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01/17/2018 11:01 PMProfessor and Student: Long Wharf is opening 2018 with Office Hour, a production in cooperation with Berekley Rep through Sunday, Feb. 11. According to the press materials, “a college student hides behind dark glasses, a baseball cap pulled low, and writings that disturb and provoke. Is he just venting or is he really troubled? Gina, his writing professor, is the only one willing to get close, to try to understand what the student is going through. But at what peril to herself?” For more information about the show, visit longwharf.org or call 203-787-4282.
Time/Space: Constellations, now at TheaterWorks through Sunday, Feb. 18 is a one-act play about the possible different outcomes of a boy-meets-girl story. Something is different each time they meet and we are left wondering, which one is real? Rob Ruggiero directs this play which was a hit in London and on Broadway. For tickets visit theaterworkshartford.org.
How Can It Be a Comedy: You may wonder, but the Yale Rep promises that the world premiere Field Guide is just that, even if it is inspired by Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazoz. It’s described as “a surreal hike through one of the greatest—and longest!—novels ever written.” Developed by Rude Mechs, an Austin, Texas theater collective, it runs Friday, Jan. 26 through Saturday Feb. 17. For tickets, visit yalerep.org or call 203-432-1234.
Bittersweet Love Story: I don’t have details but MTC (Music Theatre of Connecticut) is putting us in the mood for Valentine’s Day with A.R. Gurney’s play about two lifelong friends who could have more. Love Letters runs Friday, Jan. 26 to Sunday, Feb. 11. For tickets, visit musictheatreofct.com.
Remember the Film: Steel Magnolias was a popular film with a great cast. Did you know there is a stage version of the work? It’s at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford through Sunday, Jan. 28. In case you’ve forgotten the movie, it was about six Southern women and the beauty salon they all frequent—there’s heartbreak and joy. For tickets, visit playhouseonpark.org.
Monologue Contest: Long Wharf and Yale Rep are hosting the New Haven Regional August Wilson Monologue Competition, which is geared for students in grades 9-12. It is part of an eight-week curriculum on Wilson and his works. Students from the participating high schools work with students at Yale Drama School and staff at Long Wharf to explore Wilson’s American Cycle. It culminates in a monologue competition; two winners will be sent to the national competition in New York City in May.
Broadway Bargins: Twice a year—during low tourist times—the Broadway League and NYC & Co offer two-for-one ticket deals. Now not every show is available for ever date—Hamilton just doesn’t have any seats available—but a surprising number of shows do offer tickets. This year, it runs through Sunday, Feb. 4. For info, you can check out the Broadway Week page at NYCGo.com. Tickets are available through telecharge.com, ticketmaster.com, and disneyonbroadway.com.
Programs for Older Adults: Hartford Stage is one of 20 nonprofit arts organization nationwide to be selected for the Catalyzing Creative Aging Program created by the National Guild for Community Arts Education in collaboration with Lifetime Arts. The goal is to develop educational programs for older adults to increase access for them.
Karen Isaacs is an East Haven resident. To check out her reviews for New York and Connecticut shows, visit 2ontheaisle.wordpress.com. She’s a member of both the Connecticut Critics Circle and New York’s Outer Critics Circle.