The Hartt Theatre Division presents Ah, Wilderness! Thursday, December 2 through Saturday, December 4, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, December 5, at 3:00 PM, in the Kent McCray Theater, in the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. Admission is $20 with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Admission is free for University of Hartford students, faculty, and staff with current University ID. For tickets and information, contact the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587, or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.
Taking place on the Fourth of July, 1906, Eugene O'Neill's comedy Ah, Wilderness! shares with Thorton Wilder's Our Town the depiction of an earlier, more innocent New England in a country yet untouched by world war and 20th century cynicism. The extended Miller family lives in a Connecticut town, much like O'Neill's New London, in a house very much like O'Neill's boyhood home. Instead of the tortured ghosts of his other plays, he has peopled Ah, Wilderness! with a loving family and some unforgettably robust characters. At the heart of the action is the seventeen year old Richard, whose passionate rebellious spirit and lust for life lead him into true dangers that test the family bond.Guest Artist Terry Layman who directs this coming of age tale says, "This expertly crafty comedy gives the talented actors of The Hartt School an opportunity to travel to another era with one of the greatest American Playwrights as their guide."Videos