Prime Stage Theatre brought their Cemetery Walk event to Allegheny Cemetery for the first time this year. The talented actors of Prime Stage have been performing at The Homewood Cemetery for a couple of years now, but on June 21, 2025, they reenacted several notables laid to rest here within Sections 13, 16, 19 and 20. The portrayals honored Ms. Kate U. Moorhead, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, Lucy Morrison Schoyer, Thomas S. Clark, Delia Raymond Carr, Calbraith Perry Rogers and Henry Oliver with live actors in themed costumes. The event was well-received and attended with our lovely neighbors and community joining us for the special performance. We hope to continue this event annually and highly recommend that you attend, if possible!
“The key to the whole event is to actually feel like you’re watching this person from the past come to life,” Prime Stage board member Sueanne Zoratto told Pittsburgh City Paper. “Honestly, I think that is the intrigue.” While cemeteries often host walking tours, “just walking around looking at tombstones is different than actually seeing that person come to life and tell their own story,” she said (Pittsburgh City Paper, June 27, 2025, Rachel Wilkinson). The mission of Prime Stage is to bring great literature and history to life through the transformative process of live theatre – to entertain, inform, enrich and inspire audiences with engaging programs that deliver long-lasting benefits to theatregoers, families, students and educators of our region.
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