by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage A new revision of Peter Pan, touring the country, flew into The Bushnell in Hartford this week. Based on the 1954 musical, this version has an updated (and more politically-correct) script by Native American playwright Loretta FastHorse, whose recent The Thanksgiving Play, has…
TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, is thrilled to announce an extension of their season closer SANDRAwrittenby David Cale, with original music by Matthew Dean Marsh, which will now close on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Directed by two-time Obie-winner Jared Mezzocchi (Russian Troll Farm), this one-woman physiological thriller stars…
by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage In order to do a successful one person show, one needs three ingredients. First, a finely-tuned script. Second, an imaginative creative team with a solid director and designers. Finally, a powerhouse of an actor who can hold an audience’s attention on…
Felicia Curry Stars in One-Woman Psychological Thriller Directed by Two-Time Obie-Winner Jared Mezzocchi TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, closes its 2023–2024 season with SANDRA by David Cale (Harry Clarke with Billy Crudup) with original music by Matthew Dean Marsh. Directed by two-time Obie-winner Jared Mezzocchi (Russian Troll Farm), this one-woman physiological thriller…
by Roseann Cane “So many plays in the HIV/AIDS theatrical canon are about white gay men and death and dying. I wanted to add something Black and gay and full of hope. we are continuous is my contribution.” –Harrison David Rivers The phenomenon is all too familiar. We all know…
by Macey Levin In 1906 a Congolese Pigmy native, Ota Benga, was brought to New York City, placed in a cage along with monkeys, orangutans and other primates for display in the Bronx Zoo. This incident is the basis for the new play A Human Being, of a Sort…
