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Alexander Woodward

Assistant Professor, Scenic Design

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Alexander Woodward is a New York based designer focused in scenic and costume design for live performance in theatre, opera and dance.

Alexander has found fulfillment collaborating on projects that span the performance art form: most frequently through scenic design, exploring the relationship of people to surrounding space. Recent credits include the critically acclaimed world premier of The Sound Inside at the Williamstown Theater Festival, as well as Ugly Lies the Bone, (Alliance) the world premiere of Lucy Thurber’s Orpheus in the Berkshires (Williamstown) and The Moors at Yale Rep which received a Connecticut Critics Circle Nomination for Outstanding Scenic Design.

In addition to his work as a designer, Alexander is a vocal ally for theater advocacy as it pertains to equality and inclusion within the field, in addition to theater’s power for social change brought about through production.

For the past five years Alexander has been the head of the Scene Design Department at the Williamstown Theatre Festival fostering the internship program as well as In The Wings the design showcase for young artists. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Ithaca College) and is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

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CT Repertory Theater Names New Artistic Director

STORRS. Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) has named Michael Bradford the new Artistic Director beginning in August. Bradford will succeed Vincent J. Cardinal, who is departing at the conclusion of the Nutmeg Summer Series to become the The Arthur and Martha Hearron Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre, Chair of the Department of Musical Theatre and Professor of Music, School of Music Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan. Bradford will also serve as the Department Head of Dramatic Arts at UConn.

Anne D’Alleva, Dean of the School of Fine Arts said, “I’m delighted to welcome Michael Bradford in a new role at UConn, as Department Head and CRT Artistic Director. Michael has been an outstanding interdisciplinary collaborator and has developed wonderful new initiatives, like the Open Doors play reading series. His focus on new play development will open up exciting opportunities for Connecticut Repertory Theatre.”

Michael Bradford is a playwright and has served on the faculty at UConn since 2001. His play Living in the Wind premiered in 2000 at The American Place Theatre with Chad L. Coleman (TV’s The Wire, The Walking Dead), and received 10 AUDELCO Theatre nominations. Bradford’s play Olives and Blood was produced at Connecticut Repertory Theatre in October 2014. The play premiered in New York City in 2012 and was produced at Brixton East in London in 2013.

Michael Bradford has developed several plays through the Lark Play Development Center in New York City. His play Father and Sons received its world premiere at ACT in Seattle in 2008. His latest play, Migration, received its world premiere in April at eta Creative Arts Theatre in Chicago, IL. He has received the Manhattan Theatre Club Playwright fellowship, the LARK Theatre Writers Residency and the New York Stage and Film Residency. His plays received readings and workshops at the Manhattan Theatre Club, LARK Theatre, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Steppenwolf Theatre and the Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Chad L. Coleman offered, “Michael Bradford is one of the most gifted writers of our times. With two tour de force plays in which I starred, Living in the Wind and Willie’s Cut and Shine. Ensemble storytelling at it’s best as he comprehensively tells the universal story of African American life in two distinct eras. His talent is rivaled only by his parental skills and his humanity. You’ve got a gem!”

Martín Solá, who currently in On Your Feet! The Musical on Broadway, and played the lead in Bradford’s Olives and Blood in 2014 added, “I had the good fortune of working on Michael Bradford’s play Olives and Blood at CRT. We quickly developed a friendship and a mutual admiration for each other. He is passionate about his work and he provides an important and diverse voice to the American Theater. As both an accomplished professor and playwright with his finger on the pulse of contemporary theater, I cannot think of a better person to become the Department Head and Artistic Director of CRT.”

Connecticut Repertory Theatre is a resident professional company that serves as the professional producing arm of UConn’s Department of Dramatic Arts. Bradford’s duties will include administrative leadership of the department as well as artistic leadership of the theatre company. He will work alongside the theatre’s managing director, Matthew J. Pugliese.
“I am honored to have worked under the leadership and experience of Vincent Cardinal through his tenure. I can’t thank him enough for the open and creative environment he provided and certainly fair winds follow him to his next position. Looking forward, I am extremely excited to be working closely with the talented and passionate faculty and staff at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre and the Department of Dramatic Arts as we continue to focus on educating and training the next generation of artists to make their mark on stage and film,” said Bradford.

