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YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”
From 12/15/12: Pittsburgh Musical Theater with selections from their production of “A Lyrical Christmas Carol”, running 12/19 to 12/23 at the New Hazlett Theater
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 12/8/12: Fairchild Challenge winners Sarah Del Frate (Mellon Middle School), Claire Bachtell (Woodland Hills Junior High), Hannah Pribanic (St. Sylvester School), Sharon Dong (Ingomar Middle School) and Tyler Wade (Manchester Academic Charter School) sharing reflective essays on spending 24 hours in the absence of technology
YES: Gemini Theater’s “Beauty and the Beast Holiday”
From 11/24/12: Members of the cast of Beauty and the Beast Holiday, running 11/24 through 12/23, Gemini Theater
YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners
From 11/17/12: Trent Uhlemann (St. Sylvester School), Camille Neira (Avonworth Middle School), Alayna Ziegler ( St. Sylvester School), Jack Shorthouse (St. Phillip School) and Will Sutherland (Mellon Middle School) describing how they created sculptures using found objects as part of the Fairchild Challenge, a Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens program designed to foster interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate and to take action on environmental issues
YES: Yani Quemado
From 11/17/12: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra member Yani Quemado (Fox Chapel Area High School) performing selections on violin
Prime Stage Theater’s “Fahrenheit 451”
From 10/27/12: Justin Mohr and Magan Yantko of Prime Stage Theater with a preview of Fahrenheit 451, running at the New Hazlett Theater, 11/2 through 11/11
YES: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s “Cinderella”
From 10/20/12: Cast members from Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of Cinderella , 10/25 to 10/28, Byham Theater
YES: Gemini Theater’s “Jack and the Bean Stalk”
From 10/20/12: Members of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk, running 10/20 through 11/11, Gemini Theater.
YES: City Theatre Young Playwrights
From 9/29/12: A celebration of the City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival (10/6 and 10/7, City Theatre, South Side), with playwrights Marin Exler of Carlynton Junior-Senior High School, Brigid Stuart of Brentwood Middle School, Claire Zalla of Fort Couch Middle School, Liam McInerney of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and Alexis Payne of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, actors Caroline Jordan and Julianne Avolio, and City Theatre’s Kristen Link.
Vietnam – Stories from U.S. Veterans
On May 7th 2012, nine veterans met with Winchester Thurston School eleventh graders to share experiences and stories from their service during the Vietnam War. The accounts below include these student interviews as well as reflections based on these conversations, all of which were conducted as part of a U.S. History class and The City as Our Campus program (directed by Ms. Teresa DeFlitch). Special thanks to Dr. Alexis Macklin at the Senator John Heinz History Center.
