Mark Clayton Southers

Press Coverage

2024

• AwardMay 5, 2024: The PUP is pleased to have 4 finalists for Vann Media Awards by Pittsburgh Union Progress (Communicator of the Year Award)
• PodcastFebruary 27, 2024: Voice of the Arts podcast interviews Mark Clayton Southers by WQED

2023

• NewsOctober 19, 2023: New arts center brings more theater to Pittsburgh's Hill District by Bill O'Driscoll, WESA 90.5

  Southers’ play is triumphant. It’s got plenty of humor in a taut, suspenseful drama…. twists that hit with audible gasps. A riveting evening of theater on the Hill.

  - Michael Buzzelli of Burgh Vivant, on The Bluegrass Mile

• ReviewOctober 13, 2023: Pittsburgh Playwrights’ ‘The Bluegrass Mile’: Win, Place or Show, This Is a Play to Bet On! by Prentiss Orr, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh
• ReviewOctober 11, 2023: The Bluegrass Mile - A Race with a Racial Overlay by David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owl Scribe
• ReviewOctober 9, 2023: Of Horse and Home – a review of “The Bluegrass Mile” by Michael Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
• ReviewOctober 8, 2023: The World Premier of Mark Clayton Souther’s ‘The Blue Grass Mile’ at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Educates and Entertains by Mac Hoover, onStage Pittsburgh
• ReviewSeptember 10, 2023: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - A Marathon Masterwork by David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owl Scribe

  Mark Clayton Southers does a magnificent job with the material…. An emotional experience.

  - Michael Buzzelli of Burgh Vivant, on Joe Turner's Come and Gone

• ReviewAugust 24, 2023: Experience 'Joe Turner' at the August Wilson House by Bill O'Driscoll, WESA 90.5
• ReviewAugust 7, 2023: Ghosted – a review of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” by Michael Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
• ReviewAugust 6, 2023: REVIEW: Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Presents August Wilson’s ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ by Bob Hoover, onStage Pittsburgh
• InterviewAugust 4, 2023: Marya Sea Kaminski and Shaunda McDill: Making Pittsburgh Public by Rob Weinert-Kendt, American Theatre magazine
• PreviewAugust 3, 2023: Pittsburgh Playwrights’ ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ is Here and Now at August Wilson House by Rick Handler, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh
• PreviewJuly 29, 2023: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ Is on the Way to the August Wilson House by Sharon Eberson, onStage Pittsburgh

  Mark Clayton Southers, one of the nation's foremost interpreters of Wilson's work, has come to Phoenix to direct the show.

  - CITYSunTimes, on Joe Turner's Come and Gone

• NewsMarch 6, 2023: How An Abandoned School Became The Main Stage For The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre by James Paul, Pittsburgh Magazine
• ReviewFebruary, 2023: Regional Reviews Phoenix: Joe Turner's Come and Gone by Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway
• NewsFebruary 14, 2023: Black Theatre Troupe presents August Wilson's ‘Joe Turner's Come and Gone’ by CITYSunTimes

2022

• AwardNovember, 2022: Pittsburgh's Cultural Treasures: A Matter of Faith (PDF) by Tawanda W. Johnson
• NewsNovember 7, 2022: Mark Clayton Southers prepares to raise the curtain on his Hill District theater by Tony Norman, Next Pittsburgh
• NewsSeptember 22, 2022: Mark Clayton Southers owns the stage — literally by Solomon Gustavo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• InterviewSeptember 22, 2022: What it's like directing — and seeing — a play at August Wilson House by Solomon Gustavo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• BookAugust 15, 2022: Black Theater, City Life: African American Art Institutions and Urban Cultural Ecologies by Macelle Mahala
• VideoFebruary 7, 2022: Actors Talk August, featuring Mark Clayton Southers (Part 2) video interview hosted by Chris Rawson, August Wilson House via City of Asylum
• NewsFebruary 1, 2022: Black Theatre Troupe Presents “A Soldier’s Play” by Laura Latzko, AZCulture
• InterviewJanuary 26, 2022: Black Theatre Troupe Brings Us an Untold Story in A Soldier's Play by Robert L. Pela, Phoenix New Times
• QuotedJanuary 7, 2022: Sidney Poitier was inspiration to Pittsburgh's Black actors, playwrights by Paul Guggenheimer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

2021

• NewsDecember 29, 2021: Black Theatre Troupe Will Present A SOLDIER'S PLAY in February by Broadway World Arizona
• VideoFebruary 19, 2021: Pittsburgh's Black Art Scene: Present with Mark Clayton Southers video interview by August Wilson African American Cultural Center, part of "Pittsburgh’s Black Art Scene: Past, Present & Future"
• NewsFebruary 11, 2021: From opera to Funky Fly jazz, August Wilson Center celebrates Black History Month by Tyler Dague, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsFebruary 1, 2021: August Wilson Center announces Black History Month programming by WPXI.com News Staff

2020

• AudioDecember 22, 2020: Examining August Wilson's Enduring Legacy interview with Tanzina Vega, WNYC Studios
• VideoNovember 16, 2020: Actors Talk August, featuring Mark Clayton Southers video interview hosted by Chris Rawson, August Wilson House via City of Asylum
• NewsJuly 7, 2020: Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre steps into the future with new Downtown home by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• QuotedJune 4, 2020: Pittsburgher Griffin Matthews speaks out about 'Amy Coopers' of Broadway by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsMay 6, 2020: Composer Anthony Davis wins music Pulitzer for opera with Pittsburgh ties by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsApril 22, 2020: Here's how Pittsburgh is saying 'happy birthday' to August Wilson by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsMarch 19, 2020: Amid theatrical closings, artists align for online lessons in coping with pain by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2019

• NewsAugust 22, 2019: Pittsburgh Playwrights brings Wilson's 'Gem' home to the Hill by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsApril 10, 2019: Pittsburgh Festival Opera recognized for ‘A Gathering of Sons’ by Joanne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• NewsApril 10, 2019: Pittsburgh Festival Opera earns global award for excellence by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsApril, 2019: Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s ‘A Gathering of Sons’ Production Earns Major Award by David Salazar, Opera World
• ReviewMarch 19, 2019: “Savior Samuel” Showcases Southers’ Early Work by Jeff Cummings, The New People
• ReviewFebruary 24, 2019: “Savior Samuel” by Brian Pope, Pittsburgh In The Round
• ReviewFebruary 20, 2019: World Premiere Of ‘Savior Samuel’ At Pittsburgh Playwrights Is ‘Fearless,’ ‘Extravagant’ by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh Current
• ReviewFebruary 19, 2019: Who, or what, is healing whom? by Lisa Cunningham, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewFebruary 19, 2019: Theater reviews: 'An Octoroon' at Kinetic; 'Georgia McBride' at barebones; 'Savior Samuel' at Playwrights by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewFebruary 18, 2019: "Savior Samuel" - A Mystical Journey That Takes You to a Surprising Destination by David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owl Scribe

  A new play with the potential to fill a void of despair with uplift and hope.

  - Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reviewing Savior Samuel

• PreviewFebruary 15, 2019: Deaf student stars in Pittsburgh Playwrights production by Paul Guggenheimer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• AudioFebruary 14, 2019: "Savior Samuel" - Cast members LIVE in Studio by Lynne Hayes-Freeland, KDKA radio
• PreviewFebruary 13, 2019: Finding a Unique Performer Close to Home by Amanda Myers, Pittsburgh Magazine
• PreviewFebruary 12, 2019: School for the Deaf student is living her dream onstage with Pittsburgh Playwrights (with video) by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewFebruary 4, 2019: Playwright Continues Series About 19th-Century African-American Life (with audio) by Bill O'Driscoll, WESA 90.5
• AudioJanuary 30, 2019: Story Beat: Mark Clayton Southers Interview by Steve Cuden, Story Beat

2018

• QuotedNovember 11, 2018: Carter Redwood comes full circle by Renee Aldrich, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewSeptember 24, 2018: Strong Cast Brings Life To August Wilson’s ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ At Pittsburgh Playwrights by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh Current

  Wonderful performances and powerful scenes.

  - Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reviewing Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

• ReviewSeptember 17, 2018: 'Ma Rainey' belts out black America's blues in August Wilson's earliest work by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewSeptember 11, 2018: Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Revisits “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” by Amanda Reed, Pittsburgh Current
• NewsJuly 24, 2018: Project rooted in Pittsburgh provides audition monologues for women of color by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJuly 11, 2018: Pittsburgh Playwrights 'Theatre Festival in Black and White' postponed until 2018-19 season by Maria Sciullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJuly 8, 2018: Obituary: Don Marshall / A towering presence in Pittsburgh theater by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJune 19, 2018: New gospel-jazz opera 'A Gathering of Sons' timely, on a repeated cycle by Candy Williams, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewMay 30, 2018: “King Hedley II” at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre by Wendy Arons, Pittsburgh Tatler
• ReviewMay 15, 2018: Stage review: 'King Hedley II' overcomes the elements to open on the Hill by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 15, 2018: King Hedley II by Jason Clearfield, Pittsburgh In The Round
• NewsMay 4, 2018: A block party honors Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson and the world he created in his neighborhood by Caleb Miller and Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times
• NewsApril 30, 2018: 'King Hedley II' gets new starting date at August Wilson House by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewApril 25, 2018: Pittsburgh Playwrights celebrates August Wilson’s 73rd birthday with King Hedley II staged at his childhood home by Alex Gordon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsApril 19, 2018: Celebrating August Wilson: 'King Hedley II,' a block party are part of the birthday festivities by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2017

• NewsDecember 15, 2017: Tracey McCants Lewis, Mark Clayton Southers honored at Urban League Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards by New Pittsburgh Courier newsroom
• NewsOctober 17, 2017: "East Texas Hot Links" begins Pittsburgh troupe's experiment with longer runs by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewSeptember 20, 2017: The Battle of Homestead Foundation’s The Homestead Strike of 1892 by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• AudioSeptember 18, 2017: Stoney Richards interviews on the Homestead Strike of 1892 from Mike Pintek Show, CBS KDKA radio
• NewsSeptember 13, 2017: Short List: Sept. 14-21 - The Battle of Homestead takes the stage... by Pittsburgh City Paper staff
• QuotedAugust 15, 2017: August Wilson's Pittsburgh by John L. Dorman, The New York Times (reprinted in Post-Gazette)
• NewsJuly 11, 2017: Mark Clayton Southers’ Pittsburgh Theatre Company Celebrates Diversity and Opportunity in Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation newsletter
• ReviewJune 28, 2017: A Gathering of Sons at Pittsburgh Festival Opera by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewJune 16, 2017: “A Gathering of Sons” at Pittsburgh Festival Opera by Wendy Arons, Pittsburgh Tatler

  Mr. Souther’s staging is riveting, making each character – the human ones at least – an individual with a sharply defined personality.

  - Robert Croan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• ReviewJune 25, 2017: Pittsburgh Festival Opera's 'A Gathering of Sons' is powerful music theater by Robert Croan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJune 21, 2017: Pittsburgh Playwrights' adaptation of 'Miss Julie' returns for three performances before hitting the road by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewJune 15, 2017: Pittsburgh Festival Opera's 'Gathering of Sons' looks at white officer's shooting of a black man by Elizabeth Bloom, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewJune 14, 2017: World-premiere opera A Gathering of Sons tackles police brutality by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• QuotedJune 2, 2017: Withdrawn painting at arts festival spurs discussion of race and representation by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• NewsFebruary 5, 2017: Catching up with Mark Clayton Southers by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• VideoFebruary 2, 2017: CAPA does Wilson by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• QuotedJanuary 25, 2017: Legacy of August Wilson soars by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• VideoJanuary 7, 2017: How Pittsburgh remembers a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright by Studio 360, PRI

