Take a musical journey Into The Woods with Playhouse on Park
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Venture into the woods with Playhouse on Park in West Hartford for a wonderful musical journey, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine until Aug. 22.Playhouse on Park / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Venture into the woods with Playhouse on Park in West Hartford for a wonderful musical journey, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine until Aug. 22.Playhouse on Park / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Venture into the woods with Playhouse on Park in West Hartford for a wonderful musical journey, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, with shows running until Aug. 22.
BY NANCY SASSO JANIS REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
July 14, 2021
BY NANCY SASSO JANIS REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
WEST HARTFORD The inaugural season of the Connecticut Shakespeare Festival, launched by West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park theater, has opened with a delightful production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Emma Rosa Went.
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The cast of the Connecticut Shakespeare Festival’s production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’
The strong cast, almost all making their Playhouse on Park debuts, work together to make the language and the humor accessible.
The first scene opens with Puck (Miss Sandra Mhlongo) pulling back a curtain to reveal the entire cast, followed by a musical introduction to the action that follows. The performance closes with another fine musical scene with everyone in the cast.
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Little & Fierce Theatre Company will present CREATE II: A Digital Reading Series, featuring 7 new plays and 40+ artists. The festival is streaming March 25-30th, and tickets are available via Eventbrite.
Tickets are free to the public, with a $5 suggested donation for those attending one evening, and $10 suggested donation for a full festival pass.
50% of the proceeds will be donated to Black Mamas Matter Alliance, a Black woman-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. To learn more about how you can support the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, and the annual Black Maternal Health Week (April 11th-17th), visit their website at blackmamasmatter.org.