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A Riveting new play by the great David Mamet!
Henry Johnson
by David Mamet
Carnegie Stage,
25 W. Main Street in Carnegie
“There’s really no question that Henry Johnson is Mamet’s best play in many years. In this world, if you’re not practiced at relentless manipulation, you’re roadkill.”
– Chicago Sun Times – Recommended
“Crackling exchanges that bristle with menace light up the stage, a reminder of just how masterful the playwright is with dialogue when he’s in the groove.”
– Chicago Culture Authority – Highly Recommended
“You may leave the theater questioning your humanity but trust me this is a play worth seeing.”
– New City Chicago – Recommended
What is the price of compassion? Henry Johnson chooses a virtuous path, helping others even at the cost of his own self-destruction.
Produced for just the third time, following its world premiere in Los Angeles in 2023 and the subsequent Chicago premiere in 2025, Kinetic’s Henry Johnson features an all-star cast led by Pittsburgh favorites David Whalen & Cotter Smith, the Pittsburgh return of actor David Butler, and John Steffenauer in the title role. The play is vintage Mamet and a clear return to form. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to see it before it is produced in New York and London!
July 9 – 26, 2026
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie, adapted for the stage by Mark Shanahan and presented in partnership with Agatha Christie, Ltd.
Pittsburgh Professional Premiere, directed by Andrew Paul and starring Helena Ruoti, Sheila McKenna, Christopher Kelly, Simon Bradbury, David Whalen, James Fitzgerald, Mia Laverne, Brandi Welle, Jandi Linde, Nai’Ron Arnett, Darren Eliker, & Sam Tsoutsouvas as Hercule Poirot.
Carnegie Stage,
25 W. Main Street in Carnegie
“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a Whodunnit Done Right! It’s no mystery that this production is meant to be a crowd pleaser and it does not disappoint.”
– The Houston Chronicle (on the play’s world premiere production at the Alley Theatre)
In this thrilling stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel, the tiny village of King’s Abbot is rocked by scandal when Roger Ackroyd, the wealthiest man in town, is found dead shortly after the apparent suicide of his fiancée. This new stage adaptation by Mark Shanahan (A Sherlock Carol) features a cast of killer suspects in what has been called the most cunning “whodunnit” in the history of mystery.
First published in 1926 and voted “The Greatest Crime Novel Ever Written” by the British Crime Writers’ Association, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is classic Christie with plenty of suspects, plot twists, and misdirection and stars Kinetic Associate Artist Sam Tsoutsouvas as the great Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.
August 6 – 30, 2026
Please Note: This production will be performed at the intimate Carnegie Stage on W. Main Street in historic Carnegie. There is free parking directly across the street from the theatre.
