BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CMU Drama - ECPv6.16.2//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:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260503T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260503T210000 DTSTAMP:20260808T092311 CREATED:20260406T175249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T175250Z UID:10000263-1777834800-1777842000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: Atlantic DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Little Prince\n \n \n 04.24.2026\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 04.24.2026\n \n \n Cost: \n Free \n \n \n Time: \n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n\n \n Address: \n \n\nPurnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\n \n \n Pittsburgh\,\n\n Pennsylvania\n\n 15213\n\n United States\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nATLANTICwritten by Scott Gilmour & Claire McKenziemusic directed by Robert Neumeyerdirected by Michael Herwitzin partnership with Pittsburgh CLO & Nancy Woodruff \n\n\n\nFar off the west coast of Scotland\, nearly 200 miles from the mainland\, lies the most remote and forgotten island in the Outer Hebrides; St Kilda (or Hirta\, in Gaelic). Hidden by mist and unforgiving waters\, it was once home to one of the most remarkable and self-sufficient community of islanders. For hundreds of years the people of the island endured brutal conditions and built a unique and precious society to survive; one that relied on every islander having their part to play. That was until August 29\, 1930 – when the entire community boarded a ship and left their home forever. Atlantic: A Scottish Story follows Evie McCormick\, a young woman of St Kilda\, and her childhood sweetheart\, Quinn Whyte. Each share dreams of a life beyond their island\, however\, when presented with the chance to leave – both are left with a choice that will change the course of their lives\, and their island\, forever. \n\n\n\nAtlantic will have two presentations at the Peirce Studio inside the Trust Arts Education Center. This reading is a part of the Center for New Work’s Impulse Festival\, a brand new event featuring new plays & musicals in development at Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO alongside new works from CMU’s MFA in Dramatic Writing program. \n\n\n\nCASTAllie DeMateoDamson Chola Jr.Elijah StrainFavor BuchiGriffin FryeJustus WheatleyKavan BhatiaMae RynessMarina BrazendaleMateo CortesSuri NoelleTamara Arad \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Gilmour & Claire McKenzie are the award-winning musical theatre writing partnership also known as Noisemaker. Originally from Glasgow\, Scotland\, the pair formed their company in 2012 after discovering a shared passion for writing stories that bring folk together through music\, song\, humour and heart. Their work includes CEILIDH (Barbara Whitman Productions/ Grove Entertainment) Hi\, My Name Is Ben (Goodspeed Musicals/NAMT)\, SCOTS (Edinburgh Fringe/54 Below\, National Tour 2026); Oor Wullie (Selladoor Worldwide/Dundee Rep)\, Atlantic: A Scottish Story (Edinburgh Fringe/Big Light Podcast Series – Winner of British Podcast Award)\, My Left/Right Foot (National Theatre of Scotland/Birds of Paradise)\, Legend Trippers (National Youth Music Theatre)\, The Cook\, The Thief\, His Wife and Her Lover (Faena Theater\, Miami)\, The Girl Who (AMTP/Edinburgh Fringe)\, Little Red and the Wolf\, The Snow Queen\, A Christmas Carol (Dundee Rep). The pair are alumni of Johnny Mercer Writers Grove\, the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University\, Walt Disney Imagineering/NMI New Voices and are cultural ambassadors for The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the American-Scottish Foundation. Upcoming projects include the UK premiere of CEILIDH (Pitlochry Festival Theatre\, Fall 2026) The Snow Goose\, an adaptation of Paul Gallico’s novella commissioned by Goodspeed Musicals (Summer 2026); Big Noise with The National Theatre of Scotland; and a new collaboration between Fiasco Theater and Signature Theatre\, VA called Porter. For more on Noisemaker – www.noisemaker.org.uk \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Michael Herwitz was born and raised outside New York City\, and began his career as a child actor on Broadway. Inspired by the Broadway stage managers who entertained his every question\, Michael developed a passion for making the plays he wanted to see. After graduating from LaGuardia Arts High School\, he co-founded G45 Productions\, an ensemble-based collective dedicated to incubating new work. At Northwestern University\, Michael honed his craft directing musicals. Upon graduation\, Michael returned to New York to develop\, direct\, and occasionally general manage new work. His