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…
THEATERWORKS HARTFORD PRESENTS WOODY SEZ: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie JULY 13-28, 2024! Devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corley, and Darcie Deaville, Helen J. Russell, and Andy Teirstein Directed by Nick Corley Music Direction by David M. Lutken TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and…
Four regional premieres. Award winning playwrights. And the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner. Welcome to our 39th season. We are excited to announce these great new plays by amazing storytellers. Our 24/25 season is full of dangerous love affairs, basketball fandom, unexpected friendships, new beginnings, and a remarkable glimpse into the…
Starting Thursday, May 30, 2024 HARTFORD – The Hartford Public Library (HPL) will now offer two passes for any show at TheaterWorks Hartford (TWH) to all Hartford residents with an HPL library card, starting with TWH’s upcoming production of Sandra by David Cale, music by Matthew Dean Marsh. The production runs from May 30-June 23, 2024. The…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods Hope for the future is an ephemeral sensation—sometimes seeming like a broken scrap of wood in a stormy sea. That glimmer of hope is the connecting framework of SANCTUARY CITY, a captivating and intelligent production, now playing at TheaterWorks Hartford. Set in Newark, New Jersey, in…
April 28 for Two Performances of STAND BY YOUR DRAG(4pm performance added due to demand) April 10, 2024/Hartford, CT…TheaterWorks Hartford presents international drag superstar and petty criminal Varla Jean Merman in her hit comedy cabaret Stand By Your Drag. This gut-busting show, co-written by TheaterWorks favorite Jacques Lamarre (I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; Christmas on the Rocks) with…
TheaterWorks Hartford, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero and Managing Director Jeff Griffin, continues its 2023–2024 season with Sanctuary City by Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok. Co-Directed by theatermaker Jacob G. Padrón and filmmaker Pedro Bermúdez, this Obie Award-winning play, running March 28–April 25, 2024, asks audiences to consider…
