Friday, March 15, 2013
Pittsburgh Public Theater's 'Thurgood' raises important topics
TribLIVE: In theater, whether it's telling a joke or producing a play, timing is often the key to success.
For producing artistic director Ted Pappas, the Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of “Thurgood” that began performances March 7 is a perfect convergence of unanticipated events and careful planning that should increase audience interest.
Playwright George Stevens Jr.'s one-man play focuses on the life and beliefs of Thurgood Marshall, most widely known as the first African-American to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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Another good example of why I like this theatre stuff we do. Every play has at least some relevance to people living today, but every now and then you get a play that touches on a topic that's currently under the microscope. Then the audience who sees the show is made to think that much more about the matters at hand in their own life. Racial equality and what it meant yesterday and what it means today is always one that can be revisited and it's always interesting to hear an individual give their take on it, so you can see how such a big topic effected someone on such a small scale. It sounds like the projections will be a good edition to the show, hopefully truthfully displaying the images that meant alot to Thurgood Marshall.
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