direction has been seen at Ars Nova\, HERE\, Ensemble Studio Theater\, JACK\, SoHo Playhouse\, Williamstown Theater Festival\, IRT Theater\, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse\, and the Pasadena Playhouse. Michael directed Max Wolf Friedlich’s JOB from its original festival run at SoHo Playhouse’s Lighthouse Series\, through two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements\, to its extended Broadway production. For more on Michael – www.michaelherwitz.com \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Give Today \n Support the Center for New Work \n \n\n\n\n \n\n InstagramFacebookPittsburgh CLO URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-atlantic/2026-05-03/ LOCATION:Trust Arts Education Center\, 805 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImpulseFestival_SODWeb_A.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260731T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260731T203000 DTSTAMP:20260808T092311 CREATED:20260714T143700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T143701Z UID:10000267-1785524400-1785529800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Midsummer! DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Little Prince\n \n \n 04.24.2026\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 04.24.2026\n \n \n Cost: \n Free \n \n \n Time: \n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n\n \n Address: \n \n\nPurnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\n \n \n Pittsburgh\,\n\n Pennsylvania\n\n 15213\n\n United States\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nMIDSUMMER!a modern verse translation by Jeff Whittydirected by Kim Weildin partnership with Play On Shakespeare for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 \n\n\n\nNine actors. Ninety minutes. One unforgettable dream. \n\n\n\nStep into a bold new vision of A Midsummer Night’s Dream adapted by Tony Award winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q). Fresh\, fast and fiercely funny\, experience this Play On Shakespeare modern verse translation before it premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Directed by Drama Desk nominee Kim Weild and brought to life by a cohort of 19 CMU students\, this is not your mother’s midsummer. Bursting with magic\, mischief and queer transformative joy\, don’t miss the next generation of Broadway in the making. \n\n\n\nMidsummer! will preview in Pittsburgh at the Peirce Studio in the Trust Arts Education Center on July 31 and August 1\, before a two-week run at the largest performing arts festival in the world. In the university’s 125th anniversary year\, CMU students will bring their work to Scotland\, the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie\, effectively returning the institution’s creative work to its origins while placing emerging artists on one of the world’s most prestigious international stages. These exclusive preview performances are made possible by a coalition of support from Play On Shakespeare\, the Richard King Mellon Foundation\, the CMU School of Drama\, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nfeaturing Celia Evans\, Christian Trimmingham\, Eli Strain\, Jakai-Nyasia Norfleet\, Logan Yao\, Moyo Ifafore\, Rusty Daniel\, Siahvash Marshall\, and Von Markarian \n\n\n\nLucas Fedele\, Choreographer & Intimacy DirectorRandy Kovitz\, Fight DirectorMatthew Kereama\, Assistant DirectorMags Holcolmb\, DramaturgAbby Brunner\, Production Stage ManagerReigh Wilson\, Stage ManagerZhuang Kang\, Scenic & Props DesignBri Johnson\, Costume\, Hair & Makeup DesignJ. Adams\, Lighting DesignRachel Laurence\, Sound Design & Original MusicEmma Lemire\, Technical Direction \n\n\n\nTickets for both the Pittsburgh previews and the Edinburgh performances are ON SALE NOW! \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeffrey Whitty‘s writing includes Avenue Q (Tony Award\, Best Book)\, Bring It On (Tony nomination\, Best Musical); Tales of the City (San Francisco Critics Award\, Best Book); his original Head Over Heels (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)\, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler\, The Hiding Place\, The Plank Project\, Balls and a modern-language translation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream coming to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2026. Theaters premiering his work include the Atlantic Theater Company\, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and South Coast Repertory (CA). Screenwriting credits include Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant (Best Adapted Screenplay honors: Independent Spirit Awards and Writers Guild of America\, plus Oscar and BAFTA nominations). As an actor\, Jeff performed Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons\, New York Theater Workshop\, Promenade Theater\, Goodman Theater. MFA\, NYU Tisch Graduate Acting. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kim Weild is an award-winning theater director and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores Access Aesthetics and Disability Aesthetics as engines of theatrical innovation. Her practice integrates movement\, sound\, visual design\, vibration\, media\, and multiple languages—including American Sign Language—creating performances in which access is embedded as a core artistic methodology rather than an accommodation. She is Co-Artistic Lead of On Your Imaginary Forces and the founding Artistic Director of Our Voices\, an interdisciplinary collective of Deaf\, disabled\, hard-of-hearing\, hearing\, and non-disabled artists dedicated to rigorous\, access-centered performance. Through Our Voices\, Weild has developed immersive ASL/spoken works and long-term\, community-engaged collaborations with cultural institutions and public schools. Her work has been supported by major commissions and residencies\, including a multi-year residency at The Public Theater (NYC). Weild directed the world premiere of L. Feldman’s bilingual (ASL/English) Another Kind of Silence and the world-premiere ASL translation of Harold Pinter’s A Kind of Alaska as part of Live Ideas: Celebrating the Worlds of Dr. Oliver Sacks\, in collaboration with composer Philip Glass and filmmaker Bill Morrison. She also shaped and directed Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor over eight years; the play is published (Methuen)\, archived (Folger Shakespeare Library) \, filmed (Lincoln Center)\, and taught around the world. Her work has been developed and presented at major venues in the U.S.\, U.K.\, Europe\, and Greece\, including Shakespeare’s Globe\, Lincoln Center\, Teatro alla Scala\, Carnegie Hall\, New York Theatre Workshop\, ArtsEmerson\, the Mark Taper Forum\, Williamstown Theatre Festival\, and City Theater Company. Her production of Uncle Vanya was an official selection of the Prague Quadrennial\, and she has directed The Bacchae and The Birds in multiple venues in Greece. She is also the co-writer of the “fusion musical” Dusty\, which ran for eight months in London’s West End. A Drama Desk Award nominee\, Weild is the recipient of numerous honors and currently serves as Chair of the John Wells Directing Program at Carnegie Mellon University. www.kimweild.com \n  \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Give Today \n Support the Center for New Work \n \n\n\n\n \n\n InstagramFacebookPlay On Shakespeare URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/a-midsummer-nights-dream/2026-07-31/ LOCATION:Trust Arts Education Center\, 805 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Midsummer_Assets_SocialMediaImageSquare.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260801T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260801T203000 DTSTAMP:20260808T092311 CREATED:20260714T143700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T143701Z UID:10000268-1785610800-1785616200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Midsummer! DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Little Prince\n \n \n 04.24.2026\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 04.24.2026\n \n \n Cost: \n Free \n \n \n Time: \n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n\n \n Address: \n \n\nPurnell Center for the Arts | 5000 Forbes Ave.\n \n \n Pittsburgh\,\n\n Pennsylvania\n\n 15213\n\n United States\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nMIDSUMMER!a modern verse translation by Jeff Whittydirected by Kim Weildin partnership with Play On Shakespeare for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 \n\n\n\nNine actors. Ninety minutes. One unforgettable dream. \n\n\n\nStep into a bold new vision of A Midsummer Night’s Dream adapted by Tony Award winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q). Fresh\, fast and fiercely funny\, experience this Play On Shakespeare modern verse translation before it premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Directed by Drama Desk nominee Kim Weild and brought to life by a cohort of 19 CMU students\, this is not your mother’s midsummer. Bursting with magic\, mischief and queer transformative joy\, don’t miss the next generation of Broadway in the making. \n\n\n\nMidsummer! will preview in Pittsburgh at the Peirce Studio in the Trust Arts Education Center on July 31 and August 1\, before a two-week run at the largest performing arts festival in the world. In the university’s 125th anniversary year\, CMU students will bring their work to Scotland\, the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie\, effectively returning the institution’s creative work to its origins while placing emerging artists on