Episode Details

Prime Stage Theatre is closing one season, and already thinking about the next! Producing Artistic Director Wayne Brinda, and PR Director Lawrence McCullough, talk about the end of their 2024-2025 season. The season closes with a production of Twelve Angry Men, directed by Shane Valencia, who is a practicing attorney in Pittsburgh. This 90-minute performance is in real time, as a group of twelve jurors try to decide a boy's fate. Wayne highlights some activities around the production, including a historical look at trials with teaching artist, Rebecca Godlove. This free event at the Carnegie Library allows people to examine famous trials where jurors played a crucial part. Lawrence talks about the staged reading of his original work "Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance" on May 5th. The play tells the story of how Freedom House EMS was founded in Pittsburgh in the 1960s. He hopes to gather feedback after the performance to help produce a full version next January. Finally, Wayne gives a sneak peak at Prime Stage Theatre's next season, which includes all world premieres! You can Twelve Angry Men at the New Hazlett Theater from May 2nd to 11th. Visit https://primestage.com/productions/twelve_angry_men/ to learn more. Thanks for tuning in to WQED's Voice of the Arts, Pittsburgh's trusted source for arts and culture in our region. Whether you're passionate about classical music, film, theater, opera, or local music, we’re here to bring you closer to the heart of Pittsburgh's local arts scene. Don’t miss our musician interviews, the latest local music news, and performing arts insights from across the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.  Subscribe and follow to stay connected with the vibrant voices shaping Pittsburgh’s creative community. Visit https://www.wqed.org/ to see what else WQED is doing in our community. Until next time, keep supporting the arts and keep listening to Voice of the Arts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.