2016

• QuotedDecember 15, 2016: ‘Fences’ could open new doors for Pittsburgh, Wilson legacy by Scott Tady, Beaver County Times
• NewsNovember 22, 2016: NJPAC Presents the World Premiere of “Five” by Spotlight Central, New Jersey Stage
• NewsNovember 7, 2016: An Interview with Kevin Maynor of Trilogy: An Opera Company, which Presents the World Premiere of FIVE at NJPAC on Nov. 12 by Spotlight Central, New Jersey Stage
• ReviewSeptember 23, 2016: Black Rep’s post-Civil War drama will have you talking by Belleville News-Democrat
• ReviewSeptember 19, 2016: Powerful and affecting, 'Miss Julie, Clarissa and John' is a suspenseful dramatic success by Tina Farmer, KDHX St. Louis radio
• ReviewSeptember 17, 2016: The Black Rep’s Intense “Miss Julie” Explores Complex Relationships, Social Structures in the Old South by Michelle Kenyon, Snoop's Theatre Thoughts
• VideoSeptember 16, 2016: Miss Julie, Clarissa, And John At The Black Rep with Gerry Kowarsky, Two on the Aisle
• ReviewSeptember 15, 2016: ‘Miss Julie, Clarissa and John’: Servitude, oppression – and sex by Kenya Vaughn, The St. Louis American
• ReviewSeptember 14, 2016: 'Miss Julie, Clarissa and John' Is a Sobering Tale of Then and Now at The Black Rep by Mark Bretz, Ladue News

  Southers moves the action from class-conscious Sweden to a supposedly class-free America in which all participants are free and equal. This allows him to play with issues of race, power and wealth inequality — and Southers doesn't play nice.

  - Paul Friswold, Riverfront Times

• ReviewSeptember 14, 2016: With Its Pointed Take on Miss Julie, the Black Rep Begins Its Season with a Bang by Paul Friswold, Riverfront Times
• ReviewSeptember 13, 2016: Old ties bind and chafe in 'Miss Julie, Clarissa and John' by Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• VideoSeptember 12, 2016: The Black Rep celebrates 40 years on FOX 2 News, St. Louis
• ReviewSeptember 12, 2016: Strindberg Southern Style As The Black Rep Opens With “Miss Julie, Clarissa and John” by Steve Allen, Stage Door St. Louis
• AudioSeptember 9, 2016: St. Louis’ Black Rep celebrates the opening of its 40th anniversary season with Midwest premiere from St. Louis on the Air, with Don Marsh, Ron Himes, Alicia Like and Linda Kennedy
• PreviewSeptember 7, 2016: The Black Rep Celebrates Four Decades of Theater with Purpose by Paul Friswold, Riverfront Times
• PreviewSeptember 3, 2016: Adaptation takes Strindberg's 'Miss Julie' to the Old South by Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• PreviewSeptember 1, 2016: Black Rep milestone season begins next week with ‘Miss Julie Clarissa and John’ by Kenya Vaughn, The St. Louis American
• ReviewAugust 25, 2016: Curtains go up in the yard of August Wilson’s boyhood home by Renee P. Aldrich, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewAugust 25, 2016: “Seven Guitars” at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre by Wendy Arons, Pittsburgh Tatler
• ReviewAugust 23, 2016: Final week for "Seven Guitars" at Pittsburgh Playwrights, staged at August Wilson House by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewAugust 22, 2016: Seven Guitars by Madison Arnette, Pittsburgh Youth Media
• ReviewAugust 21, 2016: Pittsburgh Playwrights ‘Seven Guitars’ Delivers Authentic August Wilson Experience by Rick Handler, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh
• ReviewAugust 17, 2016: Seven Guitars at Pittsburgh Playwrights by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• VideoAugust 10, 2016: Video Review: SEVEN GUITARS, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company by 'Burgh Vivant
• AudioAugust 10, 2016: Theatre: Pittsburgh playwrights by The Monocle Arts Review
• VideoAugust, 2016: Making Of Seven Guitars and Under The Stars on the Lynne Hayes Freeland show
• ReviewAugust 8, 2016: Stage review: There's power in the place as August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars' comes home by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewAugust 8, 2016: August in August - "Seven Guitars" - A Memorable Marathon at a Monumental Site by David Zuchowski, Pittsburgh Owl Scribe
• ReviewAugust 7, 2016: Seven Guitars by Yvonne Hudson, Pittsburgh In The Round
• VideoAugust 4, 2016: Seven Guitars Interview and Scene from Pittsburgh Today Live
• PreviewAugust 3, 2016: A new production gives the August Wilson House back to Seven Guitars — and Wilson himself back to the Hill. by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewAugust 2, 2016: First-of-its-kind production staged at August Wilson’s historic home by Jennifer Baron, NEXT Pittsburgh
• PreviewJuly 31, 2016: Stage preview: Neighborly artwork heralds homecoming of August Wilson's 'Seven Guitars' by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• VideoJuly, 2016: Video Preview: Seven Guitars from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewJuly 29, 2016: August Theater Guide: Don’t Be the Fool by Mike Vargo, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh
• PreviewJuly 21, 2016: 10 theater experiences for summer in Pittsburgh by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewJuly 21, 2016: Landmark production of August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ mounted at his childhood home by New Pittsburgh Courier newsroom
• PreviewJune 24, 2016: CCAC South celebrates 50 years with new mural, August Wilson play by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewJune 17, 2016: Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by Chuck Pennington III, Life Full Of Cheese blog
• ReviewJune 4, 2016: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: Production is a dynamic addition to this year’s August Wilson Festival by Margaret Quamme, Columbus Dispatch

  Southers’ direction is jaw-dropping, taking the fascinating little set ... and making it a three-dimensional slice of the world.

  - Richard Sanford, Columbus Underground

• ReviewJune 3, 2016: Incendiary Take on American Pain and Appetites in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Short North Stage by Richard Sanford, Columbus Underground
• PreviewJune 1, 2016: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Mixes Lighthearted Music with Deeper Themes by Hannah Herner, Broadway World
• PreviewMay 29, 2016: CCAC South Campus Theatre to host production of August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ by New Pittsburgh Courier newsroom
• NewsMay 2, 2016: PhotoWalk: August Wilson Birthday Block Party by David Bernabo, The Glassblock
• NoteApril 26, 2016: Pittsburgh Playwrights' 'Fences' inspires local artist by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMarch 30, 2016: “Miss Julie, Clarissa and John” at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMarch 25, 2016: ‘Miss Julie, Clarissa and John’ keeps you on edge of your seat by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewMarch 18, 2016: Pittsburgh Playwrights brings a riveting retelling of 'Miss Julie' by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  This is, above all, a tremendously theatrical event — a celebration of the enormous and unique power of drama and how a brilliant playwright writing at the top of his game can levitate an audience.