Under Cardinal’s leadership for the past six years, Connecticut Repertory Theatre grew in prominence on the regional and national stage. He directed three-time Tony Award-nominee Terrence Mann in My Fair Lady and Man of La Mancha and Tony Award-winner Leslie Uggams as Rose in Gypsy. Under Cardinal’s leadership, UConn added an MFA Arts Administration program, as well as online certificate programs for Puppet Arts and Arts Administration.

Departing Artistic Director Vincent Cardinal says, “I am so appreciative of the supportive CRT community and the talented students, faculty, administration and staff with whom I’ve been honored to work. Michael Bradford is one of our most exciting teachers and an active playwright who will, no doubt, carry forward the Department’s mission to produce exciting theatre while developing the next generation of theatre artists and scholars.”

CRT is the professional producing arm of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. CRT productions are directed, designed by, and cast with visiting professional artists, including Equity actors, faculty members, and the department’s most advanced student artists. The synergy between professional and advanced student artists creates extraordinary theatre and a unique learning environment.

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Vincent J. Cardinal Celebrates Final Summer at Connecticut Repertory Theatre

STORRS. Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) has announced that Vincent J. Cardinal, Connecticut Repertory Theatre Artistic Director and Head of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut will step down from his position at the end of July. Cardinal, who is departing at the conclusion of the popular 2016 Nutmeg Summer Series, will become the Arthur and Martha Hearron Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre, Chair of the Department of Musical Theatre and Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan.

Cardinal is currently directing the first two shows of the 2016 Nutmeg Summer Series. First up is a “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” starring “The Love Boat’s” Fred Grandy and Broadway’s Riley Costello. This production marks the sixth season, in which Cardinal has partnered with music director John Pike and choreographer Cassie Abate.
“Working with Abate and our sumer musical directors, John Pike and NDavid Williams, for the past six years has allowed us to develop a process that results in complex professional productions that area audiences have embraced. It is our enthusiastic summer audience that keeps the theatre alive,” said Cardinal.

The final show that Cardinal will direct as the Artistic Director will be “Peter and the Starcatcher” by Rick Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Cardinal will join long-time collaborator and music director NDavid Williams.

Cardinal adds, “I’m very excited about the team that we have put together for Starcatcher. I have enjoyed working with NDavid since our time together at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. Our design team is incredibly talented with Obie Award winning Lighting Designer and UConn professor Michael Chybowski and Live Design Award winning Scenic Designer and UConn professor Tim Brown, both summer veterans. New this summer is UConn Professor of Costume Design, Christina Bullard.”

Anne D’Alleva, Dean of UConn’s School of Fine Arts said, “Of course we’re sorry to see Vince leave UConn but thrilled that he has a wonderful opportunity at Michigan. We’re very grateful to Vince for all of his many contributions here, and will always regard him as part of the School of Fine Arts creative community. We’ll enjoy all the more this special opportunity to appreciate his work in two shows this summer, ‘How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ and ‘Peter and the Starcatcher.’”

The cast features UConn alum and Tony Award-nominee Forrest McClendon, Barrymore Award-winner Michael Doherty, and Split Knuckle Theatre ensemble members Gregory Webster and Jason Bohon.
“Starcatcher developed out of a devised rehearsal process – so it is great to have experts in devised theatre from Split Knuckle as a part of the ensemble. Forrest and I have wanted to work together for a long time, and I saw Michael perform last summer at Utah Shakespeare Festival – where he distinguished himself as a world class comic actor,” said Cardinal.

