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Press Releases & News Items:
October 28, 2024
Hartford-area arts organizations look to boost funding reserves as federal aid ends
October 13, 2024
Hartford Stage launches $20M fundraising campaign
October 13, 2024
Storied CT regional performing arts theater launches ambitious $20M fundraising campaign
Oct 11, 2024
Hartford Stage announces Set the Stage campaign to raise $20M for endowment fund
July 14, 2021
Hartford Stage announces Jack Sennott elected President of the Board of Directors
July 13, 2021
Hartford Stage Achieves $1,000,000 Matching Challenge; Surpasses Raise the Curtain Fundraising goal for the 2020/2021 Season
June 10, 2021
Hartford Stage Announces plans for in-person 2021/2022 Season beginning in October 2021
June 9, 2021
Hartford Stage announces the inaugural American Voices New Play Festival
February 4, 2021
$1,000,000 Matching Challenge Announced for Hartford Stage Raise the Curtain Fundraising Campaign
January 28, 2021
The Bacon Brothers featuring Michael & Kevin Bacon Highlight Hartford Stage Virtual Gala
December 8, 2020
More than 80 collaborators help bring Hartford Stage’s A Community Carol to Life
November 23, 2020
Hartford Stage announces a new digital holiday offering of A Community Carol
July 29, 2020
Hartford Stage cancels all onstage performances scheduled through June 2021
April 15, 2020
Hartford Stage reschedules Ah, Wilderness! and The Complete History of Comedy (Abridged) in response to COVID-19 crisis
March 20. 2020
Hartford Stage announces Employee Reductions in response to COVID-19 crisis
March 12, 2020
Hartford Stage cancels all remaining performances of Jane Eyre and run of The King’s Speech in response to COVID-19
February 26, 2020
Additional performance of Jane Eyre scheduled by popular demand on Thursday, March 12
February 24, 2020
The original play which inspired the Academy Award-winning film The King’s Speech comes to Hartford Stage in March
February 12, 2020
Hartford Stage to present the Hartford Public Library with inaugural Inspiration Award during its annual Gala in April
January 15, 2020
New adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s beloved novel Jane Eyre from Elizabeth Williamson, who also directs, will debut in February at Hartford Stage
January 9, 2020
PlayDate babysitting program to extend through remainder of 2019/2020 season
December 12, 2019
Obie Award-winning playwright and actor Nilaja Sun to perform her acclaimed solo show, Pike St.
November 27, 2019
Hartford Stage will present The Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
November 13, 2019
Hartford Stage and The Mark Twain House & Museum to present Marley and Scrooge: Frenemies Reimagined, a free community event, on Tuesday, December 10
November 12, 2019
Twenty-eight Connecticut children cast in youth ensemble for A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas at Hartford Stage
November 11, 2019
Hartford Stage hosts 17th annual Community Night Performance of A Christmas Carol on December 4
November 7, 2019
Connecticut’s beloved holiday favorite, A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas, returns for its 22nd Season
November 5, 2019
Sixth annual sensory friendly performance of A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas will be held Saturday, December 7
October 24, 2019
Hartford Stage and Christ Church Cathedral partner to launch PlayDate, a free babysitting service for theatregoers, during Cry it Out
September 26, 2019
Pike St. playwright Nilaja Sun to serve as guest artist for Project: Transform
September 23, 2019
New partnership between Education @ Hartford and CT Inclusive Arts seeks to increase access to the arts for students of all abilities
September 18, 2019
Hartford Stage hosts art exhibition showcasing the work of local Latinx artists during run of Quixote Nuevo
September 17, 2019
Cry It Out, Molly Smith Metzler’s ode to modern-day motherhood, brings the laughs to Hartford Stage in October
August 12, 2019
Hartford Stage opens 2019/2020 season with Quixote Nuevo by award-winning playwright Octavio Solis
August 9, 2019
Hartford Stage to hold children’s auditions for the 22nd annual production of A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas
July 24, 2019
Education @ Hartford Stage announces cast and creative team for teen musical ensemble production of Once Upon a Mattress
July 13, 2019
Single and group tickets now on sale for Hartford Stage’s 2019/2020 season
July 10, 2019
Casting and performance dates announced for Breakdancing Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 9, 2019
Hartford Stage to host second fundraising golf tournament on September 12
July 3, 2019
Hartford Stage announces new board member appointments at Annual Meeting
June 5, 2019
Hartford Stage announces Cynthia Rider as new Managing Director
May 29, 2019
Hartford Stage extends run for the world premiere musical The Flamingo Kid through Saturday, June 15
May 21, 2019
Hershey Felder Returns to Hartford Stage in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
May 20, 2019
Hartford Stage to Hold Equity Principal Auditions for 2019/2020 Season
April 29
Auditions to be held for Breakdancing Shakespeare’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on May 8
April 25, 2019
Screenwriter Neal Marshall and Producer Michael Phillips to discuss the making of The Flamingo Kid film on Sunday, June 2
April 9, 2019
Hartford Stage announces last two plays of the 2019/2020 season
April 4, 2019
Stage One board members launch crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for Project: Transform
April 1, 2019
Hartford Stage announces cast and creative team for the world premiere musical The Flamingo Kid
March 28, 2019
Hartford Stage announces one additional play for the 2019/2020 season
March 14, 2019
Hartford Stage announces three plays for the 2019/2020 season
February 25, 2019
Hartford Stage announces cast and creative team for Jeeves & Wooster in “Perfect Nonsense”
January 28, 2019
Education @ Hartford Stage Accepting Entries for Annual Write On Young Playwrights’ Competition
January 22, 2019
Hartford Stage announces cast and creative team for Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit ’67
January 9, 2019
Hartford Stage announces OBIE Award-winning director Melia Bensussen as next Artistic Director
December 13, 2018
Zach Appelman, Richard Bekins, Mia Dillon and Beth Riesgraf lead the cast for the world premiere of Samuel Baum’s The Engagement Party
November 23, 2018
Hartford Stage to Host 16th Annual Community Night Performance of A Christmas Carol on November 28
November 19, 2018
Hershey Felder Returns to Hartford Stage in Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin
November 8, 2018
Hartford Stage Hosts Fourth Annual Holiday Food Drive to Support Hands On Hartford
November 7, 2018
Hartford Stage Announces Youth Ensemble Cast for the 21st Season of A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas
November 5, 2018
Hartford Stage Announces Cast and Creative Team for the 21st Season of A Christmas Carol–A Ghost Story of Christmas
October 23, 2018
Mike Stotts to Step Down as Managing Director of Hartford Stage in January 2019
October 10, 2018
Hartford Stage to stage fifth annual sensory friendly performance of A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas on Saturday, December 1
September 17, 2018
Stephen Louis Grush will play the lead in Shakespeare’s Henry V at Hartford Stage
