September 2023: Cleopatra & Antony
April 2023: Twelfth Night / Shakespeare: First Drafts
September 2022: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
April-May 2022: Cmplt Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)
March 2021: Shakespeare Unscripted
February 2021: Love’s Labour’s Lost
September 2018: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
September 2016: The Comedy Of Errors
September 2014: As You Like It
September 2013: Romeo & Juliet
September 2011: Merry Wives of Windsor
September 2010: Much Ado about Nothing
September 2009: Love’s Labour’s Lost
October 2008: Twelfth Night, or, What You Will
October 2007: The Tragedy Of Macbeth
September 2023
Cleopatra & Antony
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jennifer Tober
Politics meets passion in the timeless story of Cleopatra & Antony, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ 19th season outdoor production, September 2-October 1, 2023. Founding Artistic Director Jennifer Tober takes a twist on Shakespeare’s classic examining and highlighting the strength and passion of the female characters—putting Cleopatra first.
April 2023
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
and
Shakespeare: First Drafts by Charles David “Stoney” Richards
Featuring Charles David “Stoney” Richards, Jennifer Tober, Catherine Baird, Harper York, Lexie Hellinger, Matt Henderson, Clark Atkinson, Bob Colbert, Matt Calvetti. Performed indoors at at SoLuna, April 23-26 2023.
September 2022
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jennifer Tober
Lost lovers. Fairie magic. Mistaken identities. Conjuring laughter.
Our 18th mainstage production of Shakespeare’s magical romantic comedy in four Pittsburgh parks, Sept. 3-25 2022.
March-April 2022
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised]
Directed by Charles Beikert
Script by Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield
Featuring Aaron Crutchfield, Charles David Richards, and Jennifer Tober
September 2021
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by KJ Gilmer
An all-female production of Shakespeare’s masterpiece
Weekends, September 4-26, 2021
for PSiP’s 17th Season
The play’s the thing! Shakespeare’s compelling classic with a modern twist, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park’s HAMLET features an all-female cast. Directed by KJ Gilmer, the story of a grieving prince and a crumbling kingdom.
17th Season Production
Jennifer Tober, founder & artistic director
Production design by Lisa Leibering
Check out our program! Web version or Print version available. Read more about our production of Hamlet.
Kids’ Guide: Educational PDF guide to the play (for all ages!) (14 MB PDF)
Featuring:
| Melissa Franklin | Hamlet/Ophelia |
| Angela Hsu | Ophelia/Hamlet |
| Irene Alby | Gertrude |
| Zanny Laird* | Claudius / King Hamlet’s Ghost |
| Jenny Hoppes | Horatio / Player Queen |
| Harper York | Laertes / Player King |
| Joanna Getting | Polonius / Gravedigger / Barnardo |
| Rachelmae Pulliam | Guildenstern / Gravedigger / Osric |
| Ella Mizera | Rosencrantz / Marcellus |
Choreography by Tomé Cousin and Tonya Lynn
Choreography Assistants: Shana Simmons, Gretchen Breslawski
Stage Management by Jason Via and Quinn Murphy
Photos by Catherine Aceto
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (4 performances), North Park Boathouse (2), and Highland Park (2), plus 3 evening performances at 6 PM in Schenley Plaza.
June 2021
Bottom’s Up: A Mid-Summer Improv
Our Improv team created a live, interactive Shakespeare-esqe comedy on Twitch, featuring Cat Aceto, Aaron Crutchfield, Craig Snider, Kip Soteres, Jennifer Tober, and Jason A. Young.
March 2021
Shakespeare Unscripted
Led by emcee Jason A. Young, PSIP company members Aaron Crutchfield, Kip Soteres, Jennifer Tober, and Tracey D. Turner are driven by the audience to create a Shakespearesque play. An interactive adventure on Twitch, it’s a History play gone terribly awry.
February 2021
Love’s Labour’s Lost
by William Shakespeare
Performed online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jason Young – King Navarre/Boyet
Tracey D. Turner – Berowne/Jacquenetta
Dylan Lack – Longaville/Holofernes
Kalee George – Dumaine/Dull
Jeffrey Chips – Princess of France /Sir Nathaniel
Anne Rematt – Rosaline/Moth
Rachel Moore – Katherine/Armado
Jenny Hoppes – Maria/Costard
Directors: Irene Alby and Cornel Gabara
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Stage Manager: Emily Gallagher
Production Manager: Joseph Sandler
Artistic Director/Founder: Jennifer Tober
View the web version of our program
September 2020
Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare
Performed online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ronald H. Siebert* as Cymbeline,
Jennifer Tober* as Imogen,
Irene Alby as Posthumous Leonatus, Lady, Roman Captain
Catherine Baird as Iachamo/Cornelius Attendant/1st British Captain
Bob Colbert as Colten/Caius Lucius, Second Roman Captain, Gaoler
Aaron Crutchfield as Pisanio/Philario, Messenger, Sicillua Leonatus
Christine McGrath as Arviragus/2nd Lord, Messenger
Kelsey Robinson as Guiderius/1st Lord, Attendant
Tracey D. Turner as Queen/Belarus, Mother Leonatus
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Director: Jeffrey Chips
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Stage Manager: Emily Gallagher
Click here to read our digtal show program book online (PDF). Printable version also available (PDF).
