Connecticut Repertory Theatre

CRT Sneak Peek – Monty Python’s SPAMALOT

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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

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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 Behind the Scenes Video: Twelfth Night

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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