  - Ted Hoover, City Paper

• ReviewMarch 16, 2016: Miss Julie, Clarissa and John at Pittsburgh Playwrights by Ted Hoover, City Paper
• ReviewMarch 16, 2016: Miss Julie, Clarissa, and John by Yvonne Hudson, Pittsburgh In The Round
• NewsJanuary 30, 2016: The Columbia Festival of the Arts Presents ‘Winter Beyond the Blues’ by Susan Brall, DC Metro Theater Arts
• NewsJanuary 18, 2016: Hollywood drop-in: Oscar-nominated star adds to excitement of opening week of August Wilson Festival by Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch
• VideoJanuary 15, 2016: Celebrating the Works of Playwright August Wilson on All Sides with Ann Fisher, The Ohio Channel (WOSU radio audio version)
• NewsJanuary 15, 2016: Jesse Eisenberg stops by Mark Southers' 'Gem of the Ocean' reading in Ohio by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• QuotedJanuary 13, 2016: Denzel Washington to film August Wilson play in Pittsburgh by Jason Cato, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• PreviewJanuary 12, 2016: Theatre Preview: The Short North Stage, With Collaborators, Presents a Year-Long Celebration of August Wilson in 2016 by Richard Sanford, Columbus Underground
• PreviewJanuary 10, 2016: Area groups to tackle August Wilson's cycle of 10 dramas about black experience by Michael Grossberg, Columbus Dispatch
• PreviewJanuary 7, 2016: Plenty of shows coming to whet the appetite of theater fans by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewJanuary 7, 2016: Arts preview by Jim Fischer, Columbus Alive

2015

• AudioDecember 26, 2015: Monument Or Eyesore? Weighing The Legacy Of A Pittsburgh Playwright with Erika Beras, NPR via WESA
• Best OfDecember 16, 2015: Sharon Eberson's Best of Pittsburgh Theater in 2015 by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• QuotedDecember 12, 2015: Curtain Rising (PDF) by LaMont Jones, h Magazine, Heinz Endowments
• ReviewNovember 25, 2015: Nuances make performance in ‘The Piano Lesson’ by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier

  A thorough, caring production of a great play, directed with verve by Mark Clayton Southers.

  - Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• ReviewNovember 20, 2015: Stage review: Wilson's 'Piano Lesson' is in good hands with Playwrights by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• AudioNovember 20, 2015: Interview "Back In The Director's Chair With Mark Clayton Southers" with Paul Guggenheimer, Essential Pittsburgh, WESA
• ReviewNovember 18, 2015: The Piano Lesson at Pittsburgh Playwrights by Gerard Stanley Hornby, City Paper
• NewsNovember 18, 2015: Southers tapped to lead August Wilson Fest by Courier Newsroom, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewNovember 16, 2015: The Piano Lesson by Wendy Arons, Pittsburgh Tatler
• ReviewNovember 14, 2015: August Wilson returns home with The Piano Lesson by Mike “Buzz” Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant
• NewsNovember 11, 2015: Pittsburgh's Mark Southers to lead August Wilson Festival in Columbus by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewNovember 11, 2015: August Wilson Center aims for high note with 'Piano Lesson' by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• PreviewNovember 8, 2015: Stage preview: Director finds 'The Piano Lesson' key to his recovery from accident by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsOctober 29, 2015: A re MARK able recovery by Angela Spears, CNN iReport
• NewsOctober 28, 2015: GoFundMe launched to help seriously injured Mark Clayton Southers by Kim Lyons, NEXT Pittsburgh
• NewsAugust 12, 2015: Pittsburgh Playwrights leader on the mend from serious car accident by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJuly 6, 2015: Theater returns to August Wilson Center with 'Piano Lesson' by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 16, 2015: Second time around is a charm for ‘Fences’ by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• NewsMay 15, 2015: Show will go on as 'Fences' director heals by JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewMay 13, 2015: Fences at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. by Tyler Plosia, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMay 12, 2015: Stage review: 'Fences' gets a robust production at Playwrights Theatre by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewMay 6, 2015: Preview: Director promises a 'Fences' that you've never seen before by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewApril 19, 2015: Surprising St. Petersburg is alive with arts and sun by Joseph Cuniffe, Sr. Connection
• QuotedMarch 4, 2015: The last piece of August Wilson's playwrighting legacy comes home by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• VideoFebruary 19, 2015: Mark Clayton Southers & Todd Kreidler interviewed about American Masters: August Wilson by Michael Bartley, conversation@wqed
• InterviewFebruary 5, 2015: Now on the stage: ‘Radio Golf’ by Frank Drouzas, The Weekly Challenger (Tampa Bay)
• ReviewFebruary 4, 2015: Radio Golf by William S. Oser, Talkin' Broadway
• ReviewFebruary 3, 2015: Radio Golf at American Stage by Shae Krispinsky, ARTICULATE
• ReviewJanuary 29, 2015: Theater Review — Radio Golf by Mark Leib, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
• ReviewJanuary 27, 2015: 'Radio Golf' brings August Wilson pros to American Stage by Stephanie Hayes, Tampa Bay Times

  Mark Clayton Southers is the director, and we have him to thank for this brilliantly staged, extraordinarily acted show.

  - Peter Nason, Broadway World

• ReviewJanuary 26, 2015: August Wilson's Powerful, Profound RADIO GOLF at American Stage by Peter Nason, Broadway World
• QuotedJanuary 22, 2015: Kim El’s ‘Ubuntu Holiday’ teaches Kwanzaa traditions, history with humor by Genea L. Webb, New Pittsburgh Courier
• PreviewJanuary 20, 2015: American Stage's 'Radio Golf' the latest in August Wilson's Century Cycle by Stephanie Hayes, Tampa Bay Times

2014

• ReviewNovember 25, 2014: 'Robeson' opera opens at NJPAC by Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger
• NewsOctober 29, 2014: Creative Assets (PDF) by Christine O'Toole, h Magazine, Heinz Endowments
• ReviewJuly 21, 2014: THEATER REVIEW: 'Sty of the Blind Pig' by Marty Fugate, Observer Group
• AudioJuly, 2014: Interview on The Sty of the Blind Pig. with Lynne Bernfield, The Lynne Show
• ReviewJuly 18, 2014: Banyan Theater Company’s The Sty of the Blind Pig by Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine

  Sure-footed direction by Mark Clayton Southers

  - Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

• ReviewJuly 18, 2014: More family drama and dysfunction at the Banyan by Carrie Seidman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• PreviewJuly 17, 2014: Acclaimed 1971 drama opens in Sarasota by Marty Clear, Bradenton Herald
• NewsJune 22, 2014: Sarasota's Banyan Theater Company opens its season by Marty Clear, Bradenton Herald
• PreviewApril 8, 2014: PDCDC Goes One-on-One with Mark Clayton Southers by Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation
• NewsApril, 2014: Phoenix Rising by Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh Magazine (PDF link)
• VideoFebruary 13, 2014: Radio Golf Recap: Interview with Mark Clayton Southers and other actors from June 2013's Radio Golf by Maurice Redwood, CREW Productions
• NewsJanuary, 2014: 2013 Theatre Roundtable Production Award Nominees (7 nominations for Passing Strange) by Theatre Roundtable

2013

• PreviewDecember 13, 2013: Jewish playwright, black director collaborate in PPTC festival by Toby Tabachnick, The Jewish Chronicle
• AudioDecember 9, 2013: Black and White Festival Focuses on Holiday Diversity with Nick Frost, Essential Pittsburgh, WESA 90.5
• NewsDecember 4, 2013: Pittsburgh Playwrights festival looks at the season from different sides by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• QuotedDecember, 2013: Walls, Programming and Audience: Placemaking Lessons for Arts and Cultural Organizations by Susan Silberberg, CivicMoxie Blog
• NewsNovember 25, 2013: August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh Facing Closure by Carey Purcell, Playbill
• NewsNovember 23, 2013: Pittsburgh Center Honoring Playwright Finds Itself Short on Visitors and Donors by Trip Gabriel, New York Times
• PreviewOctober 30, 2013: Stage preview: 'Blue/Orange' opens at the Phoenix Theatre by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewOctober 30, 2013: A new theater company launches with a provocative British play by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewOctober 30, 2013: New Pittsburgh theater company gets seriously funny in debut by Rachel Weaver, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewOctober 18, 2013: Sold: Renn Woods in Concert by Renee P. Aldrich, New Pittsburgh Courier
• NewsOctober 16, 2013: New Theatre Company The Phoenix to Present BLUE/ORANGE by BWW News Desk, Broadway World
• PreviewOctober 4, 2013: Actress Renn Woods writes musical based on life story by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsOctober 4, 2013: At the August Wilson Center, a distant light by Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsOctober 4, 2013: An Uncertain Future for the August Wilson Center by Nick Frost, Essential Pittsburgh, 90.5 WESA
• NewsSeptember, 2013: Andrew Paul and Mark Clayton Southers launch The Phoenix by Pittsburgh Urban Media
• NewsSeptember 25, 2013: The Phoenix Launches in Pittsburgh with BLUE/ORANGE, 11/1 by BWW News Desk, Broadway World
• NewsSeptember 24, 2013: Stage Veterans Launch New Theater Company by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• NewsSeptember 23, 2013: New theater company, Phoenix, will open with 'Blue/Orange' by Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review
• NewsSeptember 23, 2013: Pittsburgh theater scene gets a new company, The Phoenix by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewSeptember 18, 2013: Opera in Newark: Trilogy: an Opera Company Performs Robeson by The Positive Community magazine
• NewsSeptember 2013: Mark Southers recognized for producing all 10 August Wilson plays in 10 PPTCO seasons by American Theatre magazine, News in Brief
• PreviewAugust 2, 2013: Opera about Paul Robeson debuts in Newark by Ronni Reich, The Star-Ledger (New Jersey)
• ReviewJune 20, 2013: A decade of ambition... Pittsburgh playwrights completes the cycle by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewJune 19, 2013: Pittsburgh Playwrights' Radio Golf by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewJune 19, 2013: 'Radio Golf' provides an uncomfortably close look at gentrification by Kelsey Hughes, Pitt News
• ReviewJune 14, 2013: Theater Review: Radio Golf by August Wilson by Arlene Weiner, Coal Hill Review
• ReviewJune 12, 2013: Hotep's Point of Review: Radio Golf by August Wilson by blogger Hotep the Artist
• ReviewJune 11, 2013: Stage review: Acting veterans bolster 'Radio Golf' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• VideoJune 9, 2013: Mark Clayton Southers and Art Terry interview for "Radio Golf" (part 2) by Lynne Hayes Freeland, KDKA
• PreviewJune 5, 2013: Stage Briefs: Pittsburgh Playwrights completes August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewJune 2, 2013: Stage preview: Pittsburgh Playwrights to complete cycle of August Wilson plays by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Mark Clayton Southers' play is also robustly funny.

  - Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• ReviewMay 7, 2013: Stage review: 'Ma Noah' adeptly tackles tough issues By Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 5, 2013: Hotep's Point of Review: Ma Noah by Mark Clayton Southers by blogger Hotep the Artist
• ReviewMay 2, 2013: Short North Stage’s ‘Passing Strange’ is a must-see by Jay Weitz, Columbus Alive
• ReviewMay 1, 2013: Pittsburgh Playwrights' Ma Noah by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewApril, 2013: Surviving the Flood By Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh Magazine

  The superstar here is the director, Mark Clayton Southers.... He imbues the show with the kind of joyous seriousness of the best of Wilson’s plays.