View Jeff’s DIRECTOR’S DIARY on YouTube.
September 2019
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
The all-female cast included Irene Alby as Caesar, Harper York as Marc Antony, Shammen McCune* as Brutus, Lisa Ann Goldsmith* as Cassius, along with Gretchen Breslawski, Sarah Carleton, Kristin Conrad, Melissa Franklin, Kalee George, and Jessica Pierson-Turner.
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Director: Elena Alexandratos
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Production Fight Choreographer: Tonya Lynn
Read the program book (PDF) and see our blog for our Parents’ and Kids’ Guide and Illustrated Synopsis.
Review: “All-female ‘Julius Caesar’ makes a noble stand in Pittsburgh city parks” in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Preview: “All-Female ‘Julius Caesar’ Pittsburgh Production Delivers Timeless Political Insights” from WESA
Preview: “Women Take the Power (and the Stage)” in Pittsburgh Magazine
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (4 performances), Arsenal Park (2), and Highland Park (2).
JULIUS CAESAR was presented with support from The Fine Foundation, among others.
PSIP Photos by Catherine Aceto. Alby photo: Jeffrey Hornstein. Goldstein photo: Becky Thurner Braddock.
September 2018
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Charles David “Stoney” Richards, Jennifer Tober, Nick Benninger, Bob Colbert, Liz Farina, Sadie Crow, Christine McGrath, Jahir Christian, and Brett Sullivan Santry.
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Director: Charles Beikert
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (4 performances), Arsenal Park (2), and Highland Park (2).
September 2017
Henry V
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Lamar K. Cheston*, Charles David Richards*, Tonya R. Lynn, Nick Benninger, Amy Dick, Ryan Bergman, Bob Colbert, and Sarah Carleton.
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Director: Alan Irvine
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Assistant Director/Fight Director: Tonya Lynn
Production Manager: Kevin McConville
Stage Manager/French Dialect Coaching: Sophia Marshall
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (4 performances), Arsenal Park (2), and Highland Park (2).
September 2016
The Comedy Of Errors
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Marc Alain Epstein*, Nick Benninger, Jim Walker, Derrick Shane, Andrew William Miller, Tonya Lynn, Jennifer Tober*, Jessica Schiermeister, Elizabeth Farina, and S. Marshall.
Director: Charles Beikert
Assistant Director/Fight Choreographer: Tonya Lynn
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Production Manager: Helen Meade
Stage Manager: Reilly Galvin
Clowning Workshop Leader: Jeffrey Chips
Assistant Stage Manager: Sophia Marshall
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (3 performances), Arsenal Park (2), Highland Park (2), plus one performance at Lake Pymatuning in Jamestown PA.
September 2015
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Nick Benninger, Tonya Lynn, Andrew William Miller, Jessica Moore, Adam Rutledge, Ronald Siebert*, Jennifer Tober*, and Madelyn Tomko.
Director: Jeffrey Chips
Pre-show Director: Charles Beikert
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Fight Choreographer: Tonya Lynn
Production Manager: Helen Meade
Stage Manager: Jack Muir
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM (plus an extra performance on the final Saturday), playing at Frick Park (5 performances), Arsenal Park (2), and Schenley Park (2).
September 2014
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Charles Beikert, John Michnya, Adam Rutledge, Eric James Davidson, Andrew William Miller, Drew Palajsa, Anthony Gullikson, Nicholas Benninger, Jennifer Tober*, Elizabeth Ruelas*, Adrienne Fischer, and Tonya Lynn.
Director: Lisa Ann Goldsmith
Assistant Director: Charles Beikert
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
Fight Choreographer: Tonya Lynn
Dramaturg: Mull Evan
Stage Manager: Sarah McPartland
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM (plus an extra performance on the final Saturday), playing at Frick Park (5 performances), Arsenal Park (1), Allegheny Commons West Park (1) and Schenley Park (2).
Program in PDF format, poster in PDF and PNG formats.
September 2013
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Andrew William Miller – Romeo
Danielle Powell – Juliet
Jeffrey Chips – Prince (and assistant director)
Ronald H. Siebert* – Friar Laurence
Michael Mykita – Lord Capulet
Elizabeth Farina – Lady Capulet
Adam Rutledge – Tybalt
Mike Magliocca – Count Paris
Charles Beikert – Mercutio
Bradford Sadler – Benvolio
Yvonne Hudson – Juliet’s Nurse
Tonya Lynn (fight choreographer) – multiple supporting roles
Gretchen Breslawski (fight captain) – multiple supporting roles
Director: Helen M. Meade
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Production Designer: Lisa Leibering
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Arsenal Park, and Allegheny Commons West Park.
September 2012
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Adam Huff, Allie Wagner, Andy Kirtland, Connor McCanlus, Garrett Storm, Jeffrey Chips, Micheal Mykita, Tessa Markle, and Tonya Lynn.
Director: Alan Irvine
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Fisher
Assistant Director: Joanna Getting
Props Designer: Sara-Anne Lee
Costume Designer: Lisa Leibering
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Arsenal Park, and Allegheny Commons West Park.
September 2011
Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Johanna Getting, Elizabeth Chappel, Jorge Azcárate, Tonya Lynn, David Grande, Katherine Bodner, Stanley Graham, Adam Huff, and Natalie Moretti.
Director: Tommy Costello
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Stage Manager: Emily Burst
Assistant Director: Alan Irvine
Assistant Stage Manager/Assistant Director: Leah Cassella
Dramaturg: Deirdre O’Rourke
Scenographer: Amanda Leslie
Props Designer: Sara-Anne Lee
Costume Designer: Sarah Benedict
Sound Designer/Cellist: Ryan McMasters
Fight Choreograper: Tonya Lynn
Cellist: Rachel Smith
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Arsenal Park, and Allegheny Commons West Park.
Press: Trib preview, Trib review, WRCT review.
September 2010
Much Ado about Nothing
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Ricardo Vila-Roger, Laurel Schroeder, Allison Wagner, Rosh Raines, Adam Pribila, Tonya Lynn, Cara Kierzkowski, Alex Lindsay Roth, and Eric James Davidson. Alternates: George Hampe, Charlie Brown.
Director: Melissa Hill Grande
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Assistant Director: Tommy Costello
Stage Manager: Emily Kolb
Costumes: Rachel Parent
Props & Poster Design: Sara-Anne Lee
ASL Interpreters: Heather McNeish & Lori Carlson Milcic
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Mellon Park, and Allegheny Commons West Park.
Much Ado about Nothing poster (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Review: Gordon Spencer, WRCT
September 2009
Love’s Labour’s Lost
by William Shakespeare
The cast included Douglas Baker, Laura Lee Brautigam, Eric James Davidson, Joanna Getting, Anna Gilchrist, Adam Hoak, Andrew Huntley, Emily Kolb, Sara Lamb, Tonya Lynn, Kaitlin Mausser, Michelina Pollini, Gabriel Proietti, Rosh Raines, Adam Rutledge, and Deanna Tangeman.
Director: Melissa Hill Grande
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Dance Choreographer: Kaitlin Mausser
Costumer: Rachel Parent
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Mellon Park, and Kennard Playground.
October 2008
TWELFTH NIGHT, or, What You Will
by William Shakespeare
With Allison Fatla (Viola), Bryan Jackson (Sebastian), Valentina Benrexi (Olivia), Adam Rutledge (Orsino), Shaun Starke (Sir Toby), Dana Babal (Feste), and Joanna Getting, Melissa Tolner, Andrew Philip Roos, Gretchen Breslawski and Jon Poli.
Director: Helen M. Meade
Artistic Director: Jennifer Tober
Fight choreography: Tonya R. Lynn
Costumes: Cat Aceto and Celina Ferencz
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Mellon Park, and Kennard Playground.
October 2007
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lofty Durham
Fight choreography by Tonya Lynn
With Gretchen Breslawski, Clare Fogarty, Parag S. Gohel, Benjamin Greenstone, Christon Nicole Herring, Jessica Kennedy, Angela Kowalski, Tonya Lynn, Adam Rutledge, Jillian Vitko, and Heather Wiederstein.
This show ran for four weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 PM, playing at Frick Park (2 weekends), Mellon Park, and Kennard Playground.
Macbeth Artwork: Carl Keifer
October 2006
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by William Shakespeare
With Patrick Berger, Jessie Bishop, Mark Chaitin, Jeffrey Chips, Michael DeRensis, Amadeo Fusca, Joanna Getting, Quantia Mali, Christopher Maxwell, Joseph McGranaghan, Travis McGunigle, Jeralynn Miller, Gwen Morton, Molly Beth Seremet, David Seremet, John Steffenauer, Meg Stiles.
Founder & director: Jennifer Tober
Asst director: James Wong
This show ran for two weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 PM, in Frick Park near the Blue Slide playground.
November 2005
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare
Founder & director: Jennifer Tober
This show ran for two weekends, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 PM, in Frick Park near the Blue Slide playground.
Bring Your Own Bard
The Bring Your Own Bard reading series (aka Shakespeare Slam) is an informal scene night in which professional actors and non-actors alike take a crack at their favorite Shakespeare pieces. The series began in 2009.
*These actors appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks celebrates 18 seasons of bringing FREE Shakespeare plays to the Steel City!
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