Melia Bensussen News

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is now accepting applications for the 2025 National Playwrights Conference. Learn how to apply.

Hartford Stage has announced unique Breakdancing Shakespeare performances, blending classic Shakespearean plays with modern breakdancing.

Hartford Stage has unveiled the lineup for its 2024/2025 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Watch as Artistic Director Melia Bensussen chats with the cast and director of Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Hot Wing King: Calvin M. Thompson, Christopher D. Betts, and Bjorn DuPaty.

Get a first look at the world premiere of Simona's Search at Hartford Stage. Performances run January 18 – February 11, 2024

This week, the NEA announced $32 million in grants to institutions across the country, and while these grants are going to be vitally important to the groups that received them, it is just a drop in the bucket to the economic impact that arts organizations have on their local communities.

Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has revealed that Melia Bensussen will be taking the reins of its flagship program, the National Playwrights Conference.

Watch a chat with the cast of the world premiere production of Simona's Search: Christopher Bannow, Alejandra Escalante, and Al Rodrigo. Check out the video!

The world premiere of Simona's Search comes to Hartford Stage next week. Performances run January 18 – February 11, 2024. In an all new video, the cast and creatives discuss the show, and show clips from the rehearsal process.

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Hartford Stage announces the cast and creative team for Martín Zimmerman's Simona's Search, directed by the theater's Artistic Director Melia Bensussen. This new, mysterious, and witty story makes its world premiere at the Tony-Award winning theater, running January 18 through February 11, 2024, at 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT.

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Connecticut Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) announced the results of its 2023 Executive Board election at its Annual Membership Meeting on Monday night, November 13.

Hartford Stage has announced the cast and creative team of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas. The holiday classic returns after a three-year hiatus, with original director Michael Wilson, who also adapted the play from Charles Dickens' novel, at the helm.

On Saturday, September 23, Hartford Stage will open its doors for its second consecutive Open House from 12:00PM to 4:00PM, and a Job Fair from 10:00AM to 12:00PM at 50 Church Street in downtown Hartford. New and returning audience members are invited to discover more about the inner workings and activities of the Tony Award-winning theater. 

The Hartford Stage Board of Directors at their Annual Meeting held on Tuesday, June 20 announced the one-year extension of current Board President, Jack Sennott, who will continue to work alongside Artistic Director Melia Bensussen and Managing Director Cynthia Rider leading Hartford Stage.