CFA Announcements

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http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ecs/CFA28.pdf

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The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama New Works Festival:

"Chasing the Dragon"
by Michael Herman
Directed by Allegra Libonati

Thursday, April 5, 8:00 PM
Friday April 6, 4:00 PM
Saturday, April 7, 8:00 PM

"Three Ways to Tie a Noose"
by Michael Scotto
Directed by Dana Friedman

Wednesday, April 4, 8:00 PM
Friday April 6, 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 7, 4:00 PM

All performances are FREE, available one hour before the show.

All performances take place in the John Wells Studio in the Purnell Center for the Arts.
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Wednesday, April 11
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Juan Pablo Izquierdo, conductor
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts 8 pm
Tickets $5 at the door
students free with ID
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Sunday, April 1
Junior Recital
Colin Brush, baritone
Aubrey O¹Connor, mezzo-soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 2 pm

Sunday, April 1
Senior Recital
Amanda Russo, mezzo-soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 5 pm

Sunday, April 1
Senior Recital
Eric Longo, tenor
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm

Tuesday, April 3
Junior Recital
Drew Griffin, viola
Noah Barkan, piano
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm

Saturday, April 7
Senior Recital
Helen Gruner, soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 6 pm

PGH Events ________________________________________________________________

GAMES OF STEEL ­ a dance/rock opera
In these Games of Steel, it¹s not who wins, it¹s who loses the least!

"Games of Steel", Attack Theatre's award-winning dance/rock opera, finishes its seven-city tour in Pittsburgh at The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater on April 27, 28 and 30. Attack Theatre with Red Star Ironworks, Grammy nominated Dave Eggar, four athletic dancers and a live band onstage create an "edgy, biting, sexy, provocative and inspiring" (Lively Arts) world of passion and intrigue.

When: April 27, 28, 30 at 8pm with a late-night 10:30pm show on Saturday, April 28th.
Where: Kelly Strayhorn Theater (East Liberty)
Tickets: $15/student/senior, $18/pre-sale, $22/at the door. For tickets, call ProArts tickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.proartstickets.org.
Information: For more information on ³Games of Steel² or Attack Theatre, call 412.441.8444 or visit www.attacktheatre.com.
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ARTIST TALK with LINDA CONNOR & LONNIE GRAHAM Friday, March 30 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, supported in part by American Eagle Outfitters Foundation, is proud to present an Artist Talk with acclaimed photographers, Linda Connor and Lonnie Graham. This Artist Talk is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Silver Eye Center for Photography. Photographs by Connor and Graham are included in Art
Within: 20 Year Commemorative Exhibition on display at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild through April 8.

Linda Connor is resident faculty in the Photography department at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her photographs are in notable collections including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Victoria Albert Museum, London, UK. Connor¹s work has been published in monographs including On the Music of the Spheres, Visits, Luminance, and Spiritual Journey, the latter published for her mid-career retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous awards including a National Endowment for the Arts grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Lonnie Graham, former Director of Photography at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, is a Professor of Fine Arts at Pennsylvania State University. He is also visiting professor at the San Francisco Art Institute and Haverford College, Philadelphia. Graham attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and took advanced degrees at San Francisco Art Institute. He has received numerous grants and awards including a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, a National Endowment for the Arts travel grant for travels to Ghana, and is a three time Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship winner..

MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD | 412-322-1773 | 1815 METROPOLITAN STREET | NORTH SIDE | PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 | _______________________

CITY THEATRE PRESENTS
the World Premiere of
The Missionary Position
Keith Reddin¹s new comedy rips into current affairs with satiric bite.
Final New American Trio play commissioned by City Theatre.

PITTSBURGH (March 23, 2007) Tracy Brigden directs the world premiere of The Missionary Position, commissioned by City Theatre from acclaimed playwright Keith Reddin. The Missionary Position runs April 12 ­ May 20, 2007 in City Theatre¹s 110-seat Lester Hamburg Studio.

This new satiric comedy features Tony Bingham, Jeffrey Carpenter, Tami Dixon, and Rebecca Harris. The design team includes Gianni Downs (Scenic), C.T. Steele (Costumes), Andrew David Ostrowski (Lighting), and Elizabeth Atkinson (Sound). The Dramaturg is Carlyn Aquiline. The Production Stage Manager is Alicia DeMara.

Where: City Theatre, 1300 Bingham and 13th Streets, on Pittsburgh¹s South Side.
Tickets: $15 to $45.
Students and age 25 and younger can reserve $15 tickets in advance.
Senior rush (age 60 and older) begins at the Box Office 2 hours before showtime.
Tickets are available at 412.431.CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org