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The Crucible
The Crucible
4/19 - 4/28/2024


In the Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no ...


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Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Center Stage Theatre


by Sean Fallon - April 21, 2024

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG as performed at Center Stage Theatre, in Shelton, CT, has the most spectacular set I have ever seen!  Director Betsy Kelso helps bring out the best in this amazing cast!  It is clear that the entire cast is having as wonderful a time performing their roles as the audience is...

Review: GHOST: THE MUSICAL at Music Theatre of Connecticut


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - April 14, 2024

GHOST: THE MUSICAL closes 37th season at Music Theatre Of Connecticut with a heartwarming story....

Review: SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD brings The Bard to Brookfield Theatre For The Arts


by Jared Reynolds - April 14, 2024

What do you get when you cross a stage director, a burgeoning film industry, exotic plants, and time-travelling characters? Why, you get Shakespeare in Hollywood! This play is a riotous time for Shakespeare nerds and People-Who’ve-Never-Read-Shakespeare alike....

Review: WAIT UNTIL DARK Ramps Up The Tension At TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - April 01, 2024

'Wait Until Dark' plucks the strings of your anxieties one by one until your muscles are screaming for the inevitable crash of expectation that comes at the end of a thrilling work of art. But a script can’t do it on its own. It needs the right cast, the right crew, and the right moment to come to l...

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Long Wharf Theatre


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - March 03, 2024

I think Arthur Miller is smiling down at this production....

Review: FOREVER PLAID at Castle Craig Players


by Sean Fallon - March 03, 2024

On Saturday, March 2nd, I had the pleasure of seeing another phenomenal performance put on by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT, FOREVER PLAID, a comedic jukebox musical written by Stuart Ross. Director Melanie Del Sole, with help from musical direct...

Review: Celebrating the Peanuts with YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN at Brookfield Theatre For The Arts


by Jared Reynolds - February 20, 2024

Nostalgia is a powerful tool. It can bring back memories that you had long forgotten, and it can make you smile with fondness. Everyone experiences nostalgia differently, but at its core, its job is to make us feel. The cast and crew come together to bring the joy of the Peanuts to life at Brookfiel...

Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Music Theatre of Connecticut


by Sherry Shameer Cohen - February 18, 2024

The most fun show to see this month is The Legend of Georgia McBridge....

Review: OKLAHOMA! at Center Stage Theatre


by Sean Fallon - February 18, 2024

What did our critic think of OKLAHOMA! at Center Stage Theatre?...

Review: CLUE at Ridgefield Theater Barn


by Sean Fallon - February 04, 2024

The play is by Sandy Rustin, Hunter Foster, and Eric Price, based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn. Under the wonderful direction of David Fritsch, the Ridgefield Theater Barn successfully put on yet another phenomenal production that combines comedy with murder mystery!...

Past Shows

The Donkey Show: A Midsummer Night's Disco


Join us for an unforgettable night at The Enchanted Rose! The Studio Theatre has been converted to a 1970’s night club, ready to welcome you ...
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Next to Normal
Next to Normal
2/23 - 3/3/2024


Presented in the MainStage Theatre at the Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU. Runs February 23 - March 3, 2024. About the Show A ...

Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov


Somewhere in the backwoods of Russia, the three Prozorov sisters, Olga, Masha and Irina, live in the large, beautiful house their father has left them. ...

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches


In the first part of Tony Kushner's epic, set in 1980's New York City, a gay man is abandoned by his lover when he contracts ...

Something Rotten! A Very New Musical


A hilarious mashup a fifteenth-century Shakespeare and twenty-first-century Broadway.

Marat/Sade
Marat/Sade
4/21 - 4/30/2023


The infamous Marquis de Sade has been imprisoned in the asylum of Charenton for endangering public morals. As a form of therapy, the hospital’s patients ...

FAIRVIEW
FAIRVIEW
3/31 - 4/16/2023


At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma’s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro


This ensemble musical chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an Everyman, Joseph Taylor, Jr., from cradle through a mid-life discovery of who he ...

Season's Greetings
Season's Greetings
12/2 - 12/4/2022


Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty. The arrival of ...

Bat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical
11/4 - 11/6/2022


Bat Boy: The Musical Music and Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe Story and Book by Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming Licensed under agreement with Weekly World ...

BIG LOVE
BIG LOVE
10/7 - 10/16/2022


Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge in a villa on the coast of Italy in this modern re-making of one of the ...

Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
5/6 - 5/8/2022


METAMORPHOSES Based on the Myths of Ovid Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman Directed by Sal Trapani Music directed and composed by Howard Kilik ...

Ernest and the Pale Moon
Ernest and the Pale Moon
4/1 - 4/10/2022


Ernest and the Pale Moonby Oliver LansleyDirector: Donna Baldwin-BradbyInspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock, Ernest and the Pale Moon is ...

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler From an adaptation by Christopher Bond Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Orchestrations by ...

MELANCHOLY PLAY: a chamber musical


MELANCHOLY PLAY: a chamber musical Written by Sarah Ruhl and Todd Almond Directed and Music Directed by Justin P. Cowan Tilly is a bank teller, ...

The Last Slice of Pi


The Department of Theatre at WCSU presents THE LAST SLICE OF , an evening of one act plays produced by student directors, designers, and technicians. ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
4/30 - 5/9/2021


William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dreamdirected and adapted by Pam McDanielStreaming Friday, April 30th and Sunday, May 9thOne of Shakespeare's most popular and acclaimed comedies, ...

SWEAT
SWEAT
4/29 - 5/8/2021


SWEAT, written by Lynn Nottagedirected by Tim HowardStreaming Thursday, April 28th and Saturday, May 8thFilled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story ...

Hedda Freeman, a Contemporary Adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler


Hedda Freeman, a Contemporary Adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gablerdirected by Justin P. Cowan, adapted by Kamilah Bush and Justin P. CowanStreaming on Sunday, May 2nd ...

The Covid Decameron
The Covid Decameron
5/1 - 5/6/2021


The Covid Decamerondirected and curated by Sal TrapaniStreaming on Saturday, May 1st and Thursday, May 6thThe Decameron, written in 1348 during the Black Plague in ...

Be More Funny, and Other Short Plays


CONNECTICUT SHOWSView Connecticut Ticket Central... Be More Funny, and Other Short Plays at Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSUDATES11/29/2020 - 12/3/2020THEATREVisual and Performing Arts ...

Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 and Other Lessons


Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 And Other Lessons Members of Generation Z Have Learned, Are Learning, Will Learn Before Everything is Said and Done... ...

In the Open


Written by: Mona MansourDirected by: Kimille HowardAbout the Play:At an elite high school for high achievers, an incident happens, an escalation of violence, something that ...

The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical


Music and Book: Amanda DArchangelisLyrics and Book: Sami HorneffLyrics and Book: Lisa MongilloDirected by: Tim HowardMusic Directed by: Justin P. CowanAbout the Play:The Radium Girls: ...

Dognap on Dekalb


Written by: Benjamin ColonDirected by: Sal TrapaniAbout the Play:Dognap on Dekalb is a contemporary play set in the Bronx. The story follows Esther, a single ...

Just Our Luck, a Collection of Virtual, Student-Directed One-Act Plays


Join us for a night of virtual entertainment! Seven student directors have mounted seven unique One Act plays, written by a collection of dynamic women+ ...

The Radium Girls: A Jaw-Dropping New Musical


Music and Book: Amanda DArchangelis Lyrics and Book: Sami Horneff Lyrics and Book: Lisa Mongillo Directed by: Tim Howard Music Directed by: Justin P. Cowan ...

Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 & Other Lessons


Organizing in the Time of Covid-19 And Other Lessons Members of Generation Z Have Learned, Are Learning, Will Learn Before Everything is Said and Done... ...

In the Open
In the Open
11/30 - 12/4/2020


Written by: Mona Mansour Directed by: Kimille Howard About the Play: At an elite high school for high achievers, an incident happens, an escalation of ...

Be More Funny, and Other Short Plays


Written by: Eric Lane Directed by: Pam McDaniel About the Play: From comic to dramatic, this collection of award-winning short plays spans a wide range ...

Dognap on Dekalb
Dognap on Dekalb
11/28 - 12/2/2020


Written by: Benjamin Colon Directed by: Sal Trapani About the Play: Dognap on Dekalb is a contemporary play set in the Bronx. The story follows ...

Hand to God
Hand to God
2/28 - 3/8/2020


Hand to God, Robert Askins' "darkly delightful" play directed by Sal Trapani, has been described as "an irreverent puppet comedy". The show, set in a ...

The 1940's Radio Hour
The 1940's Radio Hour
12/4 - 12/8/2019


A different time is evoked in this marvelously theatrical show, a live broadcast of The Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade from the Hotel Astors Algonquin Room ...

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