By a.k. payne
August 19th – 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.

Performances:

Wed Aug 19 2026, 7 PM Preview
Fri Aug 21 2026, 7 PM Preview
Sun Aug 23 2026, 7 PM Preview
Fri Aug 28 2026, 7 PM Opening
Sat Aug 29 2026, 7 PM
Sun Aug 30 2026, 7 PM
Mon Aug 31 2026, 7 PM Pay What You Like
Fri Sep 4 2026, 7 PM
Sat Sep 5 2026, 7 PM
Sun Sep 6 2026, 7 PM
Thu Sep 10 2026, 7 PM
Fri Sep 11 2026, 7 PM
Sat Sep 12 2026, 7 PM
Sun Sep 13 2026, 7 PM