The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Gordon Edelstein
September 1 - 25, 2011
Presented for the first time at Hartford Stage, Arthur Miller's gripping drama of a community stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations. At first, the idea that Goodie Proctor is a witch is only an absurd rumor, but the accusations of mischievous girls gradually take possession of Salem, and good people of pious nature are condemning other good people to the gallows. Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play.

Water by the Spoonful
By Quiara Alegría Hudes
Directed by Davis McCallum
October 20 – November 13, 2011
Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world again and put aside the demons that haunt him.  Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and love.  The boundaries of love, family and community are stretched across, time, generations and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide in this captivating new drama. Pulitzer Prize-finalist and Tony Award-winning author of the book for In The Heights as well as the upcoming adaptation of Like Water for Chocolate, Quiara Alegría Hudes was the 2008–2009 Aetna New Voices Fellow at Hartford Stage.

Boeing-Boeing
By Marc Camoletti
Translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans
Directed by Maxwell Williams
January 12 – February 5, 2012
The high-flying, Tony Award-winning comedy that had London and Broadway audiences airborne with laughter is taking off at Hartford Stage. Bernard, a successful American architect living in a posh Paris apartment, has been deftly juggling three fiancées who are all flight attendants. But, this supersonic lifestyle hits turbulence when his old college friend visits and each of his three fiancées change their flight schedule. Boeing-Boeing is called "the funniest play to hit Broadway in ages" (Wall Street Journal), and "pure pleasure and unconditional bliss" (New York Times). Fasten your seat belt for a roaring ride that will take you up, up and away.

The Whipping Man
By Matthew Lopez • Directed by Hana S. Sharif
February 23 – March 18, 2012
In the aftermath of the Civil War, three men are at a crossroads—a Jewish Confederate soldier who has returned from battle, and two former slaves, who were raised as Jews in his household. As the three men reunite to celebrate Passover, they uncover a tangle of secrets that might cost each man his freedom.  An extraordinary tale of loyalty, deceit and deliverance, this critically-praised sensation sold out at Manhattan Theatre Club before performances began.

Bell, Book and Candle
By John van Druten
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
April 5 - 29, 2012
Gillian is a smart and sultry witch who decides to cast a love spell on her upstairs neighbor. He is totally bewitched, and falls deeply in love. Gillian finds out that love is potent magic indeed: she, too, falls under its spell—but at the cost of her powers.  Needless to say, the course of true love does not run smoothly as Gillian deals with the hilarious consequences of her new situation with the supernatural assistance of her eccentric aunt and beatnik warlock brother.

The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
May 10 – June 3, 2012
One storm rages on the sea. Another storm rages inside of a man. Will Prospero, the banished Duke of Milan, exact his revenge or forgive his foes? Shakespeare’s magnificent last play is a meditation on family, love, mercy, and—ultimately—the theatre itself.