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Audition Notice: Barefoot in the Park

Hole in the Wall Theater, New Britain's award winning theater company, is holding auditions for its autumn production of "Barefoot in the Park," written by Neil Simon. Auditions are Sunday, July 13, and Monday, July 14, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and will be held at the theater at 116 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut. If callbacks are needed, they will be held Tuesday, July 15, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. "Barefoot in the Park" is a light-hearted comedy about love, life and marriage in the late 1960s in New York City, as seen through the eyes of a newlywed couple. The show will run Friday and Saturday nights from September 12 through October 11, 2008. Parts are available for: male (20s); female (20s); male (late 50s); female (mid to late 50s); 2 males (20s or older). If available, please being a photograph as well as a resume. For further details, please write via e-mail to genetellier@yahoo.com, call 203.668.0736

HITW to hold a Playwriting Workshop

Hole in the Wall Theater in New Britain will hold an 8-week playwriting workshop beginning in September. Participants will have scenes read and critiqued by area actors. Class size is limited and some experience in live theater is strongly recommended. For information and registration materials call 860-667-7744 or e-mail sliskow@snet.net with “Playwriting” as your subject line.

HITW Presents The Twilight Zone: of Shadows and Substance

Based upon the original 1950's Rod Serling television series, HITW will be performing four original teleplays as live theatrical pieces. The four shows are One for the Angels, Obsolete Man, Nothing in the Dark and It's A Good Life written by Rod Serling and George Clayton Johnson. Fans of the series will enjoy recalling how this iconic show was able to capture brief glimpses of everyday life turned upside down when in a moment they enter another dimension of sight and sound that takes them into The Twilight Zone. more»

Hole in the Wall’s 2007-2008 Season Offers Something for Everyone

Experience community theater with a professional edge. New Britain’s Hole in the Wall Theater, winner of this year’s Hartford Advocate “Best of” award for community theater, announces a 2007-2008 season guaranteed to pique every taste. The plays range from provocative drama to intimate musical, from murder mystery to movie satire, and from complex love to TV nostalgia. more»

Philosophy

The specifics of our theater's philosophy have been argued since we opened up shop in the Hole in the Wall Bookstore more than 25 years ago. However, the basic philosophy remains unchanged and can be summarized in one sentence:

Hole in the Wall Theater will allow anyone who walks through our doors to enjoy theater at whatever level he or she desires. more»


History

Hole in the Wall presented the first production in its existence, The Time of Your Life, in 1972 at the bookstore of founding member Paco Robida. Located at 12 Oak Street in New Britain, the discount paperback bookstore was called, aptly enough, the "Hole in the Wall Bookstore," thus giving rise to the theater's unusual name. more»