  - Richard Sanford

• ReviewApril 27, 2013: Vocabularies and Desire. Passing Strange by Richard Sanford, Screen of Distance blog
• ReviewApril 24, 2013: Passing Strange: Musical tells tale in style by Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch
• ReviewApril 23, 2013: Restless teen has a ticket to ride by Richard Ades, Columbus Theater
• ReviewApril 20, 2013: Passing Strange: Culture is Cosmetic by Pete Lovering, Outlook: Columbus
• ReviewApril 20, 2013: Passing Strange fills the Garden Theater with emotion by Anne Evans, Columbus Underground
• ReviewApril 19, 2013: Get 'Real' with Short North Stage's PASSING STRANGE by Lisa Norris, Broadway World (review of preview)
• PreviewApril 18, 2013: Passing Strange is a tale of self-discovery by Jackie Mantey, Columbus Live
• PreviewApril 18, 2013: Young performer’s journey to find himself told in musical 'Passing Strange' by Michael Grossberg, The Columbus Dispatch
• QuotedMarch 7, 2013: Region sets scene for local playwrights by Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review
• ReviewFebruary 6, 2013: Don’t miss American Stage’s first-rate production of The Piano Lesson running through March 3 by Paul Wilborn, PalladiumPaul's Blog
• ReviewFebruary 6, 2013: Regional Reviews: The Piano Lesson by William S. Oser, Talkin Broadway
• ReviewFebruary 1, 2013: The Piano Lesson is in tune with the past by Mark E. Leib, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
• ReviewJanuary 23, 2013: Music at the heart of August Wilson's 'The Piano Lesson' by John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times
• PreviewJanuary 21, 2013: 'Piano Lesson' offers insight into black culture by Kathy L. Greenberg, Tampa Tribune
• VideoJanuary 17, 2013: The Piano Lesson: Interview with director Mark Clayton Southers by American Stage Theatre
• PreviewJanuary 17, 2013: American Stage presents August Wilson's 'The Piano Lesson' by John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times
• PreviewJanuary 16, 2013: American Stage continues its August Wilson cycle with 'Piano Lesson' by Cali Credit, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• Best OfJanuary 1, 2013: Local Pittsburgh theater produced memorable moments in 2012 by Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review

2012

• Best OfDecember 28, 2012: Top 10 theater shows of 2012 (Gem of the Ocean ranked as 2012's #1 show) by Russell Florence Jr., Dayton Daily News
• InterviewSeptember 22, 2012: Interview: Mark Clayton Southers by Michael Farina, Writers News Weekly
• Best OfJuly 2, 2012: Saluting Dayton’s 2011-12 Theater Season by Russell Florence Jr., Dayton Most Metro
• AudioJune 7, 2012: Interview: The David Dower Friday Phone Call by David Dower, HowlRound
• NoteMay 9, 2012: Black and white By Doug Shanaberger, Observer-Reporter
• ReviewMay 8, 2012: "Dutchman" at Bricolage by Wendy Arons, Pittsburgh Tatler
• Best OfMay 6, 2012: 2012 AAPEX Angel Awards by African American Playwrights Exchange
• ReviewMay 4, 2012: A Blonde Gets on a Train, Another Gets Off a Bus. Trouble Ensues. by Arlene Weiner, Coal Hill Review
• AudioMay 3, 2012: Dutchman by Paul Guggenheimer, Essential Pittsburgh, Essential Public Radio
• ReviewMay 3, 2012: Review: 'Dutchman' takes audience on a deep, emotional journey by Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review
• ReviewMay 2, 2012: Like a punch in the gut: Dutchman and conversations about race at Bricolage by Marty Levine, Pop City
• ReviewMay, 2012: 'Dutchman' Flies High at Bricolage by Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Magazine
• ReviewMay 2, 2012: Dutchman Review by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMay 2, 2012: Stage review: 2-part 'Dutchman' spurs discussion across racial divide By Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Director Mark Clayton Southers gives this piece a relentless intensity.

  - Gordon Spencer, WRCT

• ReviewApril 29, 2012: Theatre review: "Dutchman" at Bricolage by Gordon Spencer, WRCT
• PreviewApril 26, 2012: 'Dutchman' goes deep to see what lies underneath by Alice T. Carter, Tribune-Review
• PreviewApril 26, 2012: Preview: Bricolage examines racial division by reviving controversial 'Dutchman' by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewApril 8, 2012: An Unforgettable Odyssey by Russell Florence, Jr., Dayton Most Metro
• ReviewApril 4, 2012: Two great plays -- nine incredible performances by Burt Saidel, Oakwood Register
• ReviewApril 3, 2012: Gem of the Ocean by Brian Sharp, Dayton City Paper
• VideoMarch 31, 2012: Gem of the Ocean at the Loft by Jim Bucher, WDTN-TV, NBC Dayton
• ReviewMarch 29, 2012: HRTC's Gem of the Ocean by Mike London, London Theatre Notebook
• VideoMarch 29, 2012: Interview with cast member Dwandra Nickole of Human Race Theatre's Gem of the Ocean, with production video by Jim Bucher, Living Dayton
• PreviewMarch 24, 2012: Black experience spotlighted in ‘Gem’ by Ria Megnin, Dayton Daily News
• ReviewMarch 7, 2012: ‘The Gammage Project’ offers insight by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• PostscriptMarch 4, 2012: 'Gammage Project' may continue mission to educate by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• AudioFebruary 29, 2012: The Gammage Project by Paul Guggenheimer, Essential Pittsburgh, Essential Public Radio
• VideoFebruary 16, 2012: What’s On Stage: “The Gammage Project” & More by Chris Rawson, Pittsburgh Today Live
• ReviewFebruary 15, 2012: 'The Gammage Project' an ambitious work By Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewFebruary 15, 2012: The Gammage Project by Ted Hoover, City Paper
• ReviewFebruary 14, 2012: "The Gammage Project" by Pitt Rep and The Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company by Eponymous Theatre Critic
• ReviewFebruary 13, 2012: Review: 'Gammage' details remain painful By Alice T. Carter, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
• ReviewFebruary 11, 2012: Theatre review: "The Gammage Project" at Pitt and, later, August Wilson Center by Gordon Spencer, WRCT
• PreviewFebruary 8, 2012: The Gammage Project revisits an infamous case by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewFebruary 8, 2012: 'The Gammage Project' based on facts, feelings By Alice T. Carter, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
• VideoFebruary 6, 2012: Tragic Incident Brought To Stage With ‘The Gammage Project’ by CBS Pittsburgh KDKA
• PreviewFebruary 5, 2012: Recalling Jonny Gammage: Play dramatizes racially charged case by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewFebruary 1, 2012: Gammage tragedy inspires play By Carl Prine, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
• InterviewJanuary 26, 2012: One on One: Favorini drama recounts Gammage case by Peter Hart, University Times
• InterviewJanuary 24, 2012: Looking Back on Jonny Gammage by Allegra Johnson, UrbanMediaToday.com
• PreviewJanuary 22, 2012: Mark Clayton Southers' “Ma Noah” set to perform at Stockton's Experimental Theatre by Giana Milazzo
• AudioJanuary 17, 2012: Gammage Project Interview by Elaine Effort, KQV

