Spring 2022 | Welcome Home
“When I think of home/ I think of a place where there’s love overflowing/ I wish I was home/ I wish I was back there with the things I been knowing”
– “Home,” The Wiz, music lyrics by Charlie Smalls
Following Dorothy’s (Diana Ross in The Wiz) adventures through the Land of Oz, a fantastical NYC, she finally discovers her “world full of love…like home” and is transported back to Harlem with help from Glinda the Good Witch (Lena Horne). This final scene from The Wiz reminds me that it takes a “brand new day,” a journey through self discovery to teach us to love and find our home.
What does home mean to you? Is it a place, a feeling, a community? During the pandemic, we all spent a lot of time in our apartments and houses, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we were at home. To me, art and the theater has always provided that journey to home. A place where I can fully, freely express myself and be with others who love and appreciate the authentic me.
Over the years, Kelly Strayhorn Theater has had the great privilege of being an artistic home to so many, from internationally acclaimed performers to neighborhood kids taking their first ballet class at KST’s Alloy Studios.
KST has been my home too. I started here as an intern back in 2009 and even after I left Pittsburgh, I always cherished the friends and memories made here. I knew there was just something special about this place. Home has a funny way of calling us back, doesn’t it?
Now as Executive Director, I want KST to continue to be a home for all of us. Whether you feel more at home on the stage or sitting in the audience, this is for you!
This spring, we are excited to introduce our new pricing policy: Pay What Moves You, an accessible scale of ticket prices. Over the last few years, we heard feedback from artists and audiences alike–our ticket prices needed to better reflect the value and importance of art, as well as supporting artists to live well and thrive. Pay What Moves You encourages audiences to choose an equitable price that best fits their budget, while also still fairly compensating artists. It is also your opportunity to affirm the value of art! Go for the top tier if you can afford to! It helps us keep the first tier affordable for those who need it.
Welcome home to Kelly Strayhorn Theater with a season of beautiful, challenging, and contemporary performances that speak to our current moment. You may cry, you’ll definitely dance, and most importantly, you will feel reconnected to this powerful collective of friends.
See you at home,
Joseph Hall, Executive Director
For information on our COVID-19 policy and protocols, please visit this page.
FRESHWORKS
Christina Kenney
Limb Loss? Their Loss!: The Untold Stories of the Limb Difference Community
Friday & Saturday, March 4 – 5, 2022
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
DANCE/PERFORMANCE
Charrette
with PearlArts
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
7:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
MUSIC
Sunstar Festival 2022
Womxn & Music
Friday & Saturday, March 18 – 19, 2022
6:00pm – 10:00pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $20-35
THEATER/PERFORMANCE
Lyam B. Gabel
the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table
Co-Presented with Chatham University’s Immersive Media Program
Friday – Saturday, March 25-26, 2022, 8:00pm
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 2:00pm
Chatham University’s Eddy Theater | Woodland Rd.
Pay What Moves You: $15-30
DANCE WORKSHOP
slowdanger
De-Mystifying the Box
Sundays, February 27, March 27, April 24, May 15, 2022
12:00pm – 2:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15-30
FRESHWORKS
Jacquea Mae
Steel in My Veins
Friday & Saturday, April 1 – 2 , 2022
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
MUSIC/DANCE
Synchronized: with Soy Sos featuring Buscrates
Presented by PearlArts
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
VISUAL ART
Marking this Moment in Time: Pittsburgh Artists in 2020 Reception
Lyam B. Gabel, Jason Méndez, and sarah huny young
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
Free!
THEATER/PERFORMANCE
Adil Mansoor
Amm(i)gone
Friday – Saturday, April 22, 23, 29, & 30, 2022, 8:00pm
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 2:00pm
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 8:00pm Iftar Party & Performance
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15-30
FILM/DANCE
PearlWatch
with PearlArts
Sunday, May 1, 2022
1:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
FRESHWORKS
Justin Kelly & Ariel Xiu
Bad Form: A Scratch Symphony
Friday & Saturday, May 6 – 7, 2022
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
MUSIC/DANCE
Synchronized: with Soy Sos featuring slowdanger
Presented by PearlArts
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
8:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $10-25
DANCE/COMMUNITY
Meg Foley
Queer Parent Convening
Saturday, May 21, 2022
3:00pm
KST’s Alloy Studios | 5530 Penn Ave.
Free!
DANCE/PERFORMANCE
Abby Z & The New Utility
Radioactive Practice
Friday & Saturday, May 27 – 28, 2022
8:00pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater | 5941 Penn Ave.
Pay What Moves You: $15-30
Photo Credit: Kitoko Chargois, Johnathan Wright, Kitoko Chargois, Antonio Livingston, Jacquea Mae, Joseph Amodei, Paul Kruse,Erin Roussel, courtesy of Jason Mendez, sarah huny young,Ray Carrington, Beth Barbis, Abu, Kitoko Chargois, Justin Kelly & Ariel Xiu, Beth Barbis, Meg Foley, Effy Falck