PRODUCTION HISTORY

DURING OUR 12-year history, Throughline Theatre Company has staged 37 productions across 11 seasons

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2023 Season

... a really relevant and timeless play that deals with so many topics that we’re still battling with today.
— Arts Loud & Clear

2022 Season

… the audience is easily intoxicated by the spiraling plotline and intense emotion depicted on stage.
— onStage Pittsburgh

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2019 Season

Staging the Nation

You truly feel for Harry J Hawkins, who plays the title character ... you root for his character to make it out alive (even though you know what’s going to happen).
— onStage Pittsburgh
Theater is a safe place to learn real lessons about life ... See this show, learn the lessons it has to teach, and never waste another opportunity to show someone they are loved.
— onStage Pittsburgh

2018 Season

Make ‘em Laugh!

A sweet balance of silliness and seriousness ... as an ensemble the cast compliments each other, and together with Freeman’s skill as the director, it showcases the talent of the very funny cast.
— onStage Pittsburgh
... the obscenely raucous antics that carry the play are introduced with unabashed gusto, undoubtedly jarring those members of the audience who were fully braced for the ensuing ribaldry.
— onStage Pittsburgh
Director Connor McCanlus’ deep experience as a comedian and improv artist shines in [this] uproarious production!
— onStage Pittsburgh

2017 Season

The Fair Sex

They don’t come much punchier than “In the Next Room” ... a knockout!
— Entertainment Central
The strong cast makes intelligent choices with characters that could easily appear cartoonish.
— City Paper

2016 Season

Trust the Government?

... it is riveting; a hungry drama that asks you to spite what you know for the sake of an understanding.
— onStage Pittsburgh
Productions such as [this] are what keep the Bard fresh even in the 400th anniversary of his death.
— City Paper
It demands to be seen! This play is subtle even when it shouts, twisting back and forth on multiple levels.
— Entertainment Central Pittsburgh
Much of the impact of Yankee Tavern is derived from the performances of its small but exquisitely talented cast.
— onStage Pittsburgh

2015 Season

Method in Madness

A tight one-act, this Medea challenges age-old problems of sexual politics for a hip modern audience.
— City Paper
Amy Portenlager’s performance can be described as transformative as she manipulates herself through “Rosemary’s” dissociative identity disorder ... Her performance is fascinating and heartbreaking.
— onStage Pittsburgh
Written by Pittsburgh local actor and playwright F.J Hartland, the script will make you laugh while asking all of the tough questions.
— onStage Pittsburgh
... an eclectic night of megalomania, lust, greed and murder, delivered in a simple production comprising song, dance and serious acting.
— City Paper

2014 Season

Morality & Divinity

Their dedication to Adly Guirgis’ work imbues the production with an emotional core that never wavers.
— City Paper
A stunningly ambitious take on a medieval morality play.
— City Paper
There are moments where you are cracking up from it’s dry humor, moments where you feel scared and empathetic towards the characters, moments of purposeful confusion, and moments of deep sadness.
— The Pittsburgh Look
C.S. Wyatt is aiming for two comedy pay-offs: mundane corporate-think juxtaposed with the sadness of death, and the merry mix-ups of a Charlie Brown-like figure.
— City Paper

2013 Season

CHANGING THE WORLD

As she floats about the set, Lauren Connolly epitomizes regal grace playing Queen Iocasta.
— City Paper
A wacky play veers between brilliance and sophomoric humor.
— City Paper
The ensemble cast is outstanding, whether playing doctors, movie stars, family members, executives or Wall Street workers. Kudos to this hard-working ensemble!
— City Paper
Joseph Ryan Yow directs a breezy production ... and if you have an unconditional love for Henry David Thoreau, this little pageant should satisfy your transcendental needs.
— City Paper

2012 Season

Book of Tricks by Alex Galatic
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
The Miser by Moliere
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

2011 Season

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
Othello by William Shakespeare
Is He Dead by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives
The Strikelight by Liam Macik

2010 Season

Lysistrata by Aristophanes
Antigone by Jean Anouilh, translated by Lewis Galantiere
Bastards and Fools by Liam Macik
The Underpants by Steve Martin