March 2013
Straightening Combs
By Kim El
Directed by Chrystal Bates.
An autobiographical one-woman play.
Review: City Paper
April – May 2013
Ma Noah
By Mark Clayton Southers.
Directed by Tracey Turner.
Preview: Pittsburgh Magazine
Reviews: City Paper, Post-Gazette, Tameka Cage Conley, Hotep the Artist
June 2013
Radio Golf
By August Wilson
Directed by Eileen J. Morris
Previews: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, City Paper
Reviews: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, City Paper, New Pittsburgh Courier, Pitt News, Coal Hill Review, Hotep the Artist’s blog
Video: KDKA interview
View the Radio Golf program booklet (PDF)
October 2013
Sold: Renn Woods in Concert
A Play In Rhythm and Blues
By Renn Woods
Directed by Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland
Preview: Post-Gazette
Review: New Pittsburgh Courier, Hotep the Artist
December 2013
Theatre Festival in Black and White: Holiday Edition
Pittsburgh Playwrights’ signature event, featuring these one-act plays:
Just Jesus, by Marlon Erik Youngblood, directed by Kaitlin Mausser.
True Meaning, by Andrew Ade, directed by Rita Gregory.
And To All A Good Night, by Lissa Brennan, directed by Cheryl El Walker.
St Clair Xmas, by Wali Jamal, directed by Marcus Muzopappa.
Cornucopia, by Tammy Ryan, directed by Ashley Southers.
We Need A Ramadan, by Aasiyah El-Rice, directed by Vince Ventura.
Hanukkah in the Back Country, by Judy Meiksin, directed by Kim El.
Where I First Saw The Light, by Dr. Tameka Cage Conley, directed by T.C. Brown.
Christmas Star, by Ray Werner, directed by Monteze Freeland.
An Ubuntu Holiday, by Kim El, directed by Stephen Santa.
Reviews: Post-Gazette, City Paper, New Pittsburgh Courier
Followups: Post-Gazette, City Paper
2013
Guest Productions
August 2013: Hosted a MerryRam production of The Cemetery Club, by Ivan Menchell, directed by Marcus Muzopappa.
July 2013: Hosted Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival. Featured plays:
Is that a Gun in Your Pocket… by Carol Mullen, directed by Monteze Freeland.
The Session by Wali Jamal, directed by Kim El.
Sibling Rivalry by Kathryn Miller Haines, directed by Kaitlin Mausser.
Defense of Marriage by Jeff Cordell, directed by Melissa Hill Grande.