The Arts
Locally Made Film “Dominic” at OIC Oct 5th
“Dominic,” a short film written, produced and directed by local filmmaker Torrence Conaway, will premiere on October 5, 2018. The film focuses on issues of domestic violence. The premiere will be held at the Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain (OIC). OIC is located at at 114 North Street. Conaway says that, “The scripted short […]
NBMAA First Friday Features Soul Sound Revue Oct 5th
The New Britain Museum of American Art’s popular First Friday event will feature the musical group Soul Sound Revue, “one of the area’s best dance acts.”
“Bat Boy: The Musical” Opens at CT Theater Company, Sep 21st
“Bat Boy: The Musical” Opens at the Connecticut Theater Company Sep 21st.
“Final Arrangements” at HITW Theater Sep 14th to Oct 6th
The comedy, “Final Arrangements,” will open at the Hole in the Wall Theater on September 14, 2018.
Fall 2018 Programs and Auditions at NBYT Announced
No Boundaries Youth Theater has announced Fall 2018 programs and auditions as it launches its ninth season. On September 10th and 12th, No Boundaries Youth Theater, formerly called the New Britain Youth Theater (NBYT) will hold auditions for its original musical adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit. The auditions will be held at the Holmes School at 2150 […]
Eight Plays Created in Two Days Performed at HITW Aug 11th
The Hole in the Wall will present eight plays written overnight one day and rehearsed and performed the very next day. In the unique challenge for both writers and actors, the Theater will host the two day event over August 10th and 11th, 2018. “August 10, we’ll have nothing but a bunch of heavily caffeinated […]
Auditions for Teen Theatrical Production of “The Laramie Project” at NBYT Jul 30 and Aug 1
NBYT has announced upcoming auditions for its Teen Company presentation of The Laramie Project, the highly acclaimed play by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project. Darren Farrington, Executive and Artistic Director of the No Boundaries Youth Theater (NBYT), formerly called the New Britain Youth Theater, said that, “The Laramie Project is the most serious drama that […]
“Our House” at the Hole in the Wall Theater Jul 13 to Aug 4
In July and August, the Hole in the Wall Theater will present Theresa Rebeck’s “scathing comedy”, Our House. The play opens at the Theater on July 13, 2018. “Are news and entertainment interchangeable?”, the Hole in the Wall Theater asks, in introducing the play. “Our House is a deliciously scathing comedy that takes on a media-obsessed culture intent […]
“The Color Purple” at Connecticut Theater Company Jul 13 to Aug 5th
The Connecticut Theater Company will open its musical presentation of “The Color Purple” on July 13, 2018. A review by Anna Foca say Alice Walker’s novel, The Color Purple, “documents the traumas and gradual triumph of Celie, a young African-American woman raised in rural isolation in Georgia, as she comes to resist the paralyzing self-concept […]
“Comedians” by Trevor Griffith Opens May 18th at Hole in the Wall Theater
The Hole in the Wall Theater will present the play “Comedians” by Trevor Griffith from May 18, 2018 to June 9th. The Theater introduces the play, saying, Manchester 1983, the Sex Pistols are the screaming voice of a generation going nowhere but to the United vs City derby and/or back on the dole. Six working-class heroes […]