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 Encapsulating the complexity of race relations and the thwarted dreams of society's forgotten, a frustrated African-American dive bar owner with visions of criminal glory challenges the 'white mob' during the tumultuous Civil Rights era.
A candid and harshly humorous look at the fury, anguish and innate challenges of human nature.
"No Place to Be Somebody"
was the first play penned by an African American
to win a Pulitzer Prize!
Join the cast, director and a special guest moderator for an engaging post-show discussion on Saturday, Nov. 8 after the 2 p.m. performance
"You are simply won over by well developed characters you actually miss once the show ends." -Kyle Barrett, Socal.com
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Performance Location
The Pittsburgh Playhouse,
the performing arts center of Point Park University, in Oakland
(222 Craft Avenue, across from Magee Womens-Hospital of UPMC)
Ticket Information
Tickets are $18 - $20 and can be purchased by calling
the Playhouse box office at 412-621-4445
or online at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com
Performance Days and Times
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
"Tell them you heard about it on The Soul Pitt!"
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About Charles Gordone
Charles Edward Gordone (12 October 1925 - 16 November 1995) was a playwright, actor, director, and educator. The first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Gordone devoted much of his professional life to the pursuit of multi-racial American theater and racial unity.
With a racial heritage of black, Native American, and white, Gordone said of himself that he descended from "three races and five nationalities. Just call me a North American mestizo." He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
It was during his employment as a bartender in Greenwich Village that Gordone found inspiration for his first play No Place To Be Somebody which won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize (a first for both an African American playwright and an off-Broadway play). Written over 7 years, the play explored racial tensions in a Civil Rights-era story about a black bartender who tries to outsmart a white mobster syndicate.
www.pittsburghplayhouse.com
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