"Festival Notes"

The full lineup for Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's fourth annual Pride Theater Festival has been announced!

Program A (one acts):

"And a Happy New Year!" by Aaron Jefferson Tindall, directed by FJ Hartland
"The Session," by Wali Jamal, directed by Kim El
"Beyond Dirt Knees," by Ryan M. McKelvey, directed by Jeff Simpson
"Call Girl," by Carol Mullen, directed by Wali Jamal

Program B (full length):

Their Town, by Paula Martinac, directed by Adam Kukic

A couple of personal notes: FJ Hartland and Carol Mullen are pals of mine (real pals as opposed to MySpace "friends") and regular participants in the festival. And Jeff Simpson, who often works with Pittsburgh Playwrights, gave a terrific interpretation of Charlie, one of the main characters in Their Town, at a reading we did at the theater in late January.