Theater
City Youth Theater/City Stage Company to Present “Five Guys Named Moe” in Honor of Black History Month at Trinity-on-Main (CANCELLED)
Editor’s Note (2/17/2025): The Trinity-on-Main website says that these events are cancelled. City Youth Theater/City Stage Company is presenting Five Guys Named Moe, “a vibrant celebration of Black music and storytelling,” at New Britain’s Trinity-on-Main honor of Black History Month. The performance company says that. This beloved musical tells the story of Nomax, a man […]
Hole in the Wall Theater to Host Acting Workshop
New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater is planning an Acting Workshop, with sessions starting in September and running through December. The Theater says that the workshop is, An opportunity to grow, learn, and exercise the emotional and physical skills of acting. Join us in this lesson where we encourage the development of the many […]
Connecticut Theatre Company Presenting “Nine”
The Connecticut Theatre Company in New Britain is performing the play “Nine”, which opens on May 17, 2024 and continues through June 2nd. The Theatre says that, Nine is the story of a celebrated film director Guido Contini and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued […]
Caribbean Play Comes to New Britain
By Jessica Angelo-Julien, MBA, JP Over two hundred nationals mostly from the island of St. Lucia descended on the City of New Britain to attend a play at Trinity on Main. This is the third year that this acting team of Ché Campeche, Inc has graced our city with their talents. This time they presented […]
“The Last Night” at Hole in the Wall Theater Explores Connecticut Witchcraft Executions
New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater will host, “The Last Night”, a play, “that explores not only the facts of the Hartford Witchcraft Panic, but the hearts and souls of two women accused and hanged,” the Theater says. The Theater says that the play, “was originally commissioned by the Stanley-Whitman House in Farmington in […]
Connecticut Theatre Company Presenting “The Drowsy Chaperone”
New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is performing “The Drowsy Chaperone.”
Hole in the Wall Theater Presenting “The Curious Savage”
New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater is to present John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage,” a play that it says, “calls into question conventional definitions of sanity while lampooning celebrity culture.”
“PUFFS” to be Presented by Tunxis Stage at the Hole in the Wall Theater
Tunxis Stage is to present “PUFFS”, or “Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic”, Matt Cox, at New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater.
CCSU Black Box Theatre Presenting “Silent Sky”
The CCSU Black Box Theatre is presenting “Silent Sky”. The Theatre says, “The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries.”
“The Night America Panicked” to be Presented by Imagine X Productions at the Hole in the Wall Theater
Imagine X Productions is to present the “The Night America Panicked” at New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater about Orson Welles’ 1938 radio presentation of “The War of the Worlds.”
Hole in the Wall Theater Presenting “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
Calling it a, “A timeless tale and a look through the eyes of madness,” New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater is to open its presentation of, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
Connecticut Theatre Company Presenting “Zanna Don’t”, a “Musical Fairy Tale”
New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is performing “Zanna Don’t”, which, it says is, “A Musical Fairy Tale.”
YWCA Youth Theater and NBHS Music and Drama Departments To Present “The Wedding Singer”
The YWCA Youth Theater and NBHS Music and Drama Departments are presenting “The Wedding Singer”.
Hole in the Wall Theater Performing Eleanor Burgess’ “The Niceties”
Eleanor Burgess’ “The Niceties” is on stage at New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater, a play that the Theater says, “brings to mind the words ‘Power, Race, History, Privilege, Woke, Social Justice, Gender, and Perspective”. The Theater says that the play, “relevant to current events,” is a riveting two-person drama. At an elite East […]
New Britain/No Boundaries Youth Theater Presenting “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
New Britain/No Boundaries Youth Theater is presenting “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
Connecticut Theatre Company Presenting “Head Over Heels”
New Britain’s Connecticut Theatre Company is performing “Head Over Heels”, which, it says, “is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening.”
Hole in the Wall Theater Plans Annual Meeting
New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater is planning its 2023 Annual Meeting, saying, “Big things are happening at HITW, and we want you to be a part of it!”
“Day of Tears” to be Presented at Hole in the Wall Theater
The Hole in the Wall Theater and the Day of Tears Touring Company are presenting, “Day of Tears,” about an especially shameful day in the history of the crime of slavery in the United States. The Theater says that the presentation is, “A staged reading adapted for the stage and directed by Ms. Laurie Maria […]
NBYT Hosting Drag Queen Bingo Fundraising Event
The No Boundaries Youth Theater is hosting a Drag Queen Bingo fundraising event.
“Next to Normal” On Stage At CCSU
The CCSU Theatre Department is presenting “Next to Normal”. The Theatre Department says that “Next to Normal”, includes, “music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, and direction by Janelle Robinson,”