Hole In The Wall Theater

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Hole in the Wall Theater: 2012/2013 Season

The Upcoming Season for our 40th Year.

 

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Hole in the Wall Announces 40th Anniversary Season

(New Britain, CT) – Musicals old and new, plays with timeless messages about life and death, and brand-new works chronicling trailer parks and space aliens highlight Hole in the Wall Theater’s 40th anniversary season.

The theater’s 2012-2013 season kicks off in September with the Jean Giraudoux classic, The Madwoman of Chaillot. Written in 1943, The Madwoman of Chaillot resonates today with its tale of an eccentric woman who, aided by a troupe of vagabonds and street performers, turns the tables on a group of greed-obsessed “men of industry” who plan to destroy Paris because they think it’s floating on a pool of oil. Matty Skwiot directs the show which runs Fridays and Saturdays, September 14th through October 6th, and Sundays, September 23rd and 30th.

Spring Awakening, with a book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik, is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers experiencing the tumult of their own sexuality. Their unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood is powerfully conveyed through Victorian text and contemporary music. Show dates are Fridays and Saturdays, and two Thursdays from November 9th thru December 8th. Todd Santa Maria directs.

Hole in the Wall’s third show is the world-premiere of Attack of the Space Nymphos from Uranus, written and directed by Bill Arnold. Follow the adventures of Kate Stanwyk, crack reporter for the Daily Citizen as she investigates the strange phenomenon of mysterious lights in the sky. Are they naturally occurring or something far more sinister? The aliens have landed. The fate of mankind is in the balance. What will it take to save the world? Find out, Fridays and Saturdays, January 11th through February 2nd. Sunday matinees are January 20th and 27th.

How does one live, knowing that death is imminent? Three residents in a hospice take the journey to answer that question in Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Shadow Box. A play as much about living as about dying, The Shadow Box deals with love and loss, smiling in the face of pain, and finally saying the things that need to be said. Dennis Hull directs. The show runs Fridays and Saturdays, March 8th through 30th, with Sunday matinees on March 17th and 24th.

 

Jesus returns to clear his name in the world premiere of Whiskey Tango, written and directed by John Peifer. This twangy celebration of life, truth and compassion in a New England trailer park runs Fridays and Saturdays, May 3rd through June 1st, with matinees on Sunday, May 12th and 19th.

 

(Note: We have substitued The House of Yes for Whiskey Tango this season) It will run on the same dates.

 

Hole in the Wall closes its 40th season with the classic Cole Porter musical Anything Goes, book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love. The songs include such all-time favorites as "You're the Top", "I Get a Kick Out of You" and, of course, “Anything Goes.” Ted Guhl directs the show, which runs Fridays and Saturdays, July 12th through August 10th. Sunday matinees are July 21st and 28th.

In addition to the six shows that make up Hole in the Wall’s regular season, the theater presents a wide variety of showcases, ranging from improv comedy to the annual Ceilidh Celtic music festival. Dates, times, and prices may vary.

All “mainstage” performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2:00 p.m. General admission to non-musicals is $20 adults, $15 students and seniors; musicals are $25 and $20, respectively. In keeping with HITW’s policy of making theater available to everyone regardless of ability to pay, the second Friday performance of each show is pay what you can afford. Second Friday tickets are on a first come first served basis. All other tickets may be purchased on-line at www.hitw.org or reservations for will call can be made by calling
(860) 229-3049. Reservations are recommended but walk ins are always welcome.

Hole in the Wall Theater is located at 116 Main Street, New Britain.

The Madwoman of Chaillot

HITW Kicks Off our 40th Season with The Madwoman of Chaillot

Picture a scenario involving the corrupt president of a new corporation, a baron willing to lend his name and influence to the corporation, and a broker who has manipulated the corporation's stock price through false press releases. No, it isn’t the latest Wall Street scandal. It’s the opening of Jean Giraudoux’s 1943 comic fable, The Madwoman of Chaillot.

HITW kicks off its 40th season with this timely tale of the eccentric Countess Aurelia who, aided by a troupe of vagabonds, street performers, and fellow madwomen, takes on a group of corrupt businessmen planning to dig up the city of Paris for the oil they believe lies beneath it. Is the Countess mad for not recognizing the reality around her, or is it the world itself that has gone mad?

 

Show Dates:
Friday and Saturday Nights at 8:00 PM. September 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, October 5, 6.
Sunday Afternoons at 2:00 PM on September 23 and 30.
Friday September 21st is pay what you can night. Hole in the Wall believes that theater should be available to everyone. Please join us that evening and enjoy the show.

 

Spring Awakening

Our Second show of the 40th Season

Spring Awakening, with a book and lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik, is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind. Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers experiencing the tumult of their own sexuality. Their unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood is powerfully conveyed through Victorian text and contemporary music.

