This year, give them dance. Give them music. Give them something they’ve never seen before. Spread joy this holiday by giving half-shares in our Community Supported Art Performance Series.

CSA artists push the boundaries of performance at every show. A half-year subscription to the Community Supported Art Performance Series guarantees three locally-grown world premiere performances, unlike anything you’ve ever experienced.

Storytelling: You Can Call Me Al – February 7-8
Dance: Dolina – April 11-12
Contemporary Opera: Her Holiness, The Winter Dog – May 30-31

The Guardians is an action-packed, music-laden holiday experience. It depicts the stories of three families who have supernatural beings looking after them. Join us for this thought-provoking and fast-moving production. Talent includes the Brown Chapel Heir Force Players; soloists Shelia Beasley, Tonya Carrington, and DaMarra Chanel; Blessed & Chosen Mime Ministry; and dancers Miracle Bynum, Gwendolyn Ratliff and Towanda Young. The Guardians is directed by award-winning actress/director Rita Gregory. You will also have an opportunity to do some last-minute holiday shopping at our vendor booths.

For ticket information and details, call 412-471-4332.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

Northside Common Ministries Community Food Pantry has challenged 10 local chefs to test their skills. Can they prepare a delicious brunch appetizer item from only the food found in a local community food pantry?

Enjoy a delightful brunch *fantastic local entertainment with a Bollywood Theme and help Northside Common Ministries provide help to the hungry and homeless in our city.

Call 412.323.1163 ext. 7 or email jay.poliziani@ncmin.org with questions.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

How do we confront the things that scare us the most when our memories begin to fail us? You Can Call Me Al is a long-form story about growing up, getting gay, coming out, living with mental illness, and uncovering family secrets. By letting go of shame, they reveal what it means to be fully queer and fully vulnerable.

ALI HOEFNAGEL
As an artist and educator based in Pittsburgh, Ali embraces the complexity of the queer identity to create new and engaging ways to explore LGBTQIA life within local communities. They currently serves as the Artistic Program Director at Dreams of Hope and previously as the Education & Outreach Director and the Interim Artistic Director of About Face Theatre Company.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

“Julia Alvarez’ novel is as lovely as a butterfly at rest, and as moving as one in flight.” ~ Burlington Free Press. Experience the spirit, passions and courageous acts of the Mirabal sisters – “The Butterflies” – as they inspired a fight for freedom in the Dominican Republic. Their legacy led to the UN creating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Directed by Ricardo Vila-Roger
Presented with the NEA Big Read, which is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

Hope propels five characters through a surreal and hostile world. In this immersive multi-disciplinary dance performance, the players of Dolina are brought together by fate, transform, and rely on one another as they find the inner strength to keep pushing forward.

KASIA REILLY
A Pittsburgh-based dancer and choreographer, Kasia graduated with a BFA in dance from the University of Michigan. There she learned choreography by guest artists Andrea Miller, Meredith Monk, and Richard Alston, among others. During her time at the University, Kasia also showed her choreography at the American College Dance Association conference.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

Match wits with one of Shakespeare’s most dynamic heroines in this hilarious tale of love, music and courage. Set in the colorful world of Portugal, Twelfth Night tickles the imagination as Viola disguises herself as a page boy to find her twin brother but finds herself at the center of a crazy love triangle. If music be the food of love, play on!

Directed by Andy Kirtland

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org

In a dystopian future, humans cause the extinction of all animals. Now they must use humans to replace their sacred pets. To protect their status and religious values, three sisters hire a guardian of faith who dresses and lives as a dog. As their spiritual leader, The Winter Dog incites change— but not in the way they expect.

KAMRATŌN
A contemporary chamber ensemble that challenges the boundaries of performance and celebrates women as leaders in the arts. Commissioned by Kamratōn, the opera is composed by Curtis Rumrill and librettist Zachary Webber, and will be premiered under the musical direction of Daniel Curtis, by Kamratōn, Quince Ensemble, and Shana Simmons Dance.

For more information on accessible seating or assistive listening devices please contact Courtney at 412-320-4610 ext. 16 or courtney@newhazletttheater.org