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Prime Stage Theatre Presents our Monday Special:
Saving Face: Memoir of a Circus Clown
CATEGORY: SPECIAL EVENT
Presented by Mike Perry
Great Storytelling that you don’t want to miss!
Monday, May 6, 2024. 7:00-8:00 p.m.
New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh PA 15212
ARTICLE: Local Pittsburgh: Mike Perry premieres “Saving Face: Memoir of a Circus Clown”
Tickets: $27 adults; $17 for students
Mike Perry uses the art of storytelling to explore the primal origins of theatrical expression. Saving Face: Memoir of a Circus Clown is one of his most profound and moving tales, drawn from his years as a circus clown for Ringling Brothers Circus.
“There is an authenticity to Mike Perry’s storytelling that is effective and affecting. His ability to distill a real human experience into an engaging performance is the result of craft and precision.”
Says Perry:
"Once upon a time, a child would say I’m afraid, and the adult would say, 'It’s okay.' Today, a child picks up a phone and says I’m afraid, and an algorithm says, 'Yes, you are, and here’s why.' In the digital algorithm age people are being told what they like, and curiosity is suffering as a result."
Saving Face: Memoir of a Circus Clown is a chance to re-ignite your own curiosity about how we see the world when we forget someone else is watching.
Here’s a style sample of Mike's earlier work, Tobias the Ragman (video):Witness for the Prosecution
CATEGORY: SPROUTS SERIES
by Agatha Christie
Directed by Ponny Conomos Jahn
Be one of the jurors and experience the shocking testimony and impassioned outbursts from witnesses as a young man and his attorney fight to escape a final verdict.
May 3 – 12, 2023
Past Performances
The Miracle Worker
CATEGORY: MAIN EVENT
by William Gibson
Directed by Wayne Brinda
Explore the boundaries of the senses as we venture inside this true story of young Helen Keller, who was blind, deaf, and struggling to connect. Her teacher, Annie Sullivan, is our courageous guide to reach Helen's isolation and bring her into contact with the outside world.
November 3 – 12, 2023
Our Third Year For Sprouts Featuring . . .
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
CATEGORY: SPROUTS SERIES
by Sue Greenberg
Directed by Linda Haston
Imagine you were told to give up your seat for someone else! This compelling story of Rosa Parks, an upstanding citizen of the community, takes you inside the events that sparked the civil rights movement.
January 19 – 28, 2024
And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank
CATEGORY: MAIN EVENT
by James Still
Directed by Art DeConciliis
Immerse yourself in this inspiring multi-media story based on the true life of Anne Frank and her childhood friends, Eva Schloss and Ed Silberberg, who survived the Holocaust during World War II.
March 1 – 10, 2024
Special Video Showing of Perseverance
CATEGORY: SPECIAL EVENT
Monday March 4, 2024 at 7:00 PM
at the New Hazlett Center for Performing Arts
Experience this special showing of the world premiere production of the play that brought a powerful memoir of healing and renewal to the stage.
Meet the Author: Lee Kikel, The Playwright: L.E. McCullough, and The Director: Art DeConciliis, with a post-show discussion about the play and the Holocaust.
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2023-2024 SEASON
"27th Season of Courage and Discovery"
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