apocalyptic Society & Pop Culture Nostalgia\n\n\n\nAfter the collapse of civilization\, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later\, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots\, commercials\, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society\, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later\, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. Mr. Burns oscillates between mounting dread and inexorable silliness as it explores “Americanness\,” and a future mythology based on pop culture nostalgias. The adventures of the cartoon Simpsons — parents Homer and Marge\, their children Bart and Lisa\, and their arch-enemy\, Mr. Burns — morph into lore in Washburn’s post-electric world\, telling origin stories of a recreated world and cautionary tales of the one that’s been destroyed. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s surprising and bizarre at times but at it’s core is a story of hope\, regrowth and preservation.” \n\n -Tatiana Baccari | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/2024-11-21/ LOCATION:Philip Chosky Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_MrBurns-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T201855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T212242Z UID:10000075-1732219200-1732226400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Lorca in a Green Dress DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nSurrealistic Exploration of Life & Death\n\n\n\nThe play opens with Spanish poet and playwright\, Federico García Lorca\, being led to the “Lorca room\,” a purgatorial space where Lorca\, who in real life was murdered by nationalist militia at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War\, relives various memories and the last few minutes of his sudden death. In this space\, he encounters different versions of himself: Lorca in a Green Dress (his true self and hidden desires)\, Lorca in a White Suit (the public persona)\, Lorca as a Woman (the female muses in his life)\, and Lorca in Bicycle Pants (the childlike dreamer)\, all helping guide him to accept his fate. “Señoras y señores\, before the night of theatre descends\, welcome to my legend of fountains\, words that moan\, the story of an orange and a lemon\, a dream of thirteen boats\, the voices of hammers singing\, my microscopic moons. Here comes the grass. Green wind. Green boughs. Let my play begin…” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free and available to reserve online at the link below. \n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “This is a timely play considering the current political climate in our country. We risk history repeating itself.” \n\n -Samantha Pazos | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/lorca-in-a-green-dress/2024-11-21/ LOCATION:City Theatre Company – Lillie Theatre\, 1300 Bingham Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15203 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_Lorca.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000178-1732219200-1732226400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-21/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000175-1732132800-1732140000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-20/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T214434Z UID:10000171-1732132800-1732140000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-2/2024-11-20/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240830T155506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T210118Z UID:10000119-1732132800-1732140000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Mr. Burns\, A Post-Electric Play DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPost-Apocalyptic Society & Pop Culture Nostalgia\n\n\n\nAfter the collapse of civilization\, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later\, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots\, commercials\, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society\, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later\, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created. Mr. Burns oscillates between mounting dread and inexorable silliness as it explores “Americanness\,” and a future mythology based on pop culture nostalgias. The adventures of the cartoon Simpsons — parents Homer and Marge\, their children Bart and Lisa\, and their arch-enemy\, Mr. Burns — morph into lore in Washburn’s post-electric world\, telling origin stories of a recreated world and cautionary tales of the one that’s been destroyed. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s surprising and bizarre at times but at it’s core is a story of hope\, regrowth and preservation.” \n\n -Tatiana Baccari | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/2024-11-20/ LOCATION:Philip Chosky Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_MrBurns-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240829T201855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T212242Z UID:10000074-1732132800-1732140000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Lorca in a Green Dress DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nSurrealistic Exploration of Life & Death\n\n\n\nThe play opens with Spanish poet and playwright\, Federico García Lorca\, being led to the “Lorca room\,” a purgatorial space where Lorca\, who in real life was murdered by nationalist militia at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War\, relives various memories and the last few minutes of his sudden death. In this space\, he encounters different versions of himself: Lorca in a Green Dress (his true self and hidden desires)\, Lorca in a White Suit (the public persona)\, Lorca as a Woman (the female muses in his life)\, and Lorca in Bicycle Pants (the childlike dreamer)\, all helping guide him to accept his fate. “Señoras y señores\, before the night of theatre descends\, welcome to my legend of fountains\, words that moan\, the story of an orange and a lemon\, a dream of thirteen boats\, the voices of hammers singing\, my microscopic moons. Here comes the grass. Green wind. Green boughs. Let my play begin…” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets are free and available to reserve online at the link below. \n\n\n\n \n\n Reserve TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “This is a timely play considering the current political climate in our country. We risk history repeating itself.” \n\n -Samantha Pazos | Director URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/lorca-in-a-green-dress/2024-11-20/ LOCATION:City Theatre Company – Lillie Theatre\, 1300 Bingham Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15203 CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_Lorca.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000065-1732132800-1732140000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-20/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241119T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241119T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000174-1732046400-1732053600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-19/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241119T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241119T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T214434Z UID:10000170-1732046400-1732053600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-2/2024-11-19/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241119T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241119T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000064-1732046400-1732053600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-19/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241116T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241116T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000173-1731787200-1731794400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-16/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241116T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241116T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T214434Z UID:10000169-1731787200-1731794400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-2/2024-11-16/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241116T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241116T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000063-1731787200-1731794400@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-16/2/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241116T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241116T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20240827T214614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T211055Z UID:10000062-1731765600-1731772800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain/2024-11-16/1/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241115T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241115T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T184918 CREATED:20241010T214456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T221905Z UID:10000172-1731700800-1731708000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:John Proctor is the Villain DESCRIPTION:Apr 18\n Company\n Music & Lyrics by Stephen SondheimBook by George FurthDirected & Choreographed by Darren LeeMusic Direction by Thomas W. Douglas & Chris RenaudApr. 4–18\, 2026Philip Chosky Theater Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 4\n \n \n \n \n Monday 8pm\n Apr 6\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 7\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 8\n \n \n \n \n Tuesday 8pm\n Apr 14\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Apr 15\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Apr 16\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Apr 17\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Apr 18\n \n \n \n\n\n\nOptimism\, Rage\, and Coming of Age\n\n\n\nAt a high school in rural Georgia\, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love\, sex ed\, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic\, they begin to question who is really the hero and what is the truth\, discovering their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny\, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation\, running on pop music\, optimism\, and fury\, writing their own coming-of-age story. \n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n “it shouldn’t take being scary to make things different \nthey shouldn’t have to be scared into listening to us \nthings should just be different \nthey should just listen” \n\n -John Proctor is the Villain URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/john-proctor-is-the-villain-3/2024-11-15/ LOCATION:Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater\, Purnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15213\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Posters_630x912_JohnProctor-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR