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2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Presented by Citizens
Programming Line-up Announced
A co-production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University, The Pittsburgh Humanities Festival celebrates its seventh year
March 21-27 2022 | Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
Pittsburgh, PA–The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University are pleased to announce the in-person programming line-up for the 2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival presented by Citizens. The Trust is also grateful for funding by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
The festival, now in its seventh year, will bring together internationally acclaimed artists and performers with community leaders, academics, and change-makers from Pittsburgh and beyond for a carefully curated, thought-provoking mix of intimate conversations. Learn about our city’s history, policy and politics, Kennywood, racial inequities, drag culture, Shakespeare, food, art, and more as we explore what it means to be human. Festival events take place at various locations within Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.
The festival showcases presenters and events through three main programming categories- featured events, core conversations and public open call. In addition, more associated events will be announced, including a festival after-party.
2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Featured Events
Ali Stroker
TRUST Cabaret Series
Monday, March 21, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Greer Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Avenue
Ali Stroker won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!. She made history as the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway in Deaf West’s acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening. Ms. Stroker has appeared on television in various roles and she has performed solo concerts on prestigious stages including The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C, and New York City’s Town Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall. Ms. Stroker is an honorary board member of The National Disability Theatre. Ms. Stroker’s motto, “Turning Your Limitations into Your Opportunities,” is part of her mission to improve the lives of everyone through the arts.
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Friday, March 25, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Byham Theater, 101 6th Street
The show features a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, the choicest cuts of Shakespearian classics, and more inebriated antics than you can shake a weather beaten bull’s pizzle at! Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is the unique theatrical experience that has left audiences roaring in the aisles the world over.
For the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® presents the classic tale of four Athenian lovers lost in the woods and one antic fairy bent on creating mayhem and mixed up lust. Please enjoy A Midsummer Night's Dream and Shakespeare responsibly!
An Evening with Dulcé Sloan
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 8:00 p.m.
Byham Theater, 101 6th Street
Dulcé Sloan is one of the sharpest, fastest rising voices in comedy. Bust Magazine calls her “comedy gold” while Indiewire describes her as “a fresh and unique voice in the world of stand-up comedy.” She was included in Variety Magazine’s prestigious "Top 10 Comedians To Watch" list, and SLiNK Magazine just crowned her “The New Queen of Comedy.” Rolling Stone recently hailed her as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" declaring “she speaks and they simply fall in line behind her.”
Tickets and Information:
Full listing and descriptions of each Conversation available at TrustArts.org/Humanities.
Access fourteen events with one purchase! For just $10 ($5 for students), your 2022 Core Conversations Pass opens the door to fourteen wide-ranging conversations in the Trust Arts Education Center, March 26-27. Every presentation includes a Q&A segment with the audience, inviting you to be part of the conversation.
Ticket prices for Featured Events vary. For pricing and to purchase tickets, visit TrustArts.org/Humanities, the Box Office at Theater Square, or call (412) 456-6666.
Know Before You Go: Vaccination and Masking Protocols for Cultural District Events
Please visit the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website TrustArts.org for information on safety and health event and venue entry policies: TrustArts.org/Welcome.
2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Core Conversations
The Day the Klan Came to Town
Bill Campbell
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
America’s Energy Gamble
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Drinking with Shakespeare
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
How I Became a Novelist
Kathleen George
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
No Laughing Matter: Can Comedy Help Climate Action?
Sophia McClenan
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Sobremesa: A Memoir of Food & Love in Thirteen Courses
Josephine Caminos Oría
Saturday, March 26, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center
Kennywood Behind the Screams
Brian Butko and Rick Sebak
Sunday, March 27, 2022, Noon
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
An Alternative History of Pittsburgh
Ed Simon
Sunday, March 27, 2022, Noon
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Becoming A Queen
Kierra Darshell and Richard Parsakian
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Cultural Treasures: The Importance of Funding Black-led Organizations in Pittsburgh
Shaunda McDill and Thomas Agnew
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Spraycan Art: Vandalism, Murals, and the Gallery
Max Gonzales and Shane Pilster
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
Biographer Blake Gopnik on Andy Warhol
Blake Gopnik
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
We Got Power: Black, Young, and Educated
Youth Panel, featuring the Pittsburgh-based organization Black, Young, and Educated
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Public Open Call
Public Open Call
Submissions are being accepted through Monday, February 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.EST.
The Public Open Call provides a chance for a new voice to be heard at the festival. The open call for participants is a web-based audition opportunity open to anyone interested in presenting / performing at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival.
The project provides the general public with a chance to be heard at the festival and to engage in dialogue about the humanities. One presentation will be selected by a jury panel to appear in the lineup of Core Conversations.
For more information about the Public Open Call and application, visit: TrustArts.org/Humanities or click here: Learn More.
Event date/Public Open Call Winner
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 3:00 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
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The Pittsburgh Humanities Festival presented by Citizens, a co-production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Humanities Center of Carnegie Mellon University, first launched in 2015, is a gathering of internationally renowned academics, artists, and intellectual innovators in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The festival offers unique programming with intimate conversations, interviews, and performances focused on art, literature, music, science, policy, politics, and more—all helping us to explore what it means to be human.
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