NOVEMBER 7 – DECEMBER 13, 2009
BLACKBIRD
CITY THEATRE CONTINUES ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH
DAVID HARROWER’S RIVETING BLACKBIRD
Directed by Stuart Carden
Buy tickets online or call 412.431.CITY (2489), or visit the Box Office at 1300 Bingham Street.
Stuart Carden Returns to Pittsburgh to Direct 2007 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Play
November 7–December 13, 2009
PITTSBURGH, PA (October 21, 2009)—City Theatre continues its 35th anniversary season with Blackbird by David Harrower. Directed by former City Theatre Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden, Blackbird will run on City Theatre’s Lester Hamburg Studio stage from November 7–December 13, 2009. The Opening Night performance will take place Friday, November 13.
Blackbird received the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, beating out Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll and Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon. The New York Post says, “This haunting, powerful, incendiary work is the sort of daring theater far too absent from our stages these days."
Fifteen years ago, Una and Ray had a scandalous affair. They haven't set eyes on each other since. When she tracks him down and forces him to face the shattering consequences of their relationship, the encounter is gripping, surprising, and utterly unforgettable.
Blackbird features Robin Abramson as Una and Steve Pickering as Ray.
The design team includes Tony Ferrieri (Scenic), Crystal Gomes (Costume), Andy Ostrowski (Lighting), and Brad Peterson (Sound).
CITY THEATRE PRESENTS
Blackbird by David Harrower
When: November 7 – December 13, 2009
Preview Schedule
Sat., Nov. 7 at 5:30 pm; Sun., Nov. 8 at 7pm;
Tue., Nov. 10 at 7pm; Wed., Nov. 11 and Thurs., Nov. 12 at 8pm
PRESS / OPENING NIGHT
Friday, November 13 at 8 pm
Regular Run Schedule
Tues. at 7 pm; Wed., Thurs. and Fri. at 8 pm; Sat. at 5:30 & 9 pm; Sun. at 2 pm
Wed, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2 at 1 pm
No performances Wed, Nov. 25 and Thurs, Nov. 26
Where: City Theatre, 1300 Bingham Street on Pittsburgh’s South Side
Tickets
$23 to $48
Students and age 25 and younger may reserve $17 tickets in advance or may purchase $10 rush tickets (cash only) at the Box Office beginning two hours before showtime.
Seniors (age 60 and older) may purchase $17 rush tickets at the Box Office beginning two hours before showtime.
Groups of 10 or more are eligible for discounts.
Call John Darcy at 412.431.4400 ext. 283.
Tickets are available at 412.431.CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org.