http://www.post-gazette.com/theater Reviews and previews, news and features, Drama Editor Chris Rawson's On Stage Journal en-us Copyright 2009, post-gazette.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:18 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014446-298.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Plays have been a mainstay each spring at local high schools, but fall productions are becoming more commonplace -- and complex. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014459-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Plaid is back in fashion, but "Forever Plaid" has never gone out of style. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09323/1014460-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml The women of prime-time drama would have a field day with some of the dialogue in "The Queens," a play that defies conventions despite its hints of Shakespeare and history, although strictly of Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014226-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Stage review: Plays have long been the way artists express their concerns with the difficulties of being human. City Theatre's "Blackbird" is one such example. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014228-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Dance review: Attack Theatre is spending a "Year on Wheels" this season, alluding to the company's move to the Pittsburgh Opera in the Strip District. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014240-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml NEW YORK -- There will be a new Kander and Ebb musical -- off-Broadway. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09321/1013997-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Dance review: In the middle of summer, when most of us like to take, at the very least, a mental vacation, Pearlann Porter and The Pillow Project stir up their creative juices to begin a seasonal run of Second Saturdays. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500