Chester Theatre Company Announces 2026 Season

What does the future hold? Can we change the world? Those are the questions at the heart of Chester Theatre Company’s 2026 season. Our four plays are strikingly different, yet each brims with humor, courage, a touch of grit, and the thrill of discovery. Futurist Buckminster Fuller, fearless activist Fannie Lou Hamer, a…

REVIEW: “Two Trains Running” at Hartford Stage

by Mark G. Auerbach Special to Berkshire on Stage August Wilson was a prolific playwright who wrote about the 20th century African American experience. His works, several of which, including Two Trains Running premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre, were important plays on Broadway and translated into powerful films. He’s best known…

The Value of the Ticket – A Community Conversation with Hartford’s Leading Arts Organizations

The Value of the Ticket The Power of Artistic Voices A moderated panel discussion that discusses how artists leave lasting impressions, deepen our sense of empathy, and spark movements for social and structural change in Hartford and beyond. Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Downtown Hartford Public Library (500 Main St.) 6:30pm…