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:20260416T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260416T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T195858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T023328Z UID:10000244-1776369600-1776376800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Company DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nNOTE: The remaining performances of COMPANY are SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\nThere will be a waitlist at the box office beginning 30 minutes before showtime\, but seats are not guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPhone Rings\, Door Chimes\n\n\n\nIn comes Company! Sondheim’s game-changing\, Tony Award-winning\, dark-comedy musical – with songs including “Another Hundred People\,” “The Ladies Who Lunch\,” and “Being Alive” – is a sophisticated and honest look at modern adult relationships.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s special being able to guide the audience with light to each character on stage\, helping share their stories about love\, marriage\, and friendship.” \n\n -Hailey Garza | Lighting Designer | BFA Class of 2025\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBox Office Information\n\n\n\nHours: M–F 12pm–5pm and 90 minutes before each show \n\n\n\nPhone: 412-268-2407 \n\n\n\nEmail: box-office@andrew.cmu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince \n\n\n\nOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick \n\n\n\n“Company” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/company/2026-04-16/ 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/2025/08/Company_Website_4-5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260417T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260417T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T195858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T023328Z UID:10000245-1776456000-1776463200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Company DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nNOTE: The remaining performances of COMPANY are SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\nThere will be a waitlist at the box office beginning 30 minutes before showtime\, but seats are not guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPhone Rings\, Door Chimes\n\n\n\nIn comes Company! Sondheim’s game-changing\, Tony Award-winning\, dark-comedy musical – with songs including “Another Hundred People\,” “The Ladies Who Lunch\,” and “Being Alive” – is a sophisticated and honest look at modern adult relationships.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s special being able to guide the audience with light to each character on stage\, helping share their stories about love\, marriage\, and friendship.” \n\n -Hailey Garza | Lighting Designer | BFA Class of 2025\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBox Office Information\n\n\n\nHours: M–F 12pm–5pm and 90 minutes before each show \n\n\n\nPhone: 412-268-2407 \n\n\n\nEmail: box-office@andrew.cmu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince \n\n\n\nOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick \n\n\n\n“Company” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/company/2026-04-17/ 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/2025/08/Company_Website_4-5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260418T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T195858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T023328Z UID:10000246-1776520800-1776528000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Company DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nNOTE: The remaining performances of COMPANY are SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\nThere will be a waitlist at the box office beginning 30 minutes before showtime\, but seats are not guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPhone Rings\, Door Chimes\n\n\n\nIn comes Company! Sondheim’s game-changing\, Tony Award-winning\, dark-comedy musical – with songs including “Another Hundred People\,” “The Ladies Who Lunch\,” and “Being Alive” – is a sophisticated and honest look at modern adult relationships.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s special being able to guide the audience with light to each character on stage\, helping share their stories about love\, marriage\, and friendship.” \n\n -Hailey Garza | Lighting Designer | BFA Class of 2025\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBox Office Information\n\n\n\nHours: M–F 12pm–5pm and 90 minutes before each show \n\n\n\nPhone: 412-268-2407 \n\n\n\nEmail: box-office@andrew.cmu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince \n\n\n\nOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick \n\n\n\n“Company” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/company/2026-04-18/1/ 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/2025/08/Company_Website_4-5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260418T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260418T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T195858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T023328Z UID:10000247-1776542400-1776549600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Company DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nNOTE: The remaining performances of COMPANY are SOLD OUT. \n\n\n\nThere will be a waitlist at the box office beginning 30 minutes before showtime\, but seats are not guaranteed. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nPhone Rings\, Door Chimes\n\n\n\nIn comes Company! Sondheim’s game-changing\, Tony Award-winning\, dark-comedy musical – with songs including “Another Hundred People\,” “The Ladies Who Lunch\,” and “Being Alive” – is a sophisticated and honest look at modern adult relationships.