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Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, presents the world premiere stage adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Man in a Case, featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov, on stage February 21 through March 24.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Breath & Imagination, play and original songs by Daniel Beaty, directed by Darko Tresnjak, on stage from tonight, January 10 through February 9.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Breath & Imagination, play and original songs by Daniel Beaty, directed by Darko Tresnjak, on stage from January 10 through February 9.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, announced the lineup for Brand:NEW Fall Festival of New Works, scheduled today, October 25 - 28. The Festival will include readings of five new plays by Octavio Solis, Bess Wohl, Dan O'Brien, Matthew Lopez and Janine Nabers, as well as a playwrights' panel on October 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, announced today the cast for the readings at the Brand:NEW FallFestival of New Works, scheduled October 25 - 28. The Festival will include readings of five new plays by Octavio Solis, Bess Wohl, Dan O'Brien, Matthew Lopez andJanine Nabers, as well as a playwrights' panel on October 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, announced today the lineup for Brand:NEW Fall Festival of New Works, scheduled October 25 - 28. The Festival will include readings of five new plays by Octavio Solis, Bess Wohl, Dan O'Brien, Matthew Lopez andJanine Nabers, as well as a playwrights' panel on October 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, announced that Jill Adams has been elected to serve as the new President of the Tony Award-winning theatre's Board of Directors.

Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company's 2012-2013 opening musical, In the Heights, will be held today, May 10, 2012, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012. Callback times will be announced to auditioners who are invited back.

Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company's 2012-2013 opening musical, In the Heights, will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks will be held on Friday, May 11, 2012. Callback times will be announced to auditioners who are invited back.

The University of Utah Department of Theatre will stage the world premiere of internationally renowned playwright and poet Brighde Mullins's new play, RARE BIRD. The special event will raise funds for undergraduate student scholarships and awards.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced that the agency will award 863 grants to organizations and individual writers across the country. Pioneer Theatre Company is one of the grantees and will receive $10,000 to support developmental workshops of two commissioned shows under the auspices of its New Plays Initiative. The 863 grant awards total $22.543 million, encompass 15 artistic disciplines and fields, and support projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Auditions for PTC's production of Charles Morey's original comedy Laughing Stock will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks are scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 2011; that time will be announced to auditioners who are called back.

Auditions for PTC's production of Emma by Jon Jory (and based on the novel by Jane Austen) will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks are scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2011; that time will be announced to auditioners who are called back.

Auditions for the pop-rock musical Next to Normal, the first show in Pioneer Theatre Company's 2011-2012 season, will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Callbacks will be Thursday, June 16, 2011; that time will be announced to those called back.

Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's The Tempest will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Auditions for Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's The Tempest will be held on Monday, June 13, 2011, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.