one of the world’s most prestigious international stages. These exclusive preview performances are made possible by a coalition of support from Play On Shakespeare\, the Richard King Mellon Foundation\, the CMU School of Drama\, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nfeaturing Celia Evans\, Christian Trimmingham\, Eli Strain\, Jakai-Nyasia Norfleet\, Logan Yao\, Moyo Ifafore\, Rusty Daniel\, Siahvash Marshall\, and Von Markarian \n\n\n\nLucas Fedele\, Choreographer & Intimacy DirectorRandy Kovitz\, Fight DirectorMatthew Kereama\, Assistant DirectorMags Holcolmb\, DramaturgAbby Brunner\, Production Stage ManagerReigh Wilson\, Stage ManagerZhuang Kang\, Scenic & Props DesignBri Johnson\, Costume\, Hair & Makeup DesignJ. Adams\, Lighting DesignRachel Laurence\, Sound Design & Original MusicEmma Lemire\, Technical Direction \n\n\n\nTickets for both the Pittsburgh previews and the Edinburgh performances are ON SALE NOW! \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeffrey Whitty‘s writing includes Avenue Q (Tony Award\, Best Book)\, Bring It On (Tony nomination\, Best Musical); Tales of the City (San Francisco Critics Award\, Best Book); his original Head Over Heels (Oregon Shakespeare Festival)\, The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler\, The Hiding Place\, The Plank Project\, Balls and a modern-language translation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream coming to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2026. Theaters premiering his work include the Atlantic Theater Company\, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and South Coast Repertory (CA). Screenwriting credits include Can You Ever Forgive Me? starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant (Best Adapted Screenplay honors: Independent Spirit Awards and Writers Guild of America\, plus Oscar and BAFTA nominations). As an actor\, Jeff performed Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons\, New York Theater Workshop\, Promenade Theater\, Goodman Theater. MFA\, NYU Tisch Graduate Acting. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kim Weild is an award-winning theater director and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores Access Aesthetics and Disability Aesthetics as engines of theatrical innovation. Her practice integrates movement\, sound\, visual design\, vibration\, media\, and multiple languages—including American Sign Language—creating performances in which access is embedded as a core artistic methodology rather than an accommodation. She is Co-Artistic Lead of On Your Imaginary Forces and the founding Artistic Director of Our Voices\, an interdisciplinary collective of Deaf\, disabled\, hard-of-hearing\, hearing\, and non-disabled artists dedicated to rigorous\, access-centered performance. Through Our Voices\, Weild has developed immersive ASL/spoken works and long-term\, community-engaged collaborations with cultural institutions and public schools. Her work has been supported by major commissions and residencies\, including a multi-year residency at The Public Theater (NYC). Weild directed the world premiere of L. Feldman’s bilingual (ASL/English) Another Kind of Silence and the world-premiere ASL translation of Harold Pinter’s A Kind of Alaska as part of Live Ideas: Celebrating the Worlds of Dr. Oliver Sacks\, in collaboration with composer Philip Glass and filmmaker Bill Morrison. She also shaped and directed Keith Hamilton Cobb’s American Moor over eight years; the play is published (Methuen)\, archived (Folger Shakespeare Library) \, filmed (Lincoln Center)\, and taught around the world. Her work has been developed and presented at major venues in the U.S.\, U.K.\, Europe\, and Greece\, including Shakespeare’s Globe\, Lincoln Center\, Teatro alla Scala\, Carnegie Hall\, New York Theatre Workshop\, ArtsEmerson\, the Mark Taper Forum\, Williamstown Theatre Festival\, and City Theater Company. Her production of Uncle Vanya was an official selection of the Prague Quadrennial\, and she has directed The Bacchae and The Birds in multiple venues in Greece. She is also the co-writer of the “fusion musical” Dusty\, which ran for eight months in London’s West End. A Drama Desk Award nominee\, Weild is the recipient of numerous honors and currently serves as Chair of the John Wells Directing Program at Carnegie Mellon University. www.kimweild.com \n  \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Give Today \n Support the Center for New Work \n \n\n\n\n \n\n InstagramFacebookPlay On Shakespeare URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/a-midsummer-nights-dream/2026-08-01/ LOCATION:Trust Arts Education Center\, 805 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Midsummer_Assets_SocialMediaImageSquare.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR