Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company
“Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company presents two plays from the 2012 Theater Festival in Black and White on New Year’s Eve!
Straightening Combs
Written by and featuring Kim El
Directed by Chrystal Bates
Running time 30 mins
Playwright/actor Kim El shares a story of the repercussions of low self-esteem and overcoming depression in urban America in her solo performance, Straightening Combs. Her spoken word poetry, songs, and short vignettes takes the audience on an intimate life journey seen through the eyes of an African-American female coming of age.
Poe’s Last Night
Written by and featuring
David Crawford
Running time 30 mins
Edgar Allan Poe, father of the modern mystery story, was his own most gripping mystery. The story of his last hours is a horror tale to rival any he wrote. David Crawford, known to horror fans as Dr. Foster in Dawn of the Dead, brings those chilling hours to life. Poe’s final terrors are mixed with some of his best work…”