HPL @ Hartford Stage

Hartford Public Library and Hartford Stage invite you to dig deeper into the world of the plays onstage. Take out a book today! Select books available at the theatre and at each Hartford branch library.

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AfterWords Discussion

February 27, 28 & March 6

Join members of the cast and our Artistic staff for a free discussion, immediately following select 7:30 p.m. performances on Tuesday or 2 p.m. Wednesday matinees. FREE

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Edward Gorey: Theater & Dance Enthusiast

Wadsworth Atheneum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

5pm | Public Reception & Exhibition Viewing

6pm | Onstage Conversation

Tony Award-winning Hartford Stage artistic director Darko Tresnjak, dance critic Robert Greskovic, and "Gorey's Worlds" curator Erin Monroe take the stage for a conversation about Edward Gorey’s passion for the arts. Free admission!

Held in conjunction with the special exhibition "Gorey's Worlds" opening February 10.

Read more: https://thewadsworth.org/exhibitions/goreys-worlds/

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Pride & Plays

February 21, 6:00pm

FREE pre-show nosh and complimentary wine, soda and coffee (plus drink specials at a cash bar) for our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patrons and allies.

For tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show, use Promo Code LGBT25 and save 25% off seats for this special performance.

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Market Days

Sunday, February 25 | Matinee

Come and join Hartford Stage for some shopping and a show! Local vendors will showcase unique items for purchase in our lobby. Doors will open before the show at 12:30 PM. Booths will be open during intermission and after the show.

Interested in being a vendor at Market Days?
Contact Lew Michaels - Facilities and Operations Manager at 860-520-7132. Download the Market Days Vendor Application.

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Sunday Afternoon Discussion

February 25
Immediately following the 2 p.m. Matinee

Author Jane K. Cleland

Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning and IMBA bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques Mystery series, which has been reviewed as an “Antiques Roadshow for mystery fans.” Cleland also writes about the craft of writing, including articles for Writer’s Digest Magazine and the bestselling, Agatha Award-winning how-to book, Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot. Her next how-to book, also for Writer’s Digest Books, is called Mastering Plot Twists. Cleland chairs the Black Orchid Novella Award, one of the Wolfe Pack’s literary awards, granted in partnership with Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. She is a past chapter president of the Mystery Writers of America/New York Chapter and served on the national board. Cleland is the host of the Writer’s Room, a series of interviews with today’s bestselling crime fiction authors, that appear on cable television and online. She speaks frequently at writing conferences, association meetings, and universities. Cleland has both an MFA (in professional and creative writing) and an MBA (in marketing and management). She is a member of the fulltime faculty at Lehman College, part of the City University of New York, where she is also the director of the Program for Professional Communications. She also mentors MFA students in Western Connecticut State University’s MFA in Creative & Professional Writing program. www.janecleland.com.

Immediately following the 2 p.m. matinee. FREE.

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Open Captioned Performances

March 4, 2:00pm & 7:30pm

For patrons who are deaf or have hearing loss. FREE with admission.

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Audio Described Performances

March 10, 2:00pm

For patrons who are blind or have low vision. FREE with admission.

Reviews

• Hartford Courant
• The Westfield News
• Broadway World
• Stu on Broadway
• Critics at Large
• Patch.com
• Tom Nissley
• Zander Opper
• Take 2
• The Howard

Press

• Hartford Courant: Ken Ludwig's Lighthearted Take
• CT Post: An Interview with David Pittu
• Frank Rizzo: Ken Ludwig, Master of Stage Mysteries
• Connecticut Magazine
• WTNH Channel 8
• Better Connecticut (video)

• Read the StageNotes
• View the Program
• Student Matinee Study Guide