Pittsburgh native stars in ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life’
Pittsburgh’s Confluence Theater, the name of the merged Pittsburgh Public Theater and the Pittsburgh CLO, is presenting “How Shakespeare Saved My Life” through Nov. 22.
The creation of Pittsburgh native Jacob Ming-Trent, ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life’ brings together the works of Shakespeare with poetry, hip-hop, storytelling and music for a tale of how Ming-Trent’s life was transformed when he discovered the Bard.
A Pittsburgh premiere, “How Shakespeare Saved My Life” had a successful run at the Folger Theater in New York and is set to be performed at the Public Theater in New York. Fourteen performances of “How Shakespeare Saved My Life” are planned at the O’Reilly Theater in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.
For information, go online to confluencetheater.org.