Uncertain Arts Funding
Act Now!
The 2018 federal budget plan revealed by President Donald J. Trump has proposed the elimination of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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An Interview with James Lecesne
Meet the Artist
I’m thrilled to be returning to Hartford with The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. For me theater is so much about community—building it, caring for it, while challenging and celebrating everyone who is a member.
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The Trevor Project Crisis Hotline
How Little Ripples Create Big Change
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey is not the first time creator James Lecesne has explored the world of an alienated young man. His first exploration of the theme grew into something so powerful it became a national organization called The Trevor Project.
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An Interview with Duncan Sheik
Meet the Artist
The story is a mystery that you are attempting to solve. You want the music to elevate that air of “whoa, what’s going on” and at the same time, there is this beautiful/melancholy/sadness about what has happened.
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Robinson+Cole Supports Brightness & Hartford’s Bright Future
Over the years, Robinson+Cole has been an active supporter of Hartford Stage, specifically committed to programming that addresses themes of diversity. Their company’s Diversity Action Plan seeks to achieve an inclusive, highly diverse, and flexible work environment that values and respects all employees.
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True Colors
Meet Our Community Partner
Hartford Stage is delighted to partner with True Colors, a non-profit organization in Hartford that works to ensure that the needs of sexual and general minority youth are recognized and served.
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Hartford Stage Career Day
Many young people have big dreams of growing up to become a famous actor or actress. However, sometimes those dreams are dashed as they grow up and realize that perhaps they get stage fright, or someone at their school is a better actor, or they’re afraid of the uncertainty of a performer’s job prospects.
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Meet the Staff
Natalie Pertz, Resident Teaching Artist
“It was not until the second half of high school that I was truly ‘bit by the theatre bug’ and knew that I wanted to pursue it into college and beyond.”
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Spend the Summer with Hartford Stage!
Pippin and Singin’ in the Rain Jr. on Stage
Now in its 5th year at Hartford Stage, this popular program invites students ages 3 to 19 to explore the excitement and drama of live theatre over the course of their 1-week, 2-week, 4-week or 5-week program.
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Short Takes
News from Hartford Stage
Anastasia opens on Broadway, Trevor Project Fundraiser, Unitarian Society talks about Absolute Brightness, Project Transform, Absolute Brightness Raffle.
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