Theater in the City
Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 1/8/2025 9:00 AM EST
Pittsburgh is rich with theaters: the Pittsburgh Public, the Benedum, City Theatre, the Playhouse, Pittsburgh Playwrights. And those are just a few. Theater in the City will explore the history of Pittsburgh’s theaters and will provide an opportunity to attend two plays together, depending upon what is being offered in a particular season. We will prepare for the plays by learning about the playwright and perhaps the play’s history, then discuss the show after we’ve seen it. I would love to share my passion for theater with you and introduce new plays and new interpretations of old ones.
We will see Birthday Candles at City Theatre on Sunday, March 23 at 2pm and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Pittsburgh Public Theater on Saturday, April 5 at 2pm. More details will be sent out closer to the beginning of class.
Sr. Rita Yeasted
Sister Rita Yeasted, SFCC, Ph.D., a graduate of La Roche, holds two degrees from Duquesne University, all in English Literature. Her official title is The Dorothy Saladiak Distinguished Professor of English Emerita. She has taught in the Pittsburgh area from 1962 at levels from elementary through university, and has been at La Roche for 42 years, serving as English Department chairperson for three decades. Recently retired, she now teaches as an adjunct professor.