WELCOME to the CRT 2023-24 Season!

 

Up next at CRT:

WAR OF THE WORLDS 2023 : A Servant of Two Networks

Conceived and Directed by Jaron Aviv Hollander
November 30 – December 10, 2023
The Nafe Katter Theatre

 
Breaking News! Aliens have landed in Hartford, Connecticut! Why are they here, what do they want, and just how much mayhem will the resulting 24-hour news coverage incite? HG Wells’ sci-fi masterpiece The War of The Worlds meets Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte classic The Servant of Two Masters in this hilarious exploration of fear, fascination, and the power of talking heads. A wild, improv-driven adventure. With puppets! 

Suitability Warning: This play is for mature audiences. War of the Worlds 2023 contains strong profanity, graphic language, sexual innuendo, and descriptions of sexual activity.

Theatrical Effects: Haze, fog, loud noises, flashing lights

 

A DOCTOR’S DILEMMA

Adapted and Directed by Tlaloc Rivas
From the play by George Bernard Shaw
March 21 – 30, 2024
The Nafe Katter Theatre
 
A doctor who has discovered a lifesaving cure must make an impossible decision. With only one lifesaving dose remaining and two people in need, whom should he save?  A scalpel-sharp satirical examination of the medical establishment, love and the value of art.  

 

THE 25^th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
April 18 – 28, 2024
The Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
 
Cheer on 6 eclectic mid-pubescent bee contestants as they vie for the coveted county championship and struggle to avoid the soul-crushing ‘ding’ of the elimination bell. Winning isn’t everything and losing does not necessarily make you a loser. A hilarious and endearing Tony-Award-winning musical.

Earlier this season:

A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW

By Tatty Hennessy
Directed by Brendon Fox
October 5 – 15, 2023
The Nafe Katter Theatre
 

"Téa Guarino... chisels her way through this icy expanse with grace and aplomb. The character of Rory seems frighteningly young to be having the adventures she has, except the play is largely a metaphor for coming-of-age transformations and revelations."
-Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant  ( full review )

"Hannah Corbett’s Lighting and Dennis Dowding’s Sound Design provide nuance and subtlety to the play." 
"A Hundred Words for Snow, a striking production with a bravo performance by Tea Guarino."
-Stuart Brown, Stu on Broadway (full review )

“Guarino is delightful. she has an indelible charm that is captivating and sweet.”
-Tim Leininiger, One Man's Opinion, (full review )

CRT Land Acknowledgement

The land on which we gather is the territory of the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett,  Nipmuc, and Lenape Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.  We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example.

 

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