Under Cardinal’s leadership for the past six years, Connecticut Repertory Theatre grew in prominence on the regional and national stage. He directed three-time Tony Award-nominee Terrence Mann in My Fair Lady and Man of La Mancha and Tony Award-winner Leslie Uggams as Rose in Gypsy. Under Cardinal’s leadership, UConn added an MFA Arts Administration program, as well as online certificate programs for Puppet Arts and Arts Administration. He also lead the initiative that will result in the Department of Dramatic Art’s new state of the art Production Facility, which will break ground this summer. Cardinal will take over the leadership position as the Arthur and Martha Hearron Endowed Professor of Musical Theatre, Chair of the Department of Musical Theatre and Professor of Music, School of Music Theatre and Dance at the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan is a top musical-theatre program that has a long tradition of producing Broadway stars such as Celia and Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Gavin Creel, Hunter Foster, Andrew Lippa as well as Barret Foa and Courtney Balan, who led CRT’s The Music Man in 2013.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre is a resident professional company that serves as the professional producing arm of UConn’s Department of Dramatic Arts. The theatre is close to announcing a successor as the Artistic Director and Department Head to work alongside CRT Managing Director Matthew J. Pugliese.

CRT Sneak Peek – Monty Python’s SPAMALOT

Go behind the scenes of Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s production of “Monty Python’s SPAMALOT”

starring RICHARD KLINE (TV’s Three’s Company, Broadway’s City of Angels, National Tour of Wicked) as King Arthur and MARIAND TORRES (Elphaba in the National Tour of Wicked, World Premiere Prince of Broadway) as the Lady of the Lake!

MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
April 21 – May 1, 2016
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Tickets at 860-486-2113 or http://www.crt.uconn.edu/

Monty Python’s Spamalot, the musical comedy sensation lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and The Holy Grail, arrives this spring to spread laughter and cheer throughout the kingdom. As gleefully silly yet wickedly smart as Monty Python, the beloved British comedy troupe that inspired it, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. You’ll enjoy some mostly handsome Knights, a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people, before the familiar sound of clomping coconut shells brings down the curtain on the season’s goofiest if satirically dead-on comic delights. Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Toronto Star critic Richard Ouzounian wrote, ““You could put a happy-meter in the theatre and watch it go off the charts. You’ll laugh a lot!”

Running Time: Two hours and 15 minutes including intermission.
Photography and Editing by Matt Pugliese.

CRT Sneak Peek – THE MFA PUPPET ARTS FESTIVAL

Take a look at CT Rep’s THE MFA PUPPET ARTS FESTIVAL

Take a sneak peek at the MFA Puppet Arts Festival.

THE MFA PUPPET ARTS FESTIVAL
Onstage through April 3, 2016 in the Studio Theatre
Created and performed by Gavin Cummins, Ana Craciun-Lambru and Kalob Martinez
Tickets at http://www.crt.uconn.edu/ or 860-486-2113

Go behind the scenes of DUST, part of THE MFA PUPPET ARTS FESTIVAL with creator Ana Crăciun-Lambru

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of three puppetry works onstage in one innovative evening under the banner of “The MFA Puppet Arts Festival”. For 50 years, UConn’s Puppet Arts program defined the cutting edge of new theatre, and this dynamic evening will be no exception. ” TheMFA Puppet Arts Festival” will be held in the Studio Theatre from March 24 – April 3, 2016. For tickets and information please visit crt.uconn.edu or call (860) 486 2113.

Photography and Editing by Matt Pugliese.

CRT Sneak Peek – SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Take a sneak peek at CRT’s production of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.

Take a sneak peek at CRT’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY!

February 25 – March 6, 2016
Adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
Tickets at http://www.crt.uconn.edu/ or 860-486-2113

Full of passion, wit, and soaring emotions, this new adaptation of Jane Austen’s first published novel is co-written by the same authors as our extraordinarily popular “Pride & Prejudice”. Following their father’s untimely death, the penniless Dashwood sisters pursue life and love in their own distinctive ways. Elinor is smart and down-to-earth. Marianne is wildly romantic. They each attract suitors whose startling secrets obstruct the path to happily ever after. Beautifully produced with the costumes and settings of the period, this promises to be a special treat for all of the Austen lovers and Austen fans in the making.

Photography and Editing by Matt Pugliese

CRT Behind the Scenes Video: Twelfth Night

Go behind the scenes of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night directed by Victor Maog.

Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
December 3-13, 2015
Tickets and Info at http://www.crt.uconn.edu/ or 860-486-2113
Nafe Katter Theatre

We bring you a”Twelfth Night” infused with the music and jollity of the Christmas season. Wrapped in carols and holly, Shakespeare’s finest comedy is a paean to the restorative power of love and the uproarious joy of the holidays. Viola, the shipwrecked heroine, lands on the shore of Illyria, and disguised as a page, Cesario, searches for her lost brother. Countess Olivia mourns the loss of her own brother. When the lovely Countess meets the handsome young page (Viola in disguise), desire banishes grief in this intoxicating comedy of mistaken identity and contagious laughter. Our “Twelfth Night” is a delightfully unique way to celebrate the holidays.

Photography and Editing by Matt Pugliese
Artwork and Graphic Design by Cully Long and Dan Chen
Music – “I Saw Three Ships” by Sarah and Michael Bowman

 

HOLIDAY INFUSED “TWELFTH NIGHT” ON STAGE AT CRT

STORRS. Connecticut Repertory Theatre continues the 2015-16 season with a production of William 12th Night PRShakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, directed by Victor Maog. It is the second show of the mainstage series and will perform in the Nafe Katter Theatre.  CRT brings audiences a Twelfth Night infused with
the music and jollity of the Christmas season. Wrapped in carols and mistletoe Shakespeare’s finest comedy is a paean to the restorative power of love and the uproarious joy of the holidays. Performances begin December 3rd and run through December 13th. For tickets and information please visit crt.uconn.edu or call (860)-
486-2113.

After being shipwrecked at sea and losing her twin brother, Viola washes up on the shores of Ilyria. She disguises herself as a young page named Cesario and goes to work for the handsome nobleman, Duke Orsino, who is madly in love with the Lady Olivia. When “Cesario” is sent to deliver a message of Orsino’s love to Olivia, the Lady falls in love with Viola, disguised as a young man. Trapped in a seemingly inescapable love triangle, the three pursue their interests in a hysterical comedy of mistaken identity, set against the backdrop of the upcoming holiday season.

Victor Maog is the artistic director of Second Generation Productions, as well as the vice-president of the board of directors of the Consortium of Asian American Theatres and Artists. He was recognized in October by American Theatre magazine as one of 20 Theatre Professionals to Watch. Maog is no stranger to Shakespeare, having directed his own adaptation of The Tempest at Ohio Theatre. Maog says “It’s a great honor to be invited to be part of CRT’s distinguished family of artists. Moreover, it’s a thrill to present one of Shakespeare’s great comedies during this festive season. Having spent my childhood listening incessantly to Christmas music, I can’t wait to share such rich language, joy, and mischief framed by some of my favorite tunes. Vince Cardinal and his team have built a program that is robust in acting, design, and tech with a strong sense of community. I can’t wait to showcase the tremendous gifts they have to offer!”

Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare’s more popular comedies, and the story of mistaken identity is one of his greatest comedic ploys. Dramaturg Molly Hamilton said, “Historically, the twelve days after Christmas Eve were a time of celebration, role reversal, and saying goodbye to the customary way of life. Between the pranking, the masquerading, and the abundance of festivity there is definitely much more to this play than what meets the eye.”

Joining the cast is equity actor Richard Ruiz, playing Sir Toby. Ruiz is no stranger to the CRT stage, having previously played Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha. Upon receiving his MFA from UConn in 1998, Ruiz began his professional career in New York. Off-Broadway credits include: Two Gentlemen of Verona: The Musical at The Public Theatre, Fiorello, Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Winter’s Tale, Guys and Dolls, Cyrano, The Mystery of Irma Vep, and ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, among others. His national tour credits include: Man of La Mancha, Sweet Charity, Urinetown, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Ruiz recently recorded the American cast album of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Equity actor Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte will also join the cast, taking on the role of Malvolio. Guilarte most recently had co-starring roles on Elementary and Madame Secretary. Other film and television credits include: Jessica Jones, Person of Interest, Nurse Jackie, Law and Order: SVU, Turks, Early Edition, The Workplace, When Kiran Met Karen, and How It Probably Went Down: Gandhi. He was recently seen onstage as Oberon/Theseus in Masterworks Theatre Company’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other recent credits include: Fifth Planet From The Sun at Lincoln Center’s Clarke Studio Theatre and the King of Siam in Marriott Theatre’s production of The King & I. Off Broadway credits include Macbeth, Awake and Sing, Bunty Berman Presents, Marat/Sade, and The Winter’s Tale. Guilarte holds a BFA from DePaul Theatre School and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

