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Marya Sea Kaminski had a very special mission today - delivering the 2021 Rob Zellers Award for Excellence in Arts Education to this year's recipient Chris Laitta! We can FEEL the joy from Chris and Marya, and pride from husband Paul and Mom Nancy And what's a celebration with a little candlelight courtesy of a power outage? Bravo Chris!

Pittsburgh Public Theater is pleased to share with you a new film from our friends at the critically acclaimed Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington, DC. When you buy a ticket to this extraordinary film event with code PPT, your purchase will benefit Pittsburgh Public Theater! So, pull up a couch, relax, and enjoy Animal Wisdom. Link to purchase (use code PPT): https://bit.ly/PPTAnimalWisdom Do you believe in ghosts? Take a virtual front row seat for this original film of the ...acclaimed musical séance, Animal Wisdom, where singer-songwriter-soothsayer Heather Christian lays to rest the souls that haunt her. Christian shapeshifts between rock star, folklorist and high priestess as she conjures a constellation of souls in an effort to confront her family’s mythologies. With raucous, ferocious music that fuses blues, gospel and folk, Heather Christian invites you to raise a glass to the unseen forces that shape our lives. Adapted from the stage production that had a sold-out and acclaimed run at The Bushwick Starr, Animal Wisdom offers a transporting experience where a concert becomes a mass, and a mass becomes a séance, all in your living room.

Last chance to dance! The stream of this month's Public PlayTime benefit reading, BLACK BALLERINA, ends tonight at 10pm! Get the POINTE? PPT.ORG/PLAYTIME

Pittsburgh Public Theater aims to serve as a true public theater by creating diverse theatrical experiences in a responsible way to engage and elevate our region. In response to the powerful call to action and generous insights offered by the Black, Indigenous, and artists of color from our regional and national communities, Pittsburgh Public Theater is proud to announce the next steps in our organization’s ongoing commitment to racial justice. Visit PPT.ORG/RacialJustice to read more.

New Year's Resolution #2: Enjoy as much PLAYTIME as you can this year! Here's an idea - TJ Young's [loose] adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" brings LOTS of laughs to Public PlayTime January 21-24. Click to donate for access here: https://bit.ly/PPTInseparables About the Show: United they stand, divided they fall off the stage.... The North American Unified Theatre Collaborators of the West really want to put on a show. Like, really bad. Step 1: Pick something that’s in the public domain so they don’t have to pay to produce it. They choose none other than Alexandre Dumas’ swashbuckling adventure The Three Musketeers. Step 2: READ IT. Unfortunately, it’s clear on day one of rehearsal that the only pieces of this 700-page masterpiece that the cast picked up on were its iconic catchphrases. But the show must go on, right? Read more: https://bit.ly/PPTInseparables

New Year's Resolution #1: Treat yourself whenever possible. All good things must come to an end. And so it is with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Jefferson Mays. BUT, today has just begun and you have ALL DAY to watch this @nytimes Critic's Pick! Your ticket awaits at PPT.ORG.

I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." -Ebenezer Scrooge For once, be like Scrooge and honor Christmas by treating your household to this most unforgettable experience! Time is running out to access A Christmas Carol Starting Jefferson Mays, so secure your virtual seat NOW at PPT.ORG. #2DaysforMays

"Along with our smart and tireless staff, these artists were the lights that lit the way forward for me through this unexpectedly dark year. That is what the arts do, remind us of ourselves. Of our strengths and humor and of our strange, wonderful need to love. Each of these creators lit up 2020 with their imaginations and talent and ensure that the future will be bright." -Marya Sea Kaminski Here's to our Pittsburgh Public Theater family, including YOU. Happy New Year, everyone!!! #PlayTimeClassof2020

In November's PlayTime reading, REDUX, two Vietnam War veterans are reunited after 45 years. When you think about particular times in your life, or in history, music is always there to help us connect and remember. Join INEZ a sense-bound songwriting exercise that helps you connect our personal stories to themes of the play. To view the accompanying worksheet, and for more information on anti-war and protest music of the 1960’s and 1970’s, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/yx9dsf8f

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On sale NOW at PPT.ORG!

Do you need a little Christmas? ON SALE NOW and available for viewing November 28 - January 3. All proceeds benefit your Pittsburgh Public Theater! Tickets at https://bit.ly/ChristmasCarolPPT... Experience A CHRISTMAS CAROL unlike any otherpast, present or future. The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to thrilling new life as Tony Award winner JEFFERSON MAYS ("I Am My Own Wife," "Gentleman’s Guide") plays over 50 roles in a virtuosic, master class of a performance that must be seen to be believed. This theatrical achievement comes from the haunting vision of one of Broadway’s most imaginative directors, MICHAEL ARDEN (Tony-winning Best Revival - "Once on this Island"). Staged exclusively for this production and captured live with breathtaking clarity, this must-watch streaming event conjures the powerful spirits of Christmas and brings all the magic of live theater home for the holidays. The Hollywood Reporter declares, It’s a towering achievement! You’ve seen it before, but not like this. And the Los Angeles Times raves, Mays is a rare gem and Arden is ingenious. For true theater lovers, there can be no better gift this season. BUY TICKETS: Visit https://bit.ly/ChristmasCarolPPT to purchase a ticket for your household. You'll receive an order confirmation with your private link and password. Be sure to save this information for future reference. All ticket holders will be able to stream the production once during any 24-hour period, November 28-January 3. ARE YOU A SUBSCRIBER? Subscribers should visit PPT.ORG/SUBSCRIBE for information on exclusive discounted access to this special event.

To all those who are or have served and their families, THANK YOU...on this Veterans Day and every day. It's an honor to share in your stories tomorrow evening. Fans, please join us for Veterans Story Night at 7pm ET on Thursday and listen to local Veterans share their experiences. Free to all those who wish to participate. Click the event for complete details.

From the writer of THE CHIEF and HARRY'S FRIENDLY SERVICE, Rob Zellers, comes REDUX, presented by Public PlayTime's Classics N'at's benefit series next Thursday, November 19. All donors to the reading will receive access to the live stream AND a recording all weekend long. Donate now at https://donate2.app/31VMVB. More about this incredible play: REDUX, a new play by Rob Zellers (The Chief, Harry’s Friendly Service), sets the stage for the long-overdue reunion of Vietnam Wa...r veterans John and Chuck. Even after 45 years of not seeing one another, they fall right back into their old rhythms of bolstering and battering one another with memories and inside jokes. On this day though, they fight to figure out how to contend with formidable changes in their lives, as they share the drinks over a weekend in Chuck’s Mississippi homestead. Trauma and truce are triggered as they test the bond they formed in the jungles of Southeast Asia all those years ago. The cast features Pittsburgh Public Theater "veterans" Eugene Lee, Cotter Smith, Alison Weisgall, and Rami Margron; and Tyler Layton in her Pittsburgh Public Theater debut.