Shows

Glengarry Glen Ross - back by popular demand

tpaullowry — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:21:53 -0400

New Haven Theater Company will present a one weekend encore performance of “Glengarry Glen Ross” May 6, 7, 8. in a unique site-specific venue in New Haven (118 Court St. New Haven, CT). Get Tickets Now!

“Conquering Mametspeak” proclaimed the New Haven Register in 2009 when NHTC presented David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize winning play. NHTC will bring it back to New Haven for only three performances, following a two week run at Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport April 23 - May 2. Tickets and information for Playhouse on the Green at www.playhouseonthegreen.org

The cast for “Glengarry Glen Ross” includes Paul Brown, Jeremy Funke, Erich Greene, George Kulp, Steve Scarpa, Christian Shaboo, J. Kevin Smith and Mat Young, with the direction and design of T. Paul Lowry.

Only three shows with limited seating, so get your tickets now.
Thurs May 6 - $10 Advance / $15 At the Door
Fri May 7 & Sat May 8 - $15 Advance / $20 At the Door
(Group Prices available)

Get Tickets Now!

New Haven's first Love Story - Free Staged Readings

tpaullowry — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:51:02 -0500

In association with Bregamos Community Theater, NHTC will presents a series of free public staged readings of Allan Appel's THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF MRS. EATON.

Sat. Nov. 7 - 1pm to 3pm - New Haven Museum and Historical Society (114 Whitney Ave)
Sat. Nov. 14 - 1pm to 3pm - Strong School (69 Grand Ave)
Sat. Nov. 21 - 1pm to 3pm - Center Church (250 Temple St)

Made possible with the support of the City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Grants Program and through the support of the New Haven Museum and Historical Society.

About the Show:
The Excommunication of Mrs. Eaton is a six-person trial play and a theological love story in which John Davenport, the most powerful clergyman in severely Puritan New Haven Colony accuses Anne Eaton, the wife of the colony’s Governor Theophilus Eaton, of opening the door to heresy in the new colony. Her theological sin is that she does not believe in the baptism of infants. At that time when the Puritans saw their lives as preparation for paradise or damnation, infant baptism was as much a passionate a red button as perhaps abortion is in our own time. Though she is a “weaker vessel,” as women’s minds were deemed at the time, Anne is very much her own woman, a daunting theological opponent. For that treason Davenport is fearful of debating her in public. Instead, he drives a wedge into Anne and Theophilus Eaton’s already stressed marriage, trawling for more easily prosecutable domestic sins, thus forcing both Anne and Theophilus to choose between their love and marriage and their faith and the fortunes of the struggling colony.

You Voted For It, Now Here It Is!!!!

tpaullowry — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:58:30 -0400

SOCCER MOMS FROM HELL will be presented Friday, Oct 16 at 8pm and Saturday, Oct 17 at 2pm and 8pm.

Tickets are $10 ($9 Group Rates)

Online event registration

SOCCER MOMS FROM HELL (SMFH) by Richard Cummings is the winner of the New Haven Theater Company 2009 Pick Our Play Contest, which asked the audience to submit and then vote on a play for NHTC to produce. SMFH is a hard hitting satirical farce that makes fun of everyone. Set in the upscale suburbia of Darien and Greenwich, CT, two families are pushed into revolt by the appearance of a ghostly figure from the 60’s. In the pot filled haze, sex, drugs and rock n’ roll are debated along side politics, social justice and family values. No one is safe, and everyone is to blame.

The Funny Stages Fall Series in New Haven and Bridgeport

Erich Greene — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:13:26 -0400

This fall, the Funny Stages returns with new faces and new shows.

In New Haven, the Funny Stages continues its run at BAR (254 Crown Street) with a four-show series. Catch New Haven's only night of spontaneous comedy and music at 8pm on these Wednesday nights:

September 30th, October 21st, November 18th, and December 9th

In Bridgeport, the Funny Stages returns with a four-show series at Playhouse on the Green (177 State Street) at 7pm on these Sunday nights:

September 20th, October 11th, November 15th, and December 20th

Don't say we didn't warn you.

Don't miss Reel New Haven - a grassroots film festival

tpaullowry — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:28:12 -0400

Wednesday August 5th from 7pm to 10pm
at BAR, 254 Crown St, New Haven
ONLY $5

New Haven Theater Company is proud to announce it's first annual short film festival—Reel New Haven. Reel New Haven offers filmmakers, actors, directors and arts enthusiasts in the New Haven, and surrounding communities, the opportunity to create new and exciting short films celebrating their talents and celebrating the historic, thriving community of the Greater New Haven area.

