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Women are now at the forefront of theater in Connecticut, running institutions which in some cases have been male-dominated for over half a century.

The tradition of "dinner and a show" has been given a virtual spin with TheaterWorks Hartford's "Christmas on the Rocks." The Hartford Chamber of Commerce and weHartford have arranged for four local restaurants to offer pick-up dinner packages to eat while watching the new online version of the homegrown Christmas classic.

“Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020″ is a new free online discussion series devoted to issues facing black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). The series is presented by New Haven’s Elm Shakespeare Company.

Sarah Gancher's brash, multi-styled social satire about Russian internet misinformation campaigns of 2016 is spun with all sorts of creative online tricks. It's full of visual surprises and equally shocking reminders of how little has changed in four years.

Ucross, an artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in northeast Wyoming, today announced playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as its newest board member. Jacobs-Jenkins, whose work includes Everybody (Signature Theater), Neighbors (Public Theater), An Octoroon (Soho Rep, OBIE Award for Best New Play), Appropriate (Signature Theater, OBIE Award for Best New Play, Outer Critics Circle nominee), Gloria (Vineyard Theater, 2015), and War (Yale Rep, forthcoming), is a former Ucross Fellow. Jacobs-Jenkins joins current board members Jim Nelson, Ucross board chair and former energy...