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STAGE TUBE: A Sneak Peek at Christopher Shinn's AN OPENING IN TIME at Hartford Stage

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As reported in BroadwayWorld, playwright Christopher Shinn thought his next play would be his last after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer.

AN OPENING IN TIME would serve as a personal, final statement, but miraculously, after successful treatment, his status is now ""no evidence of disease."

Here are Patrick Clear and Bill Christ in a scene from Hartford Stage's world premiere production of AN OPENING IN TIME.

An Opening In Time

Here's a preview from act one of AN OPENING IN TIME.

Posted by Hartford Stage on Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Hartford Stage presents the world premiere of An Opening in Time by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Connecticut native Christopher Shinn, with direction by Oliver Butler of The Debate Society, from September 17 through October 11, 2015. An Opening in Time's central Connecticut setting is inspired by Shinn's hometown of Wethersfield.

A Pulitzer finalist for Dying City, presented at Hartford Stage in the 2008/09 season, Shinn is the winner of a 2005 OBIE in Playwriting and a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting. He was shortlisted for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play and has been nominated for an Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Playwright.

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