2011

• PreviewNovember 23, 2011: ‘486 CLUB’ gives theater lovers taste of mystery by Genea Webb, New Pittsburgh Courier
• PreviewOctober 16, 2011: Nine Days in the Sun at The Looby Theatre by Nahsville Scene
• NewsOctober 9, 2011: The Library: a garden for growing minds ("How I Found August Wilson's Carnegie 'Diploma'") by David E. Malehorn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 7, 2011: ‘Last of the Line’ leads to overlooked roots by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewOctober 7, 2011: Poignant 'Last of the Line' examines heritage and history by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 5, 2011: Last of the Line by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewOctober 4, 2011: Review: Strong performances aren't enough for 'Last of the Line' by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewAugust 24, 2011: ‘August in August’ serves up tasty morsels of theatre by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewAugust 19, 2011: Review: 'August in August' complex, intense; but only running 3 days by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

  A marvelous production directed by Mark Clayton Southers at American Stage.

  - John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times Performing Arts Critic

• NewsAugust 16, 2011: Pitt Theatre's 2011-2012 Season To Explore Urban Landscapes by Broadwayworld.com
• ReviewMay 11, 2011: ‘TESTIMONY’ a stirring revelation...‘Uprise: Raising Black Men Project’ at AWC by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewFebruary 23, 2011: Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" sizzles by Rossano P. Stewart, New Pittsburgh Courier
• VideoFebruary 2, 2011: Pittsburgh Theater Talk video interview by Kristin Garbarino, Pittsburgh Theater Talk
• ReviewJanuary 28, 2011: At American Stage: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by Robert Jaquay, Outings & Adventures
• ReviewJanuary 28, 2011: Ma Rainey hits all the right notes by Kathy L. Greenberg, Tampa Tribune (PDF link)
• NewsJanuary 28, 2011: Mark Clayton Southers melds troupe, center by Sean Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewJanuary 27, 2011: Review: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' finds joy in painful story by John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times Performing Arts Critic
• PreviewJanuary 20, 2011: Director of August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' for American Stage has personal connection by John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times Performing Arts Critic
• PreviewJanuary 17, 2011: Play and director seem to belong together by Kathy L. Greenberg, Tampa Tribune
• NewsJanuary 2011: Entrances and Exits column in American Theatre magazine announces "Mark Clayton Southers has assumed the newly created position of artistic director for theatre initiatives at Pittsburgh's August Wilson Center for African American Culture."

2010

• NewsDecember 16, 2010: After quitting his day job in a "leap of faith," theatrical director and producer Mark Clayton Southers is hired by the August Wilson Center. by Pittsburgh City Paper
• NoteDecember 5, 2010: Art trumps money By John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times
• NewsDecember 2, 2010: Curtain up: Respected theater figure has a fitting new role by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editors
• NewsNovember 27, 2010: Southers to lead theater initiatives at August Wilson Center by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsNovember 20, 2010: August Wilson Center adds Southers to theater post by Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• AudioOctober 27, 2010: Pittsburgh Hear and Now: OnStage podcast interview with Mark Clayton Southers (audio) by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Directed with a sure hand toward the utterly naturalistic playing style absolutely essential for this truly remarkable play.

  - Ted Hoover, City Paper

• InterviewSeptember 5, 2010: Traditional jobs support careers in the arts. by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• VideoJune 8, 2010: The Junior Show, episode 4: Jitney by WBGN
• ReviewJune 2, 2010: Jitney at Pittsburgh Playwrights by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMay 13, 2010: Review: Jitney by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMay 12, 2010: Sala reprises '82 role in ‘Jitney’ ...Overall production outstanding by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• PreviewMay 5, 2010: Pittsburgh Playwrights sticks to original cycle with August Wilson's 'Jitney' by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewMarch 18, 2010: Review: Valu-Mart by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper

2009

• ReviewDecember 27, 2009: Stage: Tough acts to follow: Recalling the best theater of the decade by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsDecember 2, 2009: Steel City Cycle: Pittsburgh's new August Wilson Center celebrates the late playwright by Robert Isenberg, Backstage magazine
• PreviewNovember 11, 2009: Aunt Ester takes center stage in a celebration of August Wilson works by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• ReviewMay 12, 2009: Endings in Wilson's and Stoppard's plays detract from excellent acting by Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Christopher Rawson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Two Trains Running (Mark Clayton Southers, director) is one of the ten best Pittsburgh productions of the decade.

• ReviewMay 7, 2009: Review: Seven Guitars by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewApril 30, 2009: Montae Russell returns for ‘Seven Guitars’ by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewApril 16, 2009: "Reachings" and "Pain in My Heart" by John Fantin, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewMarch 29, 2009: I Nipolti (The Cousins) by Pittsburgh Cultural Arts Meetup Group
• ReviewMarch 26, 2009: Wilson influence guides Southers' 'I Nipoti' by Bob Hoover, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMarch 26, 2009: ‘I Nipoti’ serves a tasty slice of life by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewMarch 24, 2009: I Nipoti at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co. by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMarch 19, 2009: Review: I Nipoti by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
• AudioMarch 12, 2009: Pittsburgh Hear and Now: OnStage podcast interview with Mark Clayton Southers (audio) by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewMarch 12, 2009: Playwright Mark Clayton Southers discusses I Nipoti, the latest in his "culture-clash" series. by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• InterviewMarch 5, 2009: Personality test: Mark Clayton Southers by The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• NoteFebruary, 2009: Pittsburgh Arts Icons By Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh Magazine
• PreviewJanuary 22, 2009: ‘Angry Black Man Poetry’ at WJU by Times Leader (Martins Ferry, Ohio)
• Best OfJanuary 1, 2009: Counting Out: Five Great Sets on a Budget, & Five Reasons You Still Didn't Need Cable in 2008 by Michelle Pilecki & Bill O'Driscoll, City Paper

