AGAMEMNON at Pitt Stages (University of Pittsburgh) opened on Friday, February 14 and is enjoying a wonderful run. Performances are tonight until Sunday, February 23.  Click here for tickets.

The City Paper gave the production glowing reviews, saying, "At the same time beautiful and terrible (in the classic sense of "terror"), Agamemnon offers a welcome hot spot in a cold winter."

Read the full review here.

Dennis Schebetta is directing the Pitt Stages production of AGAMEMNON, opening tomorrow evening, Friday, February 14th! Previews begin on the 13th. 

Read about the production in the teaser article of the Pitt News here.

After ten years of the Trojan War, Agamemnon returns to his palace in Argos, only to find that Clytemnestra has not just been patiently waiting for him, but plotting and planning vengeance. Using the Ted Hughes translation, this modern production highlights a shattered and violent world, echoing current events. 

Following the Saturday evening performance on the 15th, there will be a special talkback with the director, cast & crew and distinguished veterans. 

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Pleased and honored to announce that the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM is an official selection of the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival.

Although a romantic comedy, the movie has definite science fiction elements (robots are prominently featured as one of the characters is a CMU roboticist).

As part of a special Valentine's Day program, the movie will be screened with several other romantic sci-fi shorts on February 14 at 5:00 pm at The Somerville Theater in Boston.

For tickets and information about the Boston Sci-Fi Fest, click here.

Dennis has begun the preproduction process and auditions for the upcoming Pitt Stages at University of Pittsburgh main stage production of AGEMEMNON by Aeschylus, translated by Ted Hughes, which will begin performances February 13-23, 2014. Performances will be in the Henry Heymann Theatre.

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Tickets are now available to the premiere of the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM, written and directed by Dennis Schebetta on Monday, November 11 at 7 PM as part of the Three Rivers Film Festival.

Get your tickets here.

As part of the Steeltown Film Factory Competition, the evening will be an exciting event that includes screening some behind the scenes footage as well as a Q&A with cast and crew.

FIlmed in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2013, MY DATE WITH ADAM is the award-winning script for the Steeltown Film Factory. This short romantic comedy is about wedding planner on a quest for the perfect man. She uses an internet dating site to find him, but he may be not exactly what he appears to be.

The film features NYC based actor Brian Morvant as Adam and several well-known local actors such as Tressa Glover, Julianne Avolio, Adrienne Wehr, Randy Kovitz, Jason McCune.

The teaser trailer for the short comedic film MY DATE WITH ADAM, written & directed by Dennis Schebetta, is now available to watch (see video below).  

We've launched our indiegogo campaign for the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM.

Post-production is well underway with a rough edit almost firmly place.  Next comes the score, special fx, sound fx, color correction and credits.  This is all in preparation for the film's premiere at The Three Rivers Film Festival in November.  

While the film is "in the can", our production is looking for funds to finish it up with this last part of the process.  Our goal is to make the best movie possible and send it out into the world, into every film festival possible, so people can see the immense talent pool of local filmmakers here in Pittsburgh. 

For more information, check the official website: mydatewithadam.com

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 24, the principal photography ended on the short film MY DATE WITH ADAM.  The last shot was our leads on a romantic walk through Highland Park, a fitting end to this little romantic comedy. 

With many thanks to the generous support of the Pittsburgh community, including our locations at Tazza d'Oro, Grandview Bakery, Carnegie Mellon University, Celebrity Bridal! 

Dennis enjoyed his first experience helming a movie and begins the post-production process.

The film will debut in the Three Rivers Film Festival in November.  For more information about the movie, check out the website (mydatewithadam.com) and the facebook page.

On Saturday in the Philip Chosky Theater on the Carnegie Mellon Campus, Steeltown hosted the final event in the Film Factory Competition.  Three finalists had their three scripts read by CMU School of Drama students and each finalist presented on why they should win the Ellan Weiss Kander award and funding to make their short film.

Dennis is pleased to announce that his short script MY DATE WITH ADAM has received the Ellen Weiss Kander Award and he has been given $20,000 to produce and film his short movie.

Dennis will direct the movie and plans to shoot this summer in Pittsburgh in various locations.  The movie will debut at the Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh in November.

Click here for the Post-Gazette article.