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Yale Repertory Theater: Escaped Alone By Caryl Churchill
Yale Repertory Theater 1120 Chapel St, New HavenMarch 8 - March 30, 2024 Three old friends and a neighbor. A verdant backyard on a summer afternoon. Tea and catastrophe. Caryl Churchill’s convention-defying play, Escaped Alone, sets in comic and devastating counterpoint the consolations of a good chat and the looming weight of disasters both intimate and global. For more information and showtimes
Yale Repertory Theater: WORLD PREMIERE of Falcon Girls By Hilary Bettis
Yale Repertory Theater 1120 Chapel St, New HavenOctober 10 – November 2, 2024 This is a true story. It’s the 90s in rural Falcon, Colorado. Six teenage girls on the FFA horse judging team are determined to make it to nationals come hell or high water. But to do that, they must grapple with jealousy, rivalries, sex, Jesus, AOL chat rooms, impossible expectations, and rumors […]
Yale Repertory Theater: The Far Country By Lloyd Suh
Yale Repertory Theater 1120 Chapel St, New HavenApril 26 - May 18, 2024 By Lloyd Suh Directed by Ralph B. Peña 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalist In the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act, an unlikely family carries invented biographies and poems of longing on an arduous journey from rural Taishan to Angel Island Detention Center, in hopes of landing in San Francisco Bay. […]
Flock Theater: JANE EYRE at The Shaw Mansion in New London
The Shaw Mansion 11 Blinman Street, New LondonMay 17-19, 24-26 Adapted by Julie Butters from the novel by Charlotte Brontë Directed by Victor Chiburis Originally set to be performed in New London’s historic Shaw Mansion in 2020, the production was waylaid due to the global pandemic and adapted into a Zoom film. Now in 2024, the show finally gets its live debut […]
Anne Cubberly’s Giant Puppets: New Haven Green
New Haven Green Temple Street, New HavenJune 14-29, 2024 Experience the whimsical magic of Anne Cubberly’s Giant Puppets as they roam the Green and Downtown New Haven! These colossal, colorful creations are more than just puppets—they’re vibrant reflections of our essence and the boundless spirit within us all. Don’t let their size intimidate you; instead, seek them out and bask in the awe- […]
Compagnia de’ Colombari – King Lear At University Theater New Haven
University Theater 222 York Street, New HavenJune 14, 15 16, 2024 Compagnia de’ Colombari’s KING LEAR, adapted and directed by Karin Coonrod, is a raw, primal, and potent “paper crown” Lear that strips down the Shakespearian classic to its essence through a vigorous exploration of the text and characters’ psyches and motivations. An ensemble of ten actors ranging in age and […]
Dramatic Question Theatre: New Play Development Programs
A REMINDER TO ALL PLAYWRIGHTS: We are still receiving submissions for our 3 new play development programs… * CLASSICS IN COLOR – This program facilitates the development of new plays by BIPoC that blend their lived experience with texts from the Global Canon. Up to 12 playwrights are selected based on their application materials. Led […]
Musical: the PROM at the Ridgefield Theater Barn
Ridgefield Theater Barn 37 Halpin Lane, RidgefieldSEPTEMBER 6-28, 2024 FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS at 8:00pm SUNDAYS at 5:00pm This hilarious and heartwarming hit musical tells the story of self-absorbed Broadway stars who descend on a small town to champion a high school girl’s right to attend prom with her girlfriend. Expect big laughs, dazzling dance numbers, and a whole lot of heart! […]
Outside Mullingar by Patrick Shanley at The MAC in Milford
Milford Arts Council, the MAC 40 Railroad Ave South, MilfordSeptember 20 – October 5 Fridays & Saturdays 7:30 Sundays 2:00 Never too late to take a chance on love. The play is set in the Midlands of Ireland, and involves two farmers, Anthony and Rosemary, who live next to each other. Rosemary has been romantically interested in Anthony her entire life. Anthony, who is […]
Theater: FEVER DREAMS (of Animals on the Verge of Extinction) at TheaterWorks in Hartford
TheaterWorks Hartford 233 Pearl Street, HartfordOCT 3 – NOV 3, 2024 A steamy, decades-long affair. A remote cabin. An unexpected visitor. This is only the beginning. Full of surprising twists, dark secrets, and one very stubborn, broken cabinet, this exciting new play is from the mind of writer Jeffrey Lieber, co-creator of the hit television series LOST. Directed by Rob Ruggiero For more information […]
The Shark is Broken at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford
Playhouse On Park 244 Park Rd, West HartfordOctober 2 - 20, 2024 This “bitingly funny” comedy centers on the making of the blockbuster film JAWS and enjoyed overwhelming popularity on Broadway and in London’s West End. Take a deep dive behind the scenes of a great American movie as its stars, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw wrestle with the frustration […]
Kate Hamill’s Dracula: Town Players of New Canaan
Powerhouse Theater Performing Arts Center 679 South Ave, New CanaanOctober 11 - 27, 2024 "When your survival is at stake… will you be able to distinguish the monster from the man? Both terrifying and riotous, Kate Hamill’s imaginative, gender-bending “feminist revenge fantasy” is like no Dracula you’ve ever seen—exploring the nature of predators and reinventing the story as a smart, disquieting, darkly comic drama. […]