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An Opening In Time

First Preview: Sep 1, 2015
Opening Date: Sep 1, 2015
Closing Date: Oct 11, 2015
Running Time: 02:15
An Opening In Time

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Hartford Stage
50 Church St, Hartford, CT 06103
A moving play about finding connections in a shifting world. Anne, a retired schoolteacher, moves back to the suburban town in central Connecticut which she left years before. She finds a number of things have changed. Dunkin’ Donuts franchises are everywhere; the local high school is putting on a production of Rent; and a long-lost friendship suddenly reappears in a new guise.

A Pulitzer finalist for Dying City, presented at Hartford Stage in the 2008/09 season, Shinn is the winner of a 2005 OBIE in Playwriting and a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting. He was shortlisted for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play and has been nominated for an Olivier Award for Most Promising Playwright and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Playwright.

Directed by Oliver Butler

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
RegionalPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission.
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: No Performance 10/7

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Reviews

  • “One of Shinn's most intimate and personal plays...Hedwall and Clear are startlingly natural, unforced and truthful.”

    -----Hartford Courant


  • “One of Shinn's most intimate and personal plays...Hedwall and Clear are startlingly natural, unforced and truthful.”

    -----Hartford Courant


  • “One of Shinn's most intimate and personal plays...Hedwall and Clear are startlingly natural, unforced and truthful.”

    -----Hartford Courant


  • “One of Shinn's most intimate and personal plays...Hedwall and Clear are startlingly natural, unforced and truthful.”

    -----Hartford Courant


Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Available for every performance, assistive listening headphones can be obtained at and returned to the Guest Services podium in the main lobby.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    An elevator within the main lobby is available to bring guests upstairs for accessible seats in our 11th row, to enjoy our upper lobby bar, or to view the exhibit for our current production.
  • Entrance

    The main entrance for Hartford Stage is fully accessible and is located on Church Street, through the Box Office lobby
  • Parking

    Hartford Stage does not own a parking facility, both the adjacent MAT Garage and nearby Church Street Garage offer accessible parking spaces on every level. The MAT Garage offers an accessible ramp on its ground floor level that exits directly into Hartford Stage’s courtyard.
  • Restroom

    Hartford Stage is equipped with accessible restrooms. They are located in the back corner of our main lobby, to the right of the stairs
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    Audio description enables audience members who are blind or have low vision to hear descriptions of actions, body language, lights, costumes, scenery and other aspects of the production not conveyed by voices from the stage. This service is provided during the 2:00 pm Saturday Matinee Series 24.

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