Performance Location: New Hazlett Center for Performing Arts
6 Allegheny Square E., Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Performance times are at 7:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2:30 on Sundays

Speak

Based on the Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson
Written by Tammy Ryan
Directed by Dana Hardy

A moving story about a teenage girl who uses art to find her voice and redefine her identity after trauma. The play is an empowering testament to resilience and finding one's voice and strength; it is a seminal performance not to be missed.

May 1 – 10, 2026

Prime Stage Theater’s production of Speak marks the world premiere theatrical production of Laurie Halse Anderson’s acclaimed 1999 debut novel.

This groundbreaking work, inspired by the author’s own experiences, launched Anderson’s career as one of the most influential voices in young adult literature.

The novel has been translated into 35 languages and adapted into a major motion picture starring Kristin Stewart.

Funded in part by

More Information

Listen to Speak
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Speak: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
ww.sparknotes.com > lit > speak

Laurie Halse Anderson website
https://madwomanintheforest.com/

Interviews with Laurie Halse Anderson
https://madwomanintheforest.com/about-the-author/interviews-faq/

Information on playwright Tammy Ryan
https://www.tammyryanplays.com/

Information on Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)
https://paar.net/

Sexual Misconduct Prevention & Response Office of Legal Affairs at Duquesne University
https://www.duq.edu/about/departments-and-offices/risk-management/sexual-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/index.php

The following links are written interviews with Laurie Halse Anderson about the novel Speak.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/923.Laurie_Halse_Anderson

http://www.teenink.com/fiction/author_interviews/article/230292/Author-Laurie-Halse-Anderson/

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/anderson/transcript

Video Interviews with Laurie Halse Anderson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJU7b3C8QMk https://youtu.be/MJU7b3C8QMk