Big Storm Performance Company

11/29/2025

Hear ye, hear ye, adventurers of Pittsburgh and beyond! ⚔️✨
Your favorite band of sword-swinging storytellers at Big Storm Performance Company’s To Battle has been nominated for ELEVEN (!!!) BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh Awards — proof that all those hours pretending to stab each other were worth it.

Now we embark on our final quest: THE VOTING ROUND. 🗳️🔥
And we can’t do it without our loyal party members (that’s you). Voting ends 12/31, so gather your courage, click the link, and join the quest. Link in comments!

Our nominations:
• Best Choreography – José Pérez IV
• Best Direction – Shannon Knapp
• Best Ensemble
• Best Play
• Best New Play or Musical
• Best Performer – Andy Hickly, Tonya Lynn, José Pérez IV
• Best Sound Design – 2ts
• Best Supporting Performer – Rachel Smith
• Favorite Local Theatre – Big Storm Performance Company

Thank you for supporting this wild, heartfelt journey . Now let’s go win this thing. To Battle! ⚔️🏆🌀

08/10/2025

Fare the well, my dear friend ⚔️⚔️ Thank you to this talented cast, this amazing crew, and everyone that came out to support TO BATTLE: a fight play. TO ADVENTURE!

08/10/2025

🏔️ MEET THE CAST🏔️

The heart and soul of To Battle. Andy Hickly forges ahead as Nat and likes to hang out at Game Masters PGH when he’s not slingin’ steel!

LAST CHANCE!

To Battle: a fight play
By José Pérez IV
Directed by Shannon Knapp
Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre at The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning

Join the quest ⚔️

08/09/2025

Listen, I cannot guarantee that Carolyn Jerz’ bark is worse than their bite…ESPECIALLY if you miss TO BATTLE.Tonight at 7pm and tomorrow at 2pm and then Shooter is moving on to other adventures! Come see Pittsburgh’s finest actor combatants before they’re gone 🐶

08/09/2025

Thank you Square Cafe and Title 9 for supporting TO BATTLE: a fight play! This is our community 🤍 TO ADVENTURE! Only two shows left—tonight and tomorrow afternoon!

08/09/2025

⚔️ MEET THE CAST⚔️

Our leader, our inspiration, our Sword of the North! When Tonya Lynn isn’t on stage as Squall or training the Pittsburgh fight family, you can find her at Games Unlimited!

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY REMAIN!

To Battle: a fight play
By José Pérez IV
Directed by Shannon Knapp
August 8-10 remaining
Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre at The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning

Join the quest ⚔️

08/08/2025

Look! LAST CHANCE! Pittsburgh Magazine says to come see Big Storm Performance Company presents TO BATTLE: a fight play this weekend ⚔️“To Battle” erupts into hilarious and thrilling fight sequences every few moments yet still finds a path to a heartfelt, affirming conclusion. Shannon Knapp directs a delightful (and agile) cast in a production that feels like a secret — one minute, you’re wandering around Oakland, and the next, you’ve found the city’s funniest underground fight club. “To Battle” continues this Friday through Sunday.”-Sean Collier

08/08/2025

TO BATTLE IS SOLD OUT TONIGHT! ⚔️

We only have two more quests on Saturday and Sunday and then on to our next adventure, dear friends.

Do you have your tickets? GET THEM NOW 💨

Big Storm Performance Company presents TO BATTLE: a fight play

08/08/2025

🔪MEET THE CAST🔪

Joanna Getting is a truly unhinged conventioner that finds herself in a sticky situation. Never fear though, she’s a sweetheart in real life and loves to support La Gourmandine Bakery and Oishii Bento!

ONLY THREE SHOWS REMAINING!

To Battle: a fight play
By José Pérez IV
Directed by Shannon Knapp
August 8-10 remaining
Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre at The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning

Join the quest ⚔️

08/07/2025

Pittsburgh Magazine says to come see Big Storm Performance Company presents TO BATTLE: a fight play this weekend!

“To Battle” erupts into hilarious and thrilling fight sequences every few moments yet still finds a path to a heartfelt, affirming conclusion. Shannon Knapp directs a delightful (and agile) cast in a production that feels like a secret — one minute, you’re wandering around Oakland, and the next, you’ve found the city’s funniest underground fight club. “To Battle” continues this Friday through Sunday.

See some brand-new plays about Pittsburgh or welcome the return of a favorite South Side venue.

08/06/2025

Thank you BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh!

“To Battle isn’t a stunt show or a Saturday morning cartoon. It’s a very good, well written and resonant play that happens to be in the FORM of a stunt show or a Saturday morning cartoon. It’s not the sort of play just any company can do; unlike other combat-centric shows like West Side Story or She Kills Monsters, you need a company where everybody is equally skilled across a variety of stunt, combat and physical-performance disciplines. As such, count yourself lucky that you got to see a production of this hidden gem of a show, and if you didn’t see it yet, rush to get tickets. This adventure won’t last long.”

Only Friday, Saturday, and Sunday remaining and tickets are going fast! Don’t let them sell out! ⚔️🍕🥊❤️

Photo by Kitoko Chargois