The rest of cast includes acting MFA candidates Darren Brown, Arlene Bozich, Curtis Longfellow, and Jeff DeSisto, BFA actors Juliana Bearse, Madison Coppola, Chester Martin, Brian Sullivan, Kevin Hilversum, Joon Ho Oh, BA Theatre studies majors Olivia Benson and Max Helfand, and puppetry MFA candidate Mark Blashford.

The creative team includes: Victor Maog (Director), Brett Calvo (Scenic Designer), Justin Poruban (Lighting Design), Tuoxi Wu (Costume Designer), Abigail Golec (Sound Design), Marie Percy (Movement/Fight Choreography), David Alan Stern (Voice & Text Coach), Gregory Maine (Technical Director) and Tom Kosis* (Production Stage Manager).

PERFORMANCE AND TICKET INFORMATION

Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Select matinee performances start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Season subscriptions and single tickets are available now. Single tickets range from $7 to $30. All student tickets are only $7.

Children must be at least 4 years old to attend CRT productions. For additional ticket information or to charge tickets by phone, call 860.486.2113. All sales are final; no refunds. Play selections and performance dates are subject to change.

Please call the box office at 860.486.2113 for tickets and additional information or visit www.crt.uconn.edu for specific show dates and times because performance schedules vary and are subject to change.

The Nafe Katter Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.

 

 

CRT to Stage Naomi Iizuka’s Immigration Play, Anon(ymous)

STORRS. Connecticut Repertory Theatre will stage Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka as the second show of its 2015-2016 season. The show is directed by UConn visiting professor Vincent Tycer. It is part of the Studio Series, and will be held in the Studio Theatre from October 29th through November 8th. For tickets and information please visit crt.uconn.edu or call (860) 486 2113.

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Separated from his mother, a young refugee called Anon, the play’s central character, journeys through the United States, encountering a wide variety of people — some kind, some dangerous and cruel — as he searches for his family. From a sinister one-eyed butcher to beguiling barflies to a sweatshop, Anon must navigate through a chaotic, ever-changing landscape in this entrancing adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey. Whether colonial religious refugees, the Irish of 150 years ago or the migrant workers of today, we are all Anon — or his recent descendants.

Director Vincent Tycer offers, “Anon(ymous) is a magical poetic retelling of the Odyssey by American playwright Naomi Iizuka that is both poignant and humorous. Maintaining the epic structure of the original story, Iizuka’s play tells the story of Anon, a refugee struggling for survival, friendship and a sense of home within a dangerous modern America. With the number of refugees seeking asylum increasing daily from the already staggering ten million worldwide, the play explores the ideas of compassion, abuse of power, homelessness, guilt, and importantly hope. Iizuka’s writing blends a gritty contemporary setting with magical realism, poetry and humor. It is a play that is as topical as it is beautiful.”

Dramaturg Angelique Bacha says, “The European Union is facing the largest refugee crisis it has ever encountered, with more than 530,000 asylum claims as of the end of June and millions of others flooding out of their home countries. Currently, over 60 million people have been displaced for reasons of war in their areas, most of whom are Syrian; 2 out of every 5 of these Syrian refugees are likely to be children. Youths are a great part of the refugee figure, which is why Iizuka chooses to focus on them in this piece. The main character, Anon, is himself a minor on a journey to find his mother.”

CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

The design team includes: Vincent Tycer (Director), Joseph Fonseca (Scenic Design), Lindsay Duvall (Lighting Design), Jelena Antanasijevic (Costume Design), Daniel Bria (Sound Design), and Hannah Guerin (Stage Manager).

