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Plays by Annie Baker, Tracy Letts, Yasmina Reza and More Set for Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 2010-2011 Season

Annie Baker
Annie Baker

The Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced its 2010-2011 season, which will open with George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber’s The Royal Family. Ted Pappas will direct the production, which will run September 30 – October 31. He will also direct two other productions at the theater in the coming year: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Camelot (January 20 – February 20) and Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage (May 26 – June 26).

The theater’s season will also include Lanford Wilson’s Talley’s Folly (November 11 – December 12), to be directed by Pamela Berlin; Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation (March 3 – April 3), which will be staged by Jesse Berger; and Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts (April 14 – May 15), which will be directed by Rob Ruggiero.

The theater’s programming will be rounded out with appearances by The Second City, which will offer a satirical look at politicians and celebrities, Fair & Unbalanced (December 16-18), and the Reduced Shakespeare Company, which will offer The Complete World of Sports (abridged), to run January 4-9.

For further information, visit: www.ppt.org.