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Theaterworks rediscovers intriguing, masterful African-American work

  • The Sty of the Blind Pig
  • February 2, 2012
Timed perhaps coincidentally to overlap with Black History Month, Hartford Theaterworks has revived an infrequently produced play from 1971 that...
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"Motherf**ker" gets outstanding production in US regional theater premiere

With its unprintable title and its starring role for actor-comic Chris Rock in his stage debut, it's no wonder that Stephen Adly Guirgis's ...
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Hartford Theaterworks to open 2011-12 season with major regional premiere

The United States regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis's Tony-nominated play, "The Motherf***er with the Hat" will highlight the...
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Theaterworks offers playwright David Mamet's biting, caustic look at "Race"

"Race" is one of David Mamet's more ingenious plays, intriguing for the way it attempts to present a multitude of opinions and...
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"A Steady Rain" is steadily engrossing in Hartford TheaterWorks production

  • Aa Steady Rain
  • April 6, 2011
When Keith Huff's play, "A Steady Rain," opened on Broadway in the fall of 2009, the quality of the play was lost amidst the glitter...
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