The Kreutzer Sonata Presented by: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Pozdynyshev, an enigmatic stranger in a smoky rail car, weaves a tale of love, loss and betrayal. His sensuous wife plays piano while his old friend plays violin, the Kreutzer Sonata between them, powerful and evocative. Was Beethoven's music the soundtrack to their illicit passion, or has Pozdynyshev made a terrible mistake? Irish playwright Nancy Harris adapted Tolstoy's classic novella into a theatrical experience. Richard McMillan stars, Alan Stanford directs. Date: 05/30/2013 -          06/22/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map Lady Windermere's Fan Presented by: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Tongues wag when the tarnished Mrs. Erlynne returns to town, but it's Lady Windermere who is most scandalized: she suspects her new husband of having an affair with this woman of ill-repute. When she decides to strike back at him with her own unfaithfulness, an unlikely rescuer saves her from the deed and its consequences. Re-conceived by director Alan Stanford, Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece time-travels to the 1940's, where the price for breaking high society's rules are still considerable. Nike Doukas stars. Date: 07/11/2013 -          07/27/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map Don Juan Comes Back from the War Presented by: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre World War I has just ended. Don Juan, shell-shocked and repentant, returns to Berlin, which is as damaged as he is. On a quest to find the love he left at the altar, he finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be. After years of abstinence, can he resist the debauchery that once made his name?  Odon Von Horvath’s startling tale of displacement and isolation in the aftermath of the Great War is presented in a bold new adaptation by award-winning playwright Duncan MacMillan. David Whalen stars. Alan Stanford directs. Date: 08/08/2013 -          08/31/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map A Skull in Connemara Presented by: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre For one week each autumn, Mick Dowd is hired to disinter the bones in the local cemetery to make way for new arrivals. As the time approaches for him to dig up the bones of his own late wife, strange rumors regarding his involvement in her sudden death seven years ago resurface. Martin McDonagh, author of The Lieutenant of Inishmore, brings you part thriller-whodunit and part farce, accented with flying skulls and bloody scenes. Martin Giles directs. Date: 09/11/2013 -          09/28/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map Sherlock Holmes & The Crucifer of Blood Presented by: Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre Two murders and a treasure chest filled with jewels lead to a blood oath and an uncanny mystery that the master detective must solve before more fall victim. Amid fog-shrouded London, Holmes and Watson confront danger and an ingenious villain intent on making a curse come true. This exotic and thrilling mystery driven by greed, deceit and murder takes us from India to Baker Street to spooky Pondicherry Lodge in Maidenhead, to an opium den to a boat chase on the Thames. David Whalen & Martin Giles return as Holmes & Watson. Alan Stanford directs. Date: 12/04/2013 -          12/21/2013 Stephen Foster Memorial Pittsburgh, PA website | map