August 25, 2026 to September 13, 2026 7:00 PM –9:00 PM
BURNBABYBURN: an american dream
By a.k. payne
Directed by Karla C. Payne
August 25th – September 13th 2026
Outdoors at August Wilson House
A World Premiere Coproduction with August Wilson House
Set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Homewood neighborhoods, BURNBABYBURN: an american dream moves fluidly through time as a young woman, Sky II, embarks on a journey to heal herself and the generations who came before her.
Through photographs that flicker with memory and meaning, she reaches across decades to touch the lives of her ancestors. Four generations of women draw nearer to one another as they confront the truths of motherhood, love, loss, and a city that both holds and haunts their dreams.
In this tender, time—bending story, a.k. payne reminds us that memory is fragile, history is human, and as she writes, “cameras tells lots of lies i cannot make any promises of fact.”
Tickets $35. Youth age 30 or younger pay $25, and may be required to show ID at the door. Artists $25, at the door only.