The Showcase will feature all the films submitted. Each film will be judge by a panel of local judges, as well as voted on by the audience in attendance. Winning films will then be featured at the Red Carpet première event in the fall.

NHTC Rides Again

tpaullowry — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:20:35 -0400

For the second consecutive year, NHTC will participate in EXACT CHANGE. The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, in partnership with CT Transit, presents Exact Change, a series of live performances on five bus routes in New Haven. Performances, which include improv-comedy, music and dance, poetry, and theater, take place on Saturday, July 11, between 11am and 3pm, and are free with CT Transit’s regular $1.25 fare. All bus routes terminate at the New Haven Green.

Participating artists include Deborah Elmore, Lansana Touré and Mabinty Keira, New Haven Theater Company, The Viola Question, and Urban Concept.

New Haven Theater Company was resurrected in the summer of 2005 with the mission of creating unique and innovative theatrical projects for new audiences. For this year’s Exact Change program, company members use life-size, bunraku-influenced puppets to tell stories of journeys and travel.

At 11:38am, bus D departs from the BJ’s plaza on Universal Drive in North Haven and travels along the Grand Avenue route on its way to the New Haven Green.

NHTC Presents Glengarry Glen Ross

tpaullowry — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:09:09 -0400

Tickets are only $10. NHTC will produce Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, Thursday thru Sunday May 7 to May 24 at 8:00pm at 45 Church St., New Haven, CT. This unique site-specific production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama deals with money, greed, job loss and the elusive American Dream.

Talk of money returns to the former bank building located at 45 Church Street in New Haven. However, this time, the bitingly comic words written by Mamet will be given voice by a group of experienced local actors. As a distinct departure from its typical performance venues, Glengarry Glen Ross will be staged by the New Haven Theater Company in the beautiful lobby of 45 Church Street, the iconic Greek revival-style bank building. Built in 1907, the building was most recently home to Wachovia Bank’s flagship branch in New Haven. The space was made available to the theater group by the property’s new owners, the Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P. and Hurley 45-55 Church Street, LLC. Acquired in December 2008, the new owners are currently repositioning and greening the property as the preferred downtown New Haven alternative for commercial, institutional, retail and cultural tenants interested in leasing green office, retail, restaurant, educational, performance or cultural space.

The cast for Glengarry Glen Ross includes Ian Alderman (New Haven), Peter Chenot (New Haven), Erich Greene (New Haven), George Kulp (North Haven), Steve Scarpa (New Haven), J. Kevin Smith (Norwalk) and Mike Smith (Hamden). Stage Manager is Jessica Peiffer, with the direction and design of T. Paul Lowry (New Haven).

Ground-Breaking UBRSTAR production set for New Haven performance

tpaullowry — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:44:29 -0500

New Haven Theater Company’s UBRSTAR.com in association with The Crescent Players will present Run to the Capulets, Raise up the Montagues. at Southern Connecticut State University.

Performances will be Friday April 3 and Saturday April 4 at 8:00pm and 10:00pm, at SCSU’s Kendall Drama Lab located at 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515. Tickets are $10 and $5 for Students. For both 10pm shows SCSU students get 2
for 1.

SCSU students, New Haven residents (and the rest of the world) are
encouraged to visit the U B R Star page to learn how to make a video,submit it and be part of the show. If the video you make is used in the show, you get a free ticket to come and see it!

Check out the schedule and buy tickets online.

The Funny Stages Spring Series in New Haven and Bridgeport

Erich Greene — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:32:54 -0500

This spring, you can see the Funny Stages in monthly performances in both New Haven and Bridgeport.

In New Haven, the Funny Stages continues its run at BAR (254 Crown Street) with a four-show series. Catch New Haven's only night of spontaneous comedy and music, including This Just In: You Choose the News, We Make It Up, at 8pm on these Wednesday nights:

February 18th, March 18th, April 22nd, and May 13th

In Bridgeport, the Funny Stages presents a three-show series at Playhouse on the Green (177 State Street, Bridgeport) [map] at 7pm on these Sunday nights:

March 15th, April 5th, and May 3rd

More details to come, but mark those calendars now...

The Funny Stages Holiday Hangover Edition

Erich Greene — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:36:40 -0500

A night of music and spontaneous comedy featuring

This Just In: You Choose the News, We Make It Up
(still CT's only spontaneous comedy newscast)
Crime Scene Improvisation
Video premieres of Secret Life, Donkey Attack Redux, & Modern Hero
and a spontaneous singalong finale

Wednesday, December 10 · 8pm
BAR (254 Crown Street, New Haven) [map]
$5 cover (pay at the door or buy online)