Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

  • 9/3 CRT Season FLEX Passes go on sale

    Great news: our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving UConn Faculty/Staff even deeper discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. 

    Can you believe that we are celebrating CRT’s 75th Season this year? (Honestly, we don’t feel a day over 30.) This season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it!

     

    ​​THE MOORS

    By Jen Silverman

    Directed by Kristen Palmer

    October 10-20, 2024, Nafe Katter Theatre

    Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.

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    THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

    Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

    Directed by Matt Sorensen

    November 14-23, 2024, Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

    An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing apocalyptic storms, civil wars, leviathans of the deep, and cantankerous ghosts, as well as the fiercest obstacle of all: change. The Old Man and The Old Moon tells the epic tale of an old man who must abandon his duties of filling up the moon with liquid light to cross the seas in search of his missing wife. A gloriously puppet-forward musical for every generation to enjoy. 

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    POCATELLO

    By Samuel D. Hunter

    Directed by Paul Mullins

    March 27 - April 6, 2025, Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

    Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.

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    MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

    By William Shakespeare

    Directed by Vince Tycer

    April 24 - May 4, 2025, Nafe Katter Theatre

    Shakespeare returns to the CRT stage with the sassy rom-com Much Ado About Nothing. Don Pedro, Claudio, and Benedick have arrived in Messina after a decisive victory on the battlefield. Claudio falls for their host’s daughter, Hero, while Benedict falls into a battle of wits with Hero’s cousin, Beatrice. Beatrice and Benedict want nothing of love, but their friends have another idea.  Replete with hijinks, intrigue, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well, this delightful comedy is the most fun you can have onstage without swords.

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    We look forward to seeing you this season! I am happy to address any questions or concerns you may have. 

    For more information, contact: CRT Box Office at 860-486-2113