2008

• ReviewNovember 20, 2008: 'Interesting Times' is interesting enough by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 23, 2008: The Best of the Theatre Festival in Black & White by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewOctober 16, 2008: Stage Preview: Black & White Fest revisits its most colorful plays by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NoteJune 8, 2008: Theater performances are enhanced when the space is just right by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• ReviewMay 22, 2008: Review: Two Trains Running by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewMay 22, 2008: Stage Review: August Wilson's diner of dreams comes to life in 'Two Trains' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewMay 15, 2008: Appreciating August/Wilson veterans reveal remembrances by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• AudioMay 13, 2008: Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris from Houston's Ensemble Theatre and Actress Bebe Wilson chat with KUHF's Catherine Lu about the company's production of Mark Clayton Southers' comedy-drama Ashes to Africa, on The Front Row, KUHF Houston Public Radio
• PreviewMarch 27, 2008: In the Wings: Casting Coup -- Chisholm, Udin by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewFebruary 14, 2008: Review: Freeman by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewFebruary 5, 2008: Stage Review: 'Freeman' celebrates black history by Anna Rosenstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Best OfJanuary 3, 2008: 2007: The Year In Lists: Five Visionary Stage Productions by Robert Isenberg, City Paper

2007

• ReviewOctober 25, 2007: B&W Fest still a work in progress by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 20, 2007: Reunion and scenes honor August Wilson with strong playwrights, actors by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewSeptember 20, 2007: Review: James McBride by Michelle Pilecki, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewSeptember 19, 2007: Stage Review: Irish culture clash with a comic wallop by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewSeptember 12, 2007: World premieres planned at Downtown theaters by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• PreviewAugust 16, 2007: 'James McBride' a bold step for Pittsburgh Playwrights by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsJuly 4, 2007: Onyx Awards honor local theater by Christopher Rawson and Monica Haynes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 24, 2007: Review: Pill Hill by Robert Isenberg, Pittsburgh City Paper
• PreviewFebruary 8, 2007: Playwrights in search of plays by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier

2006

• ReviewDecember 7, 2006: Stage Review: War is the backdrop for father-son drama 'Corps Values' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 26, 2006: Theatre Festival in Black and White by Ted Hoover, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewOctober 26, 2006: Stage Review: Black & White Festival is a vivid evening of plays by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewOctober 12, 2006: Black and White Festival continues to bust boundaries by C. Denise Johnson, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewSeptember 19, 2006: Scenes from the Arts-burgh by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• NoteJune 6, 2006: The Cultural Top 50: #43 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 25, 2006: Stage Review: Yo! The cultures clash in 'Hoodwinked' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 23, 2006: Scenes from the Arts-burgh by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• PreviewMay 18, 2006: Stage Preview: Playwrights Theatre takes a lighthearted look at race with 'Hoodwinked' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewFebruary 26, 2006: "August in February" by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NewsFebruary 21, 2006: Museum has images from Teenie Harris archives by South Pittsburgh Reporter
• PreviewFebruary 9, 2006: Theater Preview: James Earl Jones lends voice to August Wilson tribute by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2005

• ReviewDecember 1, 2005: Stage Review: 'Stain' is an entertaining step forward for playwright Corey Rieger by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• NoteOctober 21, 2005: Rename CAPA after playwright August Wilson? by Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewOctober 20, 2005: Stage Preview: Black & White festival scurries to get 10 plays up and running by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewSeptember 15, 2005: Stage Review: Tensions run high in 'Soldier's Play' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewJune 23, 2005: Stage Review: Lesbian-gay theater festival is a mixed success by Anna Rosenstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 4, 2005: Southers' 'Nine Days in the Sun'; Plays 'what if?' with race issues by Deborah M. Todd, New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewApril 29, 2005: Stage Review: 'Nine Days' switches black and white with humor, drama by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewApril 1, 2005: Stage Preview: 'August in April' fetes Wilson with 7 scenes by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewJanuary 18, 2005: Playwrights Theatre Company comes on strong by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• PreviewJanuary 14, 2005: Stage Preview: Playwrights Theatre finds home in the Cultural District by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2004

• ReviewOctober 20, 2004: Stage Reviews: Playwrights festival crosses racial divide by Christopher Rawson and Anna Rosenstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewOctober 13, 2004: New Horizon season opener 'Ma Noah' focuses on family by Genea L., New Pittsburgh Courier
• ReviewOctober 13, 2004: Ma Noah by Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewOctober 13, 2004: Stage Review: 'Ma Noah' builds strong vessel for its message by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• PreviewOctober 10, 2004: Black & White festival takes stand against theater segregation by Alice T. Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Theater Critic
• InterviewOctober 7, 2004: What Makes Mark Run by Bill O'Driscoll, Pittsburgh City Paper
• ReviewOctober 2, 2004: Stage Review: Veteran actor adds excitement to New Works Festival by John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewSeptember 17, 2004: Stage Review: 'Dorothy 6' sparks up emotions of a steelworking clan by Anna Rosenstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewAugust 27, 2004: Stage Review: Strong production of 'Fences' by Pittsburgh Playwrights by Anna Rosenstein, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewJune 23, 2004: Stage Review: Pride theater festival offers two programs of new one-acts by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMay 7, 2004: Stage Review: 'Dorothy 6' performances are as strong as steel by Katherine Karlin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1996-2003

• Best OfDecember 31, 2003: On Stage: Readers add their 2 cents to best of shows and performers by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewSeptember 12, 2003: Stage Review: Sun shines on Penn Theater's 'Water' by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• ReviewMarch 19, 2003: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra / Play On by Pittsburgh City Paper
• InterviewJanuary 26, 2003: Life experience boosts playwright, entrepreneur by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Drama Editor
• InterviewJanuary 26, 2003: The Pittsburgh 3: An Alaska gathering of theatrical heavyweights sparked the careers of the talented trio now collaborating at Kuntu Rep by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Drama Editor
• NewsDecember 19, 2002: Theater Note: New Penn Theater plans ambitious lineup by Christopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Drama Editor
• Best OfJanuary 4, 2002: The shows went on: Great productions, talented people shaped 2001 by Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
• ReviewMay 9, 2001: Raw and talented: Playwright's sharp commentary comes through loud and `Clear' By Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
• ReviewMay 2001: When the Water Turns Clear By Jenn Goddu, Chicago Reader
• NewsOctober 31, 2000: Kuntu Repertory Theatre "Regular" To Have Play Produced In Chicago by University of Pittsburgh press office
• ReviewSeptember 26, 1996: Kuntu's 'The Trial' entertainingly dissects black stereotypes by Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette