Acclaimed productions return to Carnegie Stage for limited run
Heather Mull
Amy Landis in “The Pink Unicorn.”
Heather Mull
Linda Haston stars in “Mother Lode.”
off the WALL Productions begins the new year with the return of two acclaimed in-repertory productions: “Mother Lode” by executive artistic director Virginia Wall Gruenert and “The Pink Unicorn” by Elise Forier Edie. Each play will be presented at Carnegie Stage for two performances only, prior to a two-week run in New York.
“Mother Lode” tells the story of Pittsburgh actor Linda Haston’s mother, Ruth, a force of nature who leaves Jim Crow Alabama as a teen to work and raise her family in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. This one-woman show deals with the end-of-life decisions that must be made by dutiful daughters, as well as the discord, conciliation, warfare and ultimate acceptance between strong, independent women bound by love and family.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 2 p.m. Feb. 3.
In “The Pink Unicorn,” a recent widow raising her 14-year-old daughter in a small, conservative Texas town suddenly faces a crisis she never saw coming: her beloved teenage daughter announces she is gender queer, and that she’s starting a chapter of the Gay and Straight Alliance at the local high school.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb. 1 and 5 p.m. Feb. 3.
Tickets: $5 to $40. For tickets, visit insideoffthewall.com or call 724-873-3576.