By Michael Buzzelli, ‘burgh Vivant
2022-2023 Season
5-Play Subscription Season
Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage
The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler
What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias
American Fast by Kareem Fahmy
Plus, Special Events
The BASH
‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 by Maripat Donovan
PRESS
City Theatre’s 2022-23 season will kick off with Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s’
by Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
Preview: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre
by Bob Hoover
City Theatre kicks off season with Clyde’s
South Side Reporter
Vision and Values Drive City Theatre’s New Leadership Trifecta
by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Magazine
City Theatre to Stage Anna Ziegler’s Mysterious New Drama ‘The Wanderers’
-OnStage Pittsburgh
Playwright peers into the world of arranged Jewish marriages in ‘The Wanderers’
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By Toby Tabachnick, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Review: Couples Follow Compelling and Twisty Paths in ‘The Wanderers’ at City Theatre
By Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
Sophie’s Choice – a review of “The Wanderers”
by Michael Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
City’s ‘The Wanderers’ is Brilliant Theater
By C. Prentiss Orr, Entertainment Central
‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ and You, and Tami Dixon
by Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
Speech and Debate – a review of “What the Constitution Means To Me”
by Michael Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
What the Constitution Means to Me – Serious Matters Explored in a Comedic Matrix
by Dave Zuchowski, Pittsburgh OwlScribe
Review: Dynamic Dixon Empowers Love-Hate Relationship with the Constitution
by Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
City Theatre’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’: All in Favor; Say “Aye!”
‘Native Gardens’ Blossoms at City Theatre
-Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
Review: Clever ‘Native Gardens’ Seeded With Laughs and Hot Topics
Native Gardens – A Blooming Relationship Nearly Nipped in the Bud
–Pittsburgh Owlscribe
Dueling Debuts: ‘Young Americans’ at Pittsburgh Public; ‘American Fast’ at City Theatre
Review: American Fast at City Theatre
by Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh
Basketball Diaries – a review of “American Fast”
by Michael Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
CLYDES
September 24 – October 16, 2022
Under the watchful eye of the titular character, Clyde’s follows the kitchen staff of a truck stop in a small PA town. Comprised of formerly incarcerated individuals, the staff come together to find fulfillment both in their lives and in creating the perfect sandwich. Layered with loveable characters, this show is “a genuinely funny and deeply emotional exploration of radical imagination, restorative justice, and the healing power of food” (Bon Appetit).
THE WANDERERS
November 26 – December 18, 2022
Newly acquainted Orthodox Jews, Esther and Schmuli, have entered into an arranged marriage. Author Abe and movie star Julia have entered into a secret, flirtatious correspondence without their spouses’ knowledge. Swiveling between 1970s and present day, The Wanderers is a funny and mysterious new drama that puts a magnifying glass on the complications of love across generations and what it means to be happy.
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
January 21 – February 12, 2023
Playwright Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition and developed a deep love of the Constitution by winning debate competitions around the country as a teenager. All grown-up, her hilarious and optimistic new play reimagines how this living document served four different generations of women and what it will mean for the future of America.
NATIVE GARDENS
March 11 – April 2, 2023
Expecting Latinx couple, Tania and Pablo, have just purchased their first home next to long-time D.C. residents (and Potomac Horticultural Society award seekers), Frank and Virginia. Cultures clash when Tania’s plan for a “native garden” disagrees with Frank’s perfectly pristine posies and a property line disagreement turns into an all-out border dispute. Karen Zacarias’s brilliant comedy exposes well-intentioned neighbors’ notions on race, class, morality, and privilege.
AMERICAN FAST
April 29 – May 21, 2023
College basketball superstar Khady is about to carry her team through the NCAA Women’s Championships, but when March Madness coincides with Ramadan, Khady lies to her devout mother about holding her fast. When her mother goes public with the story of Khady’s devotion to both Ramadan and basketball, Khady finds herself the heroine of young Muslim women. Kareem Fahmy’s production questions family, faith, and what it means to win at all costs.