PERFORMANCE AND TICKET INFORMATION

Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Select matinee performances start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Season subscriptions and single tickets are available now. Single tickets range from $7 to $30. All student tickets are only $7.

Children must be at least 4 years old to attend CRT productions. For additional ticket information or to charge tickets by phone, call 860.486.2113. All sales are final; no refunds. Play selections and performance dates are subject to change.

Please call the box office at 860.486.2113 for tickets and additional information or visit www.crt.uconn.edu for specific show dates and times because performance schedules vary and are subject to change.

The Studio Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.

The Laramie Project: An Exploration of Prejudice and Tolerance

THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theatre Project onstage in Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nafe Katter Theatre from October 8-18, 2015. Tickets and Info at crt.uconn.edu. Photo by Gerry Goodstein

In the aftermath of the 1998 hate crime murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard, the Tectonic Theatre Project conducted interviews with more than 200 Wyoming residents for “The Laramie Project.” The docu-drama that resulted will open the Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s fall season on Oct. 8 at the Nafe Katter Theatre.

“The Laramie Project” focuses on residents’ reactions to the death of Shepard, a student at the University of Wyoming, who was left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyo. In the years since, the play has become an educational tool to discuss prejudice and tolerance in schools, as LGBT anti-discrimination bills are increasingly being signed into law across the United States.

MFA student Bryce Wood, front, Brandy Burre, center, and Josh McCabe in THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theatre Project onstage in Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nafe Katter Theatre from October 8-18, 2015. Tickets and Info at crt.uconn.edu. Photo by Gerry Goodstein

“The play is still relevant,” says Brandy Burre, the actress best known for her role as Theresa D’Agostino on HBO’s “The Wire,” who stars in the CRT production. “It speaks volumes to our society and how little we have changed and how much more could be changed. The Matthew Shepard case had a huge impact on my life. I was friends with a lot of gay people at the time who were just coming out. It was a whole different world.”

The play, written by Moisés Kaufman, is based on interviews conducted by members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. There are more than 60 characters portrayed in three acts, in a series of short scenes.

Burre and Josh Aaron McCabe, a 10-year veteran of the Tony-Award winning regional theater Shakespeare & Co., lead a cast of 11 undergraduate and graduate actors in the School of Fine Arts who portray multiple characters in the Laramie community, presenting a challenge for everyone on stage.

“In a piece like this, we capture moments that are happening all over the place. Literally you’re flipping through this photo album and we have to switch photos this moment quickly, not always in sequence,” says McCabe. “I might be playing a character, and switch a jacket or a hat and capture another moment with another character. I’m trying to find what is happening in this moment and where the language is taking me.”

Brandy Burre leads the ensemble of THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theatre Project onstage in Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nafe Katter Theatre from October 8-18, 2015. Tickets and Info at crt.uconn.edu. Photo by Gerry Goodstein

Burre, who was the focus of the critically acclaimed documentary film “Actress,” says the wide range of characters and short scenes help to demonstrate the range of viewpoints within the college town where the incident occurred and the varied experiences of the individuals.

“In real time, it was the media and their spin on it and the reaction, both good and bad, from hate groups, from gay rights groups and others,” she says. “One of the characters says [to the Tectonic members], ‘I will trust that if you write a play of this, that you say it right. You need to do your best to say it correct.’ I think the theater company had a huge responsibility. They had multiple points of view. They had to honor many characters. To tell it correctly they had to have a lot of people’s point of view, because so many people saw it differently from their experience.”

The CRT production is directed by CRT artistic director Vincent J. Cardinal, who is also head of the Department of Dramatic Arts. “The Laramie Project” is serving as a reunion of sorts for Burre and McCabe, who both were students at the Ohio University School of Theatre when Cardinal was School director before coming to UConn.

There will be a reading of “The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later,” which includes re-interviews with subjects from the original play, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nafe Katter Theatre.

“The Laramie Project” runs from Oct. 8 to 18 at the Nafe Katter Theatre. For more information go to the Connecticut Repertory Theatre website.