Kelly Strayhorn Theater Presents: Halloween Mayhem 2022

EAST LIBERTY, PA  — Every year, Kelly Strayhorn Theater invites families to come celebrate Halloween with a day of activities and performances that celebrate the spooky season. Part of our Youth and Family Programming, this year the fun starts in the Kelly Strayhorn Theater Lobby at 12PM with make-and-take crafts, pumpkin decorating, and more. After hanging out in the Lobby, the Halloween revelers and their caretakers will file into the theater for performances by Pittsburgh favorites Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, Alumni Theater Company, and KST Freshworks Fall 2022 Artist in Residence, Michelle Johnson.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS 

Alumni Theater Company (ATC) operates a year-round program providing talented Black youth in grades 6-12 with high quality performing arts training and a platform to express their ideas. The organization is in their 15th season of creating bold theatrical work that gives a fresh voice to the experience of young Black artists and highlights their rich contribution to our community. With anti-racism at the core of their work, ATC is a space free from stereotypes and otherism, where young artists can openly share their experiences growing up as Black teens in Pittsburgh, and in turn create art that speaks to their peers and the community at large.

The mission of Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, Inc. is to provide an insightful, woman-centered perspective on West African tradition and culture as a source of healing and balance by providing quality education and entertainment to audiences of all nationalities and walks of life.

Michelle Johnson is a vocalist, songwriter and choreographer whose heart belongs to her hometown, Pittsburgh, PA. She has opened for pop superstars Nick Jonas (2015) and Ke$ha (2018). In 2019 and 2022 Johnson was a featured singer for Broadway Meets Motown at The Strand Theater. Mish shows involve extraordinary live vocals, vivacious hand-made, red carpet worthy costumes.