;xNLx;Each production will have a link that will direct viewers to all of the archival material, such as cast photos, production videos, programs, and other literature, that we found in he Point Park Archives.
"La Cage Aux Folles" follows the owner of a drag club and his drag performer partner who navigate through familial trouble when their son becomes engaged to a girl with homophobic parents. The playhouse production was heavily praised for the vigor of the ensemble that performed in drag, and the poignancy of performances by the principal actors. Additionally, the cast of "La Cage" also performed at "The Revolting Cabaret" to benefit the Pittsburgh AIDS Task force.
The B.E.A.R. Drug Programs Foundation sponsored the production. In order to raise awareness of alcohol abuse in a kid-friendly approach, the workbook contained multiple pages featuring the mascot Huggie the Bear, including a pledge for young attendees to stay sober for life. Click here to view cast photos, a program, and scans of the workbook and learn more about the Playhouse Jr. Children's Theater.
This student choreographed work examined the effects of George H. W. Bush's request for "college student morale" in Iraq. A 1991 Globe article reflected the student body's objection to the Gulf War, especially in regard to human rights and motivations from oil. "Accusations" featured dancers moving in a stylized militaristic nature, mimicking soldiers. Click here to see the program from the showcase and the Globe articles that reveal the students thoughts on the Gulf War.
This production was also sponsored by the B.E.A.R. Drug Programs Foundation. In order to raise awareness of alcohol abuse in a kid-friendly approach, the workbook contained multiple pages featuring the mascot Huggie the Bear, including a pledge for young attendees to stay sober for life. Click here to view cast photos, an autographed program, and partial scans of the workbook and learn more about the Playhouse Jr. Children's Theater.
A piece choreographed by Doug Bentz that examined the emotional turmoil of women experiencing miscarriages. Originally performed in the Winter Dance Concert, it was created at a time when miscarriages were still stigmatized against mothers and medical professionals. Bentz further expressed the pain of miscarriage by quoting D.H. Lawrence in the program notes saying, "I am ill because of the wounds to the soul, to the deep emotional self--and the wounds to the soul take a long, long time..." Click on the link to learn more about the production itself, and to view the review from the globe and the program for the 1993 Winter Dance Concert.
Alcohol and drug abuse was heavy on the minds of the university's students in the 1980s and 1990s. Opinion articles from the globe addressed the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse as well as the need for the banning of alchol in the campus, specifically during student club and PPU organized events. "Hatful of Rain" was a complex that shared the complexities of how drug and alcohol abuse drastically affects family life. Click the link to learn more about the play and read Globe articles related to Alcohol abuse.
This was the fourth Annual AIDS Benefit Show. Proceeds from the show would go to Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force so that they can focus on pediatric care, education, and research.
This second annual AIDS benefit show is dedicated to a local victim of AIDS. All proceeds from the student-run show were donated to Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force and The Corpus Christi Residence. New York Organziation Broadway Cares/Equity act helped the production in a big way. Click here to learn more about the benefit show and what else the students at Point Park had done to raise awareness of the disease.
This was the 5th annual AIDS benefit show where $3,000 were donated to multiple AIDS organizations in Pittsburgh. Click the link to learn more about the showcase itself and to view a video from the 1999 production.
This was the first half od the 1999 run of The Normal Heart. Click the link to see the complete flier and an article from the Globe that talks about the 1999 season, including The Normal Heart.
This is the second run of "The Normal Heart" in 1999. Click the link below to lern more about the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s and what else the Point Park students had done to raise awareness of the disease.
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