We are Excited to Announce our 2026 Season!
Following up on last season's series of sold-out and extended production runs, we are excited to present two plays in 2026 that will celebrate the power of storytelling and deliver relevant and accessible theater to all members of our community.
March will feature the CT premiere of Little Wars by Steven Carl McCasland, directed by company member John Strano. May will mark the return of company member George Kulp to the director's chair with Conor McPherson's The Weir.
Plus, we have expanded our productions this year to three weekends and all performances will now have a start time of 7:30 pm.
The setting is the French countryside, June 1940. War is at the door. Tensions are high. And the coolest women on earth are having the what-if dinner party of the century. The booze is flowing, the barbs are flying, and everyone is close to a boiling point. Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Agatha Christie, and a mysterious guest gather for an enthralling, entertaining and ultimately moving portrait of seven exceptional women – and a thrilling fiction based on truth.
“A high concept play with a lightness of touch... the discussions about collective responsibility, individual action or inaction in the face of moral wrongdoing, and the question of whether to stay silent or speak out, are deeply resonant.”
— The Guardian
Little Wars is directed by company member John Strano. The cast includes company members Deena Nicol-Blifford (Gertrude Stein), Sandra Rodriguez (Lillian Hellman), Jodi Williams (Dorothy Parker), Margaret Mann (Agatha Christie), and Abby Klein (Mary). They are joined by visiting artists Ash Lago (Alice B. Toklas) and Lynnette Victoria (Bernadette).
Performances for Little Wars will take place on the NHTC Stage in the back of EBM Vintage, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven. Performance dates are over three weekends, Thursdays through Saturdays, March 5 - 21. All performances begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25.
The Weir is An Olivier Award-Winning play about ghosts, fairies, graveyards and beer. Set in a remote country pub in Ireland, newcomer Valerie arrives and becomes spellbound by an evening of ghostly stories told by the local bachelors who drink there. With a whiff of sexual tension in the air and the wind whistling outside, what starts out as blarney soon darkens as the tales drift into the realm of the supernatural. Then, Valerie reveals a startling story of her own.
“Sheer theatrical magic. I have rarely been so convinced that I have just seen a modern classic. Tremendous.” - London Daily Telegraph.
The Weir is directed by company member George Kulp. The cast includes company members J. Kevin Smith (Jack), Gavin Whelan (Brendan), Steve Scarpa (Jim), Ralph Buonocore (Finbar), and Melissa Andersen (Valerie).
Performances for The Weir will take place on the NHTC Stage in the back of EBM Vintage, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven. Performance dates are over three weekends, Thursdays through Saturdays, April 30 and May 1 - 16. All performances begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25.
Join us at the NHTC Stage in the back of EBM Vintage, 839 Chapel Street, New Haven
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Thank you, friends!
Thank you for supporting our fun, quirky mix of entertainment. We think that our ensemble-based approach offers New Haven area audiences an exciting way to engage with great theatre.
To keep bringing you quality theater, we need a great group of volunteer artists dedicated to providing the New Haven area with imaginative and affordable theater, a fantastic audience and.... money.
We ask if you have laughed, cried, been engaged by, been entertained by, been touched by, or just plain old had fun at any of our productions, to please consider donating $25 this year.
If you can't give at that level, any amount helps. If you can give more, we enthusiastically encourage that too!
Your friends,
New Haven Theater Company: Melissa Andersen, Ralph Buonocore, Drew Gray, George Kulp, Susan Kulp, Margaret Mann, Deena Nicol-Blifford, Sandra Rodriguez, Steve Scarpa, Jenny Schuck, J. Kevin Smith, John Strano, Marty Tucker, John Watson, Jodi Williams, and Trevor Williams
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