For more information visit: Colin Jost

For more information visit: The Piano Guys

For more information visit: Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert

For more information visit: With Ukraine in Our Hearts

For more information visit: Australian Chamber Orchestra

Great news! Our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call the Box Office at 860-486-2113 or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today.

Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it! Here’s what’s coming your way:

THE MOORS

By Jen Silverman

October 10-20, 2024

Nafe Katter Theatre

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

November 14-23, 2024

Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure.

POCATELLO

By Samuel D. Hunter

March 27 - April 6, 2025

Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare

April 24 - May 4, 2025

Nafe Katter Theatre

CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!

Great news! Our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call the Box Office at 860-486-2113 or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today.

Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it! Here’s what’s coming your way:

THE MOORS

By Jen Silverman

October 10-20, 2024

Nafe Katter Theatre

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

November 14-23, 2024

Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure.

POCATELLO

By Samuel D. Hunter

March 27 - April 6, 2025

Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare

April 24 - May 4, 2025

Nafe Katter Theatre

CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!

Great news! Our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call the Box Office at 860-486-2113 or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today.

Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it! Here’s what’s coming your way:

THE MOORS

By Jen Silverman

October 10-20, 2024

Nafe Katter Theatre

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

November 14-23, 2024

Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure.

POCATELLO

By Samuel D. Hunter

March 27 - April 6, 2025

Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare

April 24 - May 4, 2025

Nafe Katter Theatre

CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!

Great news! Our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call the Box Office at 860-486-2113 or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today.

Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it! Here’s what’s coming your way:

THE MOORS

By Jen Silverman

October 10-20, 2024

Nafe Katter Theatre

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

November 14-23, 2024

Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure.

POCATELLO

By Samuel D. Hunter

March 27 - April 6, 2025

Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare

April 24 - May 4, 2025

Nafe Katter Theatre

CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!

Great news! Our FLEX Passes are returning this season giving you deep discounts off single ticket prices, early access to the best seats, the flexibility to see the shows you want to see when you want to see them, and invitations to exclusive pass-holder events. Call the Box Office at 860-486-2113 or visit our site to learn more and purchase your pass today.

Our 75th Season brings the classic and the contemporary, worlds of imagination and curiosity, and heart-warming and hilarious characters. We think you’ll love it! Here’s what’s coming your way:

THE MOORS

By Jen Silverman

October 10-20, 2024

Nafe Katter Theatre

Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a governess and a moorhen set them on a strange, dangerous path. A deliciously dark comedy about desperation and visibility.

THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOON

Book, Music & Lyrics by PigPen Theater Company

November 14-23, 2024

Harriet Jorgensen Theatre

by a mysterious melody, he must decide between duty and love. An imaginative sea-faring epic, encompassing storms, civil wars, a giant fish, and grouchy ghosts. A glorious, music and puppet-filled adventure.

POCATELLO

By Samuel D. Hunter

March 27 - April 6, 2025

Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre

Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in a city being paved over with strip malls and franchises. As pressures mount, he strives to keep his hometown feeling like home, one soup and salad special at a time. A heartbreaking comedy about love and connection in a shifting world.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

By William Shakespeare

April 24 - May 4, 2025

Nafe Katter Theatre

CRT celebrates our 75th season with Shakespeare’s joyful 15th century rom-com, replete with intrigue, hijinks, mistaken identity, and a conniving ne’er-do-well. Can true love triumph over deceit, and will Beatrice and Benedick discover the spark beneath their sparring? Come see!

Performance by African American Cultural Center. 

This performance will be livestreamed here: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

Performance by UConn Singers!

This performance will be livestreamed here: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

All ticket sales directly fund the operating costs of von der Mehden Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased at https://vdm.ticketleap.com/. Free comp tickets are available for Seniors, Military, and UConn Students, Faculty and Staff.