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Purchase TicketsContent & Sensory Advisories \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “It’s special being able to guide the audience with light to each character on stage\, helping share their stories about love\, marriage\, and friendship.” \n\n -Hailey Garza | Lighting Designer | BFA Class of 2025\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBox Office Information\n\n\n\nHours: M–F 12pm–5pm and 90 minutes before each show \n\n\n\nPhone: 412-268-2407 \n\n\n\nEmail: box-office@andrew.cmu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince \n\n\n\nOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick \n\n\n\n“Company” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/company/2026-04-18/2/ 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/2025/08/Company_Website_4-5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260423T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260423T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T192824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T185043Z UID:10000235-1776974400-1776981600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:The Little Prince DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nThis production is part of our STUDIO SERIES. Tickets are free\, extremely limited\, and will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nEndless Possibilities of Imagination\n\n\n\nThe beloved story of a young prince’s travels through space with an aviator who needs to be reminded of the wonder of childhood—a profound tale about friendship\, loss\, and imagination. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “Analyzing childhood innocence and adult materialism – Scoullar’s fairy tale has something for everyone!” \n\n -Sabina Ali | Sound Designer | MFA Class of 2027\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBased on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry \n\n\n\nCopyright © 1943 and renewed 1971 by Harcourt Brace & Co. \n\n\n\nProduced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock\, Illinois. URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/the-little-prince/2026-04-23/ 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/2025/08/LittlePrince_Website_4-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260424T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260424T180000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T192824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T185043Z UID:10000236-1777046400-1777053600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:The Little Prince DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nThis production is part of our STUDIO SERIES. Tickets are free\, extremely limited\, and will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nEndless Possibilities of Imagination\n\n\n\nThe beloved story of a young prince’s travels through space with an aviator who needs to be reminded of the wonder of childhood—a profound tale about friendship\, loss\, and imagination. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “Analyzing childhood innocence and adult materialism – Scoullar’s fairy tale has something for everyone!” \n\n -Sabina Ali | Sound Designer | MFA Class of 2027\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBased on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry \n\n\n\nCopyright © 1943 and renewed 1971 by Harcourt Brace & Co. \n\n\n\nProduced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock\, Illinois. URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/the-little-prince/2026-04-24/1/ 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/2025/08/LittlePrince_Website_4-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260424T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260424T220000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T192824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T185043Z UID:10000237-1777060800-1777068000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:The Little Prince DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nThis production is part of our STUDIO SERIES. Tickets are free\, extremely limited\, and will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nEndless Possibilities of Imagination\n\n\n\nThe beloved story of a young prince’s travels through space with an aviator who needs to be reminded of the wonder of childhood—a profound tale about friendship\, loss\, and imagination. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “Analyzing childhood innocence and adult materialism – Scoullar’s fairy tale has something for everyone!” \n\n -Sabina Ali | Sound Designer | MFA Class of 2027\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBased on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry \n\n\n\nCopyright © 1943 and renewed 1971 by Harcourt Brace & Co. \n\n\n\nProduced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock\, Illinois. URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/the-little-prince/2026-04-24/2/ 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/2025/08/LittlePrince_Website_4-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260425T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260425T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20250825T192824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T185043Z UID:10000252-1777125600-1777132800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:The Little Prince DESCRIPTION:Mar 21\n The Inseparables\n By TJ YoungDirected by Robert RamirezMAR 20–29\, 2025 Purchase Tickets \n \n \n\n\n\nThis production is part of our STUDIO SERIES. Tickets are free\, extremely limited\, and will be available to reserve online beginning at 12pm the day before each performance. \n\n\n\n\n \n Performances\n\n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 20\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 21\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 22\n \n \n \n \n Wednesday 8pm\n Mar 26\n \n \n \n \n Thursday 8pm\n Mar 27\n \n \n \n \n Friday 8pm\n Mar 28\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 2pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n \n Saturday 8pm\n Mar 29\n \n \n \n\n\n\nEndless Possibilities of Imagination\n\n\n\nThe beloved story of a young prince’s travels through space with an aviator who needs to be reminded of the wonder of childhood—a profound tale about friendship\, loss\, and imagination. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n “Analyzing childhood innocence and adult materialism – Scoullar’s fairy tale has something for everyone!” \n\n -Sabina Ali | Sound Designer | MFA Class of 2027\n \n \n\n\n\n\nBased on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry \n\n\n\nCopyright © 1943 and renewed 1971 by Harcourt Brace & Co. \n\n\n\nProduced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock\, Illinois. URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/the-little-prince/2026-04-25/ 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/2025/08/LittlePrince_Website_4-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260430T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260306T164113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T153946Z UID:10000257-1777575600-1777582800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: The Wizard Unworthy DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nTHE WIZARD UNWORTHYwritten by Hannah Honey Sheparddirected by J. Cody Spellman \n\n\n\nThe Wizard Unworthy is a psychedelic horror-fantasy about a drunk and retired wizard\, Garathiander (Garath) who is struck with guilt about his sister’s death. The creation of the Vessel for Garath’s sister goes horribly awry when Garath’s minion\, Zorp\, feeds it human flesh\, resulting in an abomination who is sure to be responsible for their deaths. Garath scrambles to find a means of survival\, including communing with dark powers\, when his estranged nephew Sonny conveniently arrives. As the Vessel grows in power\, will Garath sacrifice Sonny or Zorp to survive? Or will he sacrifice himself? \n\n\n\nThe Wizard Unworthy will have one presentation at Three Stories downtown. This reading is a part of the Center for New Work’s Impulse Festival\, a brand new event featuring new works from CMU’s MFA in Dramatic Writing program alongside plays & musicals in development at Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO. \n\n\n\nCASTMadeline EllinghausMichael McBurneyTruman ColumbusVon Markarian \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Hannah Honey Shepard (she/they) is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and RPG narrative designer from Washington State & Texas. She seeks other dimensions\, parallel universes and sorcery – and cares little to write the world we live in. She won $10\,000 from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation with her screenplay Ode to Joplin in the Alfred P. Sloan Script Competition at Carnegie Mellon University (2025). She is currently seeking her MFA in Dramatic Writing at Carnegie Mellon University\, class of 2026. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n J. Cody Spellman is a theatre and film director from Dayton\, OH. He has served as Artistic Director of Throughline Theatre Company and Director of Production at Quantum Theatre and was an SDC Observer (2019–2021). He holds a BA from Columbia College Chicago and is a John Wells MFA Directing Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. | jcodyspellman.com @jcspells. \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 InstagramFacebookDramatic Writing Program URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-the-wizard-unworthy/ LOCATION:Three Stories\, 937 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImpulseFestival_SODWeb_TWU.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260501T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260416T194307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T194308Z UID:10000271-1777651200-1777654800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: Happy Songs About Unhappy Things DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nHAPPY SONG ABOUT UNHAPPY THINGScreated by Nikki Lynettedirected by Nikki Lynette & Roger Ellisproduced by Jamie Foxx\, Datari Turner\, Qadree Holmes\, Brannon Bowers\, and Pamela Haydenexecutive produced by Ted Reilly\, Kelly Waller\, Mark Glassgow\, Ira Antelis\, Daryl Jones\, Matt Hennessy\, Chris Karabas\, Roger Ellis\, and Nikki Lynette \n\n\n\n1 in 4 people will be affected by mental health issues in their lifetime.In Happy Songs About Unhappy Things\, Nikki Lynette urges us to confront the stigma in ways we never have before. \n\n\n\nIn 2018\, a black female suicide survivor learning to live with a mental illness decided to shine a light on the parts of the mental health journey that nobody talks about. The resulting documusical creates its own lane with a unique combination of high concept\, visually arresting storytelling and an earworm-laden score used to highlight real lived experiences and two amazing mental health professionals who tell it like it is. Happy Songs About Unhappy Things is a groundbreaking new project that aims to disrupt the harmful narratives around mental health. By blending documentary footage\, statistics\, digital art\, and mental health expert testimonials with sensational theatrical performances\, indie artist Nikki Lynette invites us into a musical playground that allows audiences to explore the deepest parts of themselves while feeling empowered along the way. \n\n\n\nJoin the CMU Center for New Work for the Pittsburgh premiere of this cutting-edge short musical film followed by an exclusive talkback with the creator and co-director Nikki Lynette. This special event commemorates the start of Mental Health Awareness Month and is part of the Center’s spring Impulse Festival\, a collaboration between the CMU School of Drama\, Pittsburgh Public Theater\, and Pittsburgh CLO. \n\n\n\nWe are delighted to offer complimentary tickets to all Pittsburgh arts workers and students. Go to trustarts.org and click on “Promo Code” in the upper right corner. Type in HAPPYPARTNER to gain access to free tickets! