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The Coffin Maker
Movie + 3 extras
In this new installment of his century-spanning chronicle of the Black experience inspired by his mentor August Wilson, Pittsburgh theater legend Mark Clayton Southers turns back the clock to 1849 Oklahoma. There, free man Lawrence Ebitt and his wife Eula live peacefully preparing bodies for buri...
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Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For
Movie + 5 extras
Featuring a stunning score, Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For brings to life the remarkable true story of one of the greatest composers of all time. From his impoverished beginnings in Pittsburgh to his lifelong collaboration with Duke Ellington, this world-premiere new musical follows the h...
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Meet the Artist: Matthew Whitaker
Introducing Matthew Whitaker, acclaimed pianist and music director of BILLY STRAYHORN: SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR. Follow Matthew on his journey through music and the unique challenges he faces as a music director who is visually impaired. Learn how he approaches the process, how music has shaped his ...
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Meet the Artist: Sara Porkalob
Join Sara Porkalob as she discusses not only the creation of Dragon Lady but the importance of finding the humanity in ourselves. See how the power of art and storytelling has helped Sara discover who she is and the legacy she wishes to leave behind. (Content Rated PG)
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Meet the Artist: Kent Gash and Rob Zellers
Sit down with playwrights Rob Zellers and Kent Gash, who co-wrote BILLY STRAYHORN: SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Learn about the art of directing, playwriting, and how collaboration is at the heart of theater and storytelling. (Content rated PG)
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie + 3 extras
Step into a world of sparkling conversation, romance, and sheer absurdity! Oscar Wilde’s wonderfully entertaining “trivial comedy for serious people” introduces two debonair bachelors, Jack and Algernon, who each lead a hidden double life. When a weekend in the country gives their alter egos the ...
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A Christmas Story: The Play
Movie
This holiday hit becomes your newest yuletide tradition as Ralphie Parker and company make their triumphant return to the O’Reilly Theater stage. The amazing memories and moments made famous by the movie, from disastrous family meals — to sticky situations in the schoolyard — to fateful and funny...
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Dragon Lady
Movie + 2 extras
After Grandma Porkalob’s birthday party karaoke antics, you’ll never hear “House of the Rising Sun” or “Gangsta’s Paradise” the same way again. Broadway star Sara Porkalob belts out the funny and fearless tale of her Filipino gangster family’s sordid and often laugh-out-loud past in a musical tha...