Pitt Stages to return with live, in-person theater this fall

PITT STAGES TO RETURN WITH LIVE,

IN-PERSON THEATER THIS FALL

Ananya Pathapadu

Staff Writer

Pitt Stages is bringing back live, inperson theater to Oakland with a fresh slate of productions this fall. With plays touching on a range of topics from African genocide to a young boy’s drag pageant dreams, there are a variety of stories being told.

Pitt’s theater department, through Pitt Stages, puts together these shows for the public and involves students in the making of the production. For the 202122 season, Pitt Stages has five mainstage productions, which are large plays performed onstage.

Rebecca Hobart, a rising senior theater major, explained that because last year’s shows were virtual, a lot of thought was put into choosing the slate for this season because of the excitement of being back in person.

“It took a while for the season to be chosen, I think, because we really wanted a good one. It was like going to be the one we came back with,” Hobart said.

There will be two productions this fall — “We Are Proud to Present…” directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger and “The Drag Seed” directed by Hobart. There are three productions lined up for the spring — “Why We Have A Body” directed by Julia Kreutzer, “Emilia” directed by Bria Walker and “A New Brain,” with a director to be announced.

The first production of the season is “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884 – 1915,” abbreviated as “We Are Proud to Present…,” by Jackie Sib-

See Stages on page 53 For the 2021-22 season, Pitt Stages is bringing back live, in-person theater this fall. TPN File Photo