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Nikki Lynette (she/her) is a suicide survivor and multi-hyphenate social impact artist who fuses mental health activism into her performance art\, film projects and visual art\, creating a lane that is uniquely her own. Her journey with mental health outreach began in 2016 when she returned to the public eye after a long hiatus with a confession: she’d secretly been battling mental health issues. In a time when being open about mental health struggles was taboo\, Nikki began writing articles about depression and suicide for prominent media like Afropunk and AllHipHop. As the opening act for Pussy Riot’s first American tour\, Nikki workshopped the material that would soon become her musical about depression\, GET OUT ALIVE. In 2019\, Nikki made history as the first black female playwright to be produced by American Music Theatre Project\, in 2022 she became the first Steppenwolf LookOut Series work and first female AMTP alum to be featured at NAMT’s Festival of New Musicals\, and in 2024 Nikki Lynette became the first American Playwright to be invited to Cove Park’s Musical Theatre Writing Residency in Scotland. GET OUT ALIVE is currently in development under the guidance of Tony & Grammy Award winning producers Octopus Theatricals. A proud ambassador and board member for the Chicago chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)\, seeing her music used to tell stories in tv shows led Nikki to an interest in filmmaking. Since adapting her musical to film during the pandemic\, GET OUT ALIVE has been invited into over a dozen film festivals and won three awards. Her zeal for crafting edgy multimedia theatrical experiences that center mental health is on full display in Nikki Lynette’s second film\, the new documusical entitled Happy Songs About Unhappy Things. \n \n \n\n Nikki’s WebsiteGet Out Alive\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Roger Ellis (he/they) is a director who works across screen and stage. Recent projects include the docu-musical Happy Songs About Unhappy Things (co-director)\, Natasha\, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at Writers Theatre (associate director)\, and the documentary Emergency Contact (director). Professor Ellis directed Nikki Lynette’s afrogoth musical Get Out Alive (Steppenwolf\, National Alliance for Musical Theatre\, film adaptation) and Ellis’ film work has screened internationally at festivals such as Black Harvest (Gene Siskel Center)\, Melbourne Lift-off (Australia)\, School of Sound (London\, UK)\, San Francisco IndieFest’s Decibels Music Film Festival\, African Diaspora International Film Festival (NYC)\, and Pan African Arts and Film Festival (Los Angeles). Other stage work includes Ephemera by Deborah Black\, Sophia Treanor\, and Mary Overlie (Dancer – Clurman MAD series at Stella Adler NYC)\, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (movement director – Horizon Theatre/Aurora Theatre)\, and AntigoneNOW (movement designer – Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre). Roger has worked across the US with Writers Theatre\, Sacramento Music Circus\, American Music Theatre Project\, California Center for the Arts\, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma\, Tuacahn Center for the Arts\, Paramount Theatre\, and San Diego Repertory. Ellis’ research in contemporary theatre explores the interplay between the synthetic and somatic through the mixed reality of Black-queer experience. The conceptual grit of Ellis’ work is anchored in xenoqueer and xenofeminist theory. Ellis has undergone extensive study with Fay Simpson (Lucid Body)\, Stephen Wangh (Acrobat of the Heart\, Grotowski)\, Mary Overlie\, Deborah Black\, Sophia Treanor (Six Viewpoints\, Hamilton Technique)\, Wendell Beavers (Developmental Movement)\, and Erika Berland (Experiential Anatomy). MFA San Diego State University; BA Oklahoma City University; and certified Lucid Body Teacher. Ellis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University\, where they teach courses in movement\, music theatre\, physical theatre\, and directing for the musical. Ellis serves as the coordinator of the movement area for Northwestern’s MFA Acting Program. Professor Ellis is a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)\, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)\, and National Alliance of Acting Teachers (NAAT). \n \n \n\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 InstagramFacebookHappy Songs About Unhappy Things URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-happy-songs-about-unhappy-things/ LOCATION:Harris Theater\, 809 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CAF-premiere_image-3-e1772727277728.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260501T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260501T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260306T163934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T153848Z UID:10000256-1777662000-1777669200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: I'll Be Mother DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nI’LL BE MOTHERwritten by Liggera Edmonds-Allendirected by Aurelia Clunie \n\n\n\nA Mother and Daughter agree to a “simple” therapy exercise: they must switch roles and speak as the other. \n\n\n\nI’ll Be Mother will have one presentation at Three Stories downtown. This reading is a part of the Center for New Work’s Impulse Festival\, a brand new event featuring new works from CMU’s MFA in Dramatic Writing program alongside plays & musicals in development at Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO. \n\n\n\nCASTSheridan FungYin Raquino \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liggera Edmonds-Allen (they/them) is a playwright from Poughkeepsie\, New York. They were a finalist at Theatre Master’s Take Ten competition and at the 2025 Austin Film Festival. Their short film CARNIVAL premiered at The Disability Collective’s ‘No Body Left Behind’ festival. Their original play\, WEDNESDAY’S VOYEUR\, had its world premiere at the United Nation’s ‘Why It Matters’ summit where it received publication. Their work is influenced by poetry\, turtles\, and tiny chirping birdies. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Aurelia Clunie is a first-year MFA director and John Wells Fellow at CMU. New works credits include The American Unicorn (Long Wharf Theatre)\, The Poppy (DePaul University)\, I Choose You\, Baby (InVersion Theatre at The Tank) and Good Meeting (Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater); ReImagine: New Plays in TYA Advisory Council founding member; produced six cycles of Hartford Stage’s Write On Young Playwrights’ Competition. \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 InstagramFacebookDramatic Writing Program URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-ill-be-mother/ LOCATION:Three Stories\, 937 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImpulseFestival_SODWeb_IBM.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260502T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260312T202819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T202820Z UID:10000264-1777730400-1777737600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: New Work Slam DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nNEW WORK SLAMin partnership with City Theatre \n\n\n\nJoin the Center for New Work and City Theatre for another special local artist-focused new work slam! Come experience scenes\, songs\, and monologues from some of Pittsburgh’s up and coming playwrights\, and get a special preview of artists & shows being featured in that weekend’s Impulse Festival \n\n\n\nThis spring New Work Slam will take place at Three Stories downtown and is 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\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Interested in being featured at the New Work Slam? \nThe application is now open! Please submit your idea no later than March 31st to be considered. \nQuestions? Email newwork@andrew.cmu.edu \n \n \n\n Submit Your Idea Here\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \nGive Today \n Support the Center for New Work \n \n\n\n\n \n\n InstagramFacebookCity Theatre URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-new-work-slam/ LOCATION:Three Stories\, 937 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/New-Work-Slam-Title.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260502T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260502T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260406T175249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T175250Z UID:10000262-1777748400-1777755600@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: Atlantic DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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/2026-05-02/ 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:20260503T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260503T160000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260306T162402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T004651Z UID:10000270-1777816800-1777824000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: We Fly DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nWE FLYwritten by TJ Youngdirected by Jade King Carrollin partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater \n\n\n\nIn this satirical mockumentary-style play\, members of the Frankensburgh\, Texas community have gathered to retell and recount the events that have transpired after the unexplained disappearance of Rashaad Powell and the “Great Gettin’ Up”. The ensemble has stitched together a narrative timeline led by journalist Travis Coleman\, reenacting the individual voices\, moments\, and characters that have circled the inhabitants of this small town since the incident. \n\n\n\nWe Fly will have one presentation at the Rauh Rehearsal Hall inside the O’Reilly Theater. 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\nCASTBrett Sullivan SantryBria Walker-RhozeCameron NickelCecilia StaggersCelia EvansChristian TrimminghamDaniel EvansMadelyn Streisfeld \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TJ Young is a Texas-born playwright and dramaturg based in Pittsburgh\, where he serves as co-representative for the Dramatists Guild – Pittsburgh region. His plays include Employee of the Year\, Our Side of Midnight\, The Inseparables (Pittsburgh Public Theatre Commission)\, Isle of Noises (James Madison University Commission)\, No. 6 (2017 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award Winner – KCACTF\, Indiana Rep)\, Lyon’s Den (2018 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Distinguished Achievement awardee)\, Ruby’s Baby Blue (2016 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist- KCACTF)\, Hell is Empty (2017 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist – KCACTF)\, Hop and Griz\, and Sperm Donor Wanted (2023 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award Finalist). He is the Book Writer for a new musical called Kill The Whale. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship. He was the 2019 Spotlight Artist of Throughline Theatre Company in Pittsburgh\, PA. He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Texas State University. He is also the National Playwriting Program Chair for Region 2 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival\, where he also aids with the Playwriting Intensive and teaches workshops both at the regional and national levels. He was a part of the writing time of the critically acclaimed indie video game Date Everything! and is working on a few other projects in the video game space. He is currently an Associate Professor of Dramaturgy at Carnegie Mellon University. \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jade King Carroll is a freelance director based in NYC. She has directed numerous productions in NY and across the country including: The Light and The Dark (Primary Stages/Chautauqua Theater Company); A Jumping Off Point (Round House Theatre); Proof of Love (New York Theatre Workshop/Audible at Minetta Lane); New Age (Milwaukee Rep); Red Velvet (Shakespeare Theatre Company); Detroit ’67 (McCarter Theatre co-production with Hartford Stage); Intimate Apparel\, The Piano Lesson (McCarter Theatre\, Hartford Stage); Having Our Say (Hartford Stage co-production with Long Wharf Theatre); Autumn’s Harvest (Lincoln Center Institute); Stew (Ebony Rep Theater); Seven Deadly Sins – Wrath (Miami New Drama – Drama League Award); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Syracuse Stage); Trouble in Mind (Two River Theater u0026amp; PlayMakers Rep); Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom\, The Whipping Man\, Native Gardens\, Skeleton Crew\, Bad Dates\, Perseverance\, How I Learned What I Learned (Portland Stage); The Revolutionists\, Sunset Baby (City Theatre); A Raisin In The Sun (Perseverance); Pride & Prejudice\, The Tempest (Chautauqua Theater Company); Seven Guitars\, The Persians (People’s Light and Theatre); Still Life (Ancram Opera House); King Hedley II (Portland Playhouse); Fat Ham (PlayMakers Rep); A Raisin the Sun\, Cardboard Piano (Juilliard); Laughing Wild\, Redeemed\, Skeleton Crew (Dorset Theatre Festival); Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money (Atlantic Theater – NYT Family Pick); New Golden Age (Primary Stages – Susan Smith Blackburn nominated). Audio Plays: Marvel’s Wastelanders: Doom (Ambies Nomination for Best Production); Proof of Love (Audible); Redeemed (Broadway Podcast Network/Dorset Theatre Festival); The Bleeding Class (Geva Theater); Isolated Incidents (Broadway Podcast Network). Associate Director for Broadway’s A Streetcar Named Desire with Blair Underwood and The Gin Game with Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones. Paul Green Award from the Estate of August Wilson. Producing Artistic Director for Chautauqua Theater Company. \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 Public Theater URL:https://drama.cmu.edu/event/impulse-festival-we-fly/ LOCATION:O’Reilly Theater\, 621 Penn Ave.\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15222\, United States CATEGORIES:Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://drama.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ImpulseFestival_SODWeb_WF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260503T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260503T210000 DTSTAMP:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260406T175249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T175250Z UID:10000263-1777834800-1777842000@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Impulse Festival: Atlantic DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260527T005042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T005043Z UID:10000267-1785524400-1785529800@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Midsummer! DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nTwenty-six characters. Nine actors. 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\, Suri Noelle\, and Von Markarian \n\n\n\nRandy Kovitz\, Fight DirectorSamantha Pazos\, Choreographer & Intimacy DirectorMatthew Kereama\, Assistant DirectorAbby Brunner\, Production Stage ManagerReigh Wilson\, Stage ManagerMags Holcolmb\, DramaturgZhuang Kang\, Scenic & Props DesignerBri Johnson\, Costume\, Hair & Makeup DesignerJulie Adams\, Lighting DesignerRachel Laurence\, Sound Designer \n\n\n\nTickets for both the Pittsburgh previews and the Edinburgh performances will go on sale in May! \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:20260527T220124 CREATED:20260527T005042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T005043Z UID:10000268-1785610800-1785616200@drama.cmu.edu SUMMARY:Midsummer! DESCRIPTION:Performance \n The Inseparables\n \n \n 03.21.2025\n 8:00pm – 10:00pm\n \n \n \n\n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n Date: \n 03.21.2025\n \n \n Cost: \n 11 – 36 \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\nTwenty-six characters. Nine actors. 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\, Suri Noelle\, and Von Markarian \n\n\n\nRandy Kovitz\, Fight DirectorSamantha Pazos\, Choreographer & Intimacy DirectorMatthew Kereama\, Assistant DirectorAbby Brunner\, Production Stage ManagerReigh Wilson\, Stage ManagerMags Holcolmb\, DramaturgZhuang Kang\, Scenic & Props DesignerBri Johnson\, Costume\, Hair & Makeup DesignerJulie Adams\, Lighting DesignerRachel Laurence\, Sound Designer \n\n\n\nTickets for both the Pittsburgh previews and the Edinburgh performances will go on sale in May! \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