 

Show Dates:
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights at 8:00 PM. November 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29 and 30. December 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8:00 PM
November 16 is is pay what you can night. Hole in the Wall believes that theater should be available to everyone. Please join us that evening and enjoy the show.

 

Cage Match

Improv Comedy by Hot Cocco Productions

Watch two improv teams go toe-to-toe in a comedy slapdown. You choose the winner! The Comedy Cage Match Series is produced by Hot Cocco Productions in association with Hole in the Wall Theater and Playhouse on Park

Show Dates:
October 12.

 

Campfire Improv

A group of campers spin terrifying true stories into horrifically funny tales in this long-form improv. First developed and performed at Unexpected Productions in Seattle, this takes your real-life scary stories and plays them out live before your eyes! From haunted mansions to teen slashers, ghostly encounters to UFO sightings. Watch as the improvisers handle them with scare-larity!

Show Dates:
October 19 and 20 at 8:00 PM

 

Attack of the Space Nymphos from Uranus

by Bill Arnold

 

It's the 1950's in America and that means that men are only afraid of two things: Communism and alien invasion. Plucky newspaper reporter, Kate Stanwyk is on the case to find out the truth behind the beautiful Uranian women who have landed in front of the White House. The aliens promise peace and yet everything points to an even more sinister agenda than that. Teaming up with handsome government agent, Tony, Kate risks everything to confront the invaders and foil their dastardly scheme. What will happen? Is this end of mankind?

Come witness playwright Bill Arnold's slightly twisted homage to 1950's science fiction films. Produced by Rebekah Royer-Poppel and including an all-star cast.

Show Dates:

1/11/13, 1/12/13, 1/18/13*, 1/19/13, 1/20/13 (matinee only), 1/25/13, 1/26/13, 1/31/13 (Thursday), 2/1/13 and 2/2/13. All performances are at 8pm (with the exception of the 1/20/13 performance, which is at 2pm).

 

 

The 6th Annual Ceilidh!

 

Cirque Du Ceilidh

 

Come join Hole in the Wall for a fun musical evening and party!. The Ceilidh has sold out for the past years. Get your tickets now.

or call 860-229-3049 for reservations.

And here is a preview of a reherasal by the Rude Mechanicals perfoming Fisherman's Blues originally by the Waterboys.

 

 

The Rude Mechanicals

 

 

the Shadow Box

A Pulitzer Prize winning play by Michael Cristofer

 

How does one live, knowing that death is imminent? Three residents in a hospice take the journey to answer that question in Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Shadow Box. A play as much about living as about dying, The Shadow Box deals with love and loss, smiling in the face of pain, and finally saying the things that need to be said. Dennis Hull directs. The show runs Fridays and Saturdays, March 8th through 30th, with Sunday matinees on March 17th and 24th.

Tickets: $20.00 Adults and $15.00 for Students and Seniors.

Show Dates:

March 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th at 8:00 PM in the evening. Sunday afternoon matinees on March 17th and 24th at 2:00 PM

The March 15th Performance is pay what you can night. Hole in the Wall has a long standing policy that theater should be available to anyone. Please come this night and pay what you can afford and enjoy the show.

The House of Yes

Wendy MacLeod

 

 

A hurricane is the least of Jackie's worries when her twin brother brings his fiancee home to meet the family for Thanksgiving dinner. See the consequences of living in a family where no one is ever told the word 'no' in this twisted, dark comedy by Wendy MacLeod.

Tickets: $20.00 Adults and $15.00 for Students and Seniors.

Show Dates:

May 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 16th (Thursday), 17th 18th, 24th, 25th, 31st and June 1 at 8:00 PM in the evening. Sunday afternoon matinee on May 12th at 2:00 PM

The May 10th Performance is pay what you can night. Hole in the Wall has a long standing policy that theater should be available to anyone. Please come this night and pay what you can afford and enjoy the show.

A Wall Street Odyssey

 

 

In the grand tradition of the English Rock opera, a la Tommy, Quadrophenia, The Wall and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Epigene presents a new rock opera for the 21st century: A Wall Street Odyssey. Yossarian, (from Joseph Heller’s seminal book,Catch 22) is reborn as a burned out stockbroker on a path of self-destruction, rebirth and transcendence. The show includes live music, costumes, narration and videos on a giant screen. Don't miss this modern hero's journey in what Vanity Fair called “The catchiest economic-crisis rock opera this side of Wall Street.”

Tickets: $15.00 Adults and $10.00 for Students and Seniors.

Show Dates:

June 8 at 8:00 PM in the evening. This is a showcase so Hole in the Cards are not valid for this event.

Anyting Goes

 

 

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Tickets: $25.00 Adults and $20.00 for Students and Seniors.

Show Dates:

July12, 14, 19, 20, 26, 27 and August 2, 3, 9, 10 at 8:00 PM

July 21 and 28 Matinee's at 2:00 PM

Hole in the Wall Theater: 2012/2013 Season

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