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Fireflies

First Preview: Oct 3, 2017
Opening Date: Oct 11, 2017
Closing Date: Nov 6, 2017
Running Time: 02:15
Fireflies

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Playing @
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511
Eleanor Bannister, a retired schoolteacher, lives a sleepy life in tiny Groverdell, Texas. Until one day, when walking alone through the brambles barefoot and in her nightgown, she encounters Abel Brown, a mysterious drifter.

Brown has been wandering around town, looking for houses to fix and, rumor has it, single women to talk to. Brown is nothing but a drifter, but despite their obvious differences, Eleanor and Abel find themselves drawn to each other.

This beautiful new romance by Matthew Barber, Tony Award-nominated author of Enchanted April, shows that connection can be found in the unlikeliest of places and in the unlikeliest of ways.

World Premiere
RegionalPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY @ 7 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
SATURDAY @ 3 PM


Written By
  • Matthew Barber

Director
  • Gordon Edelstein

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$25.00 - $85.00

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Both the Claire Tow Stage in the C. Newton Schenck III Theatre and Stage II are equipped with an infrared listening system for the hearing impaired. Headsets are available at the box office and are free with ID.
  • Parking

    Parking is free in a lighted lot directly adjacent to the theatre.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Visual Assistance

    Theatre is unable to offer audio description services at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Long Wharf Theatre is fully accessible. Please inform the Box Office prior to the performance if wheelchair seating or assistance will be required for anyone in your party.

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