Performance by UConn Choirs 

This performance will be livestreamed here: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

All ticket sales directly fund the operating costs of von der Mehden Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased at https://vdm.ticketleap.com/. Free comp tickets are available for Seniors, Military, and UConn Students, Faculty and Staff.

Performance by UConn Symphonic Wind Ensemble and UConn Symphonic Band . 

This performance will be livestreamed here: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

All ticket sales directly fund the operating costs of von der Mehden Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased at https://vdm.ticketleap.com/. Free comp tickets are available for Seniors, Military, and UConn Students, Faculty and Staff.

This performance will be livestreamed here: https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

All ticket sales directly fund the operating costs of von der Mehden Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased at https://vdm.ticketleap.com/. Free comp tickets are available for Seniors, Military, and UConn Students, Faculty and Staff.

The Conference of the Birds puppet pageant, loosely based on the 12th-century poem by Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, will employ masks and puppets of all sizes, created by workshop participants, to celebrate specific birds of Connecticut, as well as endangered bird species and imaginary birds. The pageant will be performed outdoors in Betsy Paterson Square with live music as part of the 21st-annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 28.

No experience is necessary to participate in these free community puppet-building workshops. Space is limited, so advance registration is strongly encouraged: https://bimp.ticketleap.com/2024-cmf/.  Participants can come for one or both days but should register for the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or/and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. time slot(s). Minors must be accompanied by an adult. If you require accommodation to participate, contact the Ballard Institute at bimp@uconn.edu or 860-486-8580.

This community puppet project is sponsored by the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. For more information about the 21st-annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival, visit downtownstorrsfestival.org.

The Conference of the Birds puppet pageant, loosely based on the 12th-century poem by Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, will employ masks and puppets of all sizes, created by workshop participants, to celebrate specific birds of Connecticut, as well as endangered bird species and imaginary birds. The pageant will be performed outdoors in Betsy Paterson Square with live music as part of the 21st-annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 28.

No experience is necessary to participate in these free community puppet-building workshops. Space is limited, so advance registration is strongly encouraged: https://bimp.ticketleap.com/2024-cmf/.  Participants can come for one or both days but should register for the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or/and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. time slot(s). Minors must be accompanied by an adult. If you require accommodation to participate, contact the Ballard Institute at bimp@uconn.edu or 860-486-8580.

This community puppet project is sponsored by the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Inc. For more information about the 21st-annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival, visit downtownstorrsfestival.org.

Harry LaCoste will perform slam pieces: Bean Brain, about a boy acting out his mental health struggles; and Cheers!, a found-object show about the uncle that Harry never got to meet. UConn Puppet Arts alumni Esme Roszel and Ray Dondero will perform their new production Bingo Street. The UConn Fall PuppetSlam also features new works by graduate and undergraduate students from the UConn Puppet Arts Program. Funding for the slam is made possible, in part, by the Puppet Slam Network. These performances are recommended for mature audiences. 

The UConn Fall Puppet Slam is free and open to the public; donations are greatly appreciated. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in UConn’s Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, located at 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs, Conn. 06269, on the lower level. (use rear entrance). For directions to the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, visit crt.uconn.edu. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

The exhibiting artists are Helena Chastel, Paul D’Agostino, Will Holub, Seth David Rubin, Conny Goelz Schmitt, and Ellen Weider.

Conny Goelz Schmitt alludes to storytelling and knowledge in her ingenious sculptures created from vintage book parts. Ellen Weider’s paintings, distinctive in their mysterious arrangements of shape and color, suggest rarefied worlds and invite interpretation. Paul D’Agostino’s “Chromatic Alphabet” paintings consider language, text, narrative, and translation through precise arrangements of color and shape. Seth David Rubin’s photographic works transform landscape and explore points of view through arrangements of shaped reflections. Will Holub’s layered mixed media collages combine figural and abstract elements to discover interconnectedness amidst fragmentation and diversity. Helena Chastel’s sculptures are weighty or whimsical investigations of sacred geometry.