Pittsburgh Theater Isn’t Just For Fancy Folks, It’s For Yinz — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

Coming up in local Theater (and Theatre) this winter and spring are the following shows. I’m looking forward to something on each schedule.

It was 11 years ago that I began intentionally reviewing, mostly the arts but some other occasional ventures. I don’t profess to be an expert on any of these things. But I do write from my heart and my lived experiences. And from my expectation. I anticipated recycling, decent parking, and accessibility, for example.

One experience I did not have during my growing up years was live theater. I did see a dinner theater version of Guys and Dolls in the early 80s and found it thrilling. But we never actually attended any performance. I don’t think that’s atypical for kids in my generation and economic class.

In fact, I did not attend the theater until 2004 when my friend Jim Fischerkeller invited me to see a one-woman show at City Theatre. I didn’t go again until 2006 to see I Am My Own Wife at the Pittsburgh Public Theater.

I did not have a lot of funds and carried the perception that live theater was for affluent folks. That would hold true for years, until 2013. I don’t know why, but my wife and I attended a performance at Carnegie Stage and I was enthralled. Slowly, we…