Mike Zizka

On Friday, May 13th, I saw a play I was previously not familiar with.  VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE was performed by the Castle Craig Players at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden, CT.  This is a modern (about ten years ago) play written by controversial playwright Christopher Durang.  The genres encompassed include dark drama, dark comedy, and even a political rant.  The audience reactions throughout the show suggest that they truly enjoyed the show.  While the show certainly has comedic elements, I feel that this show can be best appreciated if audience members come to the show expecting to see what is more of a very dark and twisted drama than a comedy, as I feel that drama is the more dominant genre in this show. 

Christopher Durang's multi-award-winning comedy, 'VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE' romps across the Castle Craig Players' stage May 13-22, as the fourth show in the group's 29th Anniversary Season.

Little Theatre of Manchester, one of Connecticut's oldest community theatres still in operation, announced today their upcoming production of the beloved dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. The hilarious play, believed to be based on an infamous series of boarding house murders in Windsor, CT, runs now through February 20, 2022 at the National Historic Landmark Cheney Hall located at 177 Hartford Road in Manchester, CT.

Little Theatre of Manchester, one of Connecticut's oldest community theatres still in operation, announced today their upcoming production of the beloved dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. The hilarious play, believed to be based on an infamous series of boarding house murders in Windsor, CT, will run February 4-20, 2022 at the National Historic Landmark Cheney Hall located at 177 Hartford Road in Manchester, CT.

The Warner Stage Company will present the murderously funny thriller THE GAME'S AFOOT (or HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS) in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre December 9-17. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set in William Gillette's Connecticut castle which won the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Play.

The Warner Stage Company will present Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE in the Warner Theatre's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre this September!   

Little Theatre of Manchester's popular script-in-hand play-reading series, begins on March 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. with a reading of John Logan's dramatization of the 1920's Leopold and Loeb crime and trial, NEVER THE SINNER.

Little Theatre of Manchester began its 2017 SEASON with a heartwarming comedy about friendship and loyalty. This REVEALING COMEDY, inspired by the Hollywood hit movie, entertained a sold-out audience on Friday night as laughter filled the room. The audience would intently quiet one minute during the more sentimental moments and then at other times there would be an eruption of laughter. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Little Theatre of Manchester begins its 2017 SEASON with a heartwarming comedy about friendship and loyalty. This REVEALING COMEDY, inspired by the Hollywood hit movie, is set to launch LTM's 2017 Season!

The Little Theatre of Manchester will close its 2016 Evenings@7 Playreading Series with the winner of five TONY® Awards & the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August: Osage County by Tracy Letts.

Little Theatre of Manchester continues its 2016 season with the Greater Hartford premiere of Bruce Norris' award-winning play, CLYBOURNE PARK, sponsored by First Niagara Bank Foundation.

Music Director Kim Aliczi puts together a selection of more than 30 musical numbers from members of the great American Songbook like Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin with medleys featuring tunes from one composer or themes, like songs about trains.

Margulies' intimate look at the hidden cracks in marriage foundation reveals a very solid play at Farmington Valley Stage Company.

The Warner Stage Company will present Cole Porter's six time Tony Award-Winning Musical Anything Goes this weekend at the Warner.

Today, May 4 through May 12, the Warner Stage Company will present Cole Porter's six time Tony Award-Winning Musical Anything Goes.

On May 4-12, the Warner Stage Company will present Cole Porter's six time Tony Award-Winning Musical Anything Goes.

Can't afford a trip to see the current Broadway revival? LTM's VIRGINIA WOOLF is nothing to be afraid of...

Voting is now underway for the Connecticut Awards and continues until December 31, 2012. Winners will be announced in early January.