A mix of classics and new works, the return of A Christmas Carol, and August Wilson’s Two Trains Running
July 2024, Hartford, CT – Single tickets and subscriptions for the 2024/2025 season at Hartford Stage are now on sale. The Tony Award-winning theater announced the lineup for the season in March: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Laughs in Spanish, Hurricane Diane, and the Hartford holiday tradition A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas. Subscriptions and tickets can be purchased by visiting HartfordStage.org or calling (860) 527-5151.
“Our upcoming season is filled with grand theatricality,” says Bensussen. “From the tug-of-war between good and evil in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the power of a neighborhood in Two Trains Running, to the shenanigans in Laughs in Spanish, the purity of love in Romeo and Juliet, and the suburban hijinks in Hurricane Diane. We are excited to produce these vibrant, buoyant, and exciting plays on our stage created by the best theater artists in the field today.”
Managing Director Cynthia Rider adds: “Next year is the season to return to or continue your theater-going habit. Subscriptions are still the best and most valuable way to experience Hartford Stage: whether you used to come, if you’ve been meaning to come, or if you’ve loved what you experienced in our 2023/2024 season and want to see more. Schedule date nights, friend nights, parent/child nights — however you experience theater, there is a subscription package for you.”
To buy tickets and explore subscription options, visit: HartfordStage.org or calling (860) 527-5151. Post-show discussions, open-captioning, and audio-description will be available for select performances. Visit HartfordStage.org for more details.
Groups of 10+ save up to 20% off tickets for any performance throughout the season, plus can add on a pre-show private event. Visit HartfordStage.org/groups to learn more.
Student Matinees are available for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, and Romeo & Juliet. For more information or to reserve tickets, visit HartfordStage.org/education.
The 2024/2025 Season
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
October 10 – November 3, 2024
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
From the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by Melia Bensussen
Evil has many faces.
When the well-respected Dr. Jekyll investigates the mayhem being wrought on the streets of London, he becomes suspicious of the mysterious Mr. Hyde. In pursuing this shady figure, Jekyll’s life begins to unravel. A witty and suspenseful adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, this psychological thriller asks: to what lengths will we go to hide our true selves?
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
November 23 – December 29, 2024
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and directed by Michael Wilson
Hartford’s beloved holiday tradition.
On a bleak and snowy Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge wants nothing more than to collect his debts. But when he is visited by a ghostly old friend, Scrooge must confront his own selfish ways and discover the true meaning of Christmas. Join Scrooge and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future on this journey of redemption in a mesmerizing display of theatrical magic and wonder.
August Wilson’s Two Trains Running
January 23 – February 16, 2025
Directed by Gilbert McCauley
Change is a long time coming.
Set against the economic turbulence of Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969, diner-owner Memphis Lee finds himself at a juncture: maintain his much-beloved neighborhood spot or sell it – changing the lives of its big-hearted regulars. With the finely tuned rhythms and complex characters that define the August Wilson canon, Two Trains Running explores the beauty in resilience.
Laughs in Spanish
March 6 – March 30, 2025
By Alexis Scheer
Directed by Lisa Portes
A comedy in English.
Ay, dios mío! It’s the eve of Art Basel in Miami and gallery director Mari is freaking out. The art has vanished, the phones are ringing off the hook, and her assistant Caro is acting suspicious. When things are looking truly terrible, her once-famous, often-absent mother Estella arrives in town… baggage in tow. Stylish and hilarious, Laughs in Spanish is a vibrant collage of chaos, cultura, and connection.
Romeo & Juliet
April 17 – May 18, 2025
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Melia Bensussen
Stony limits cannot hold love out.
An intoxicating blend of tragedy and hope, the spark of young love is ignited in Romeo and Juliet. But as quickly as this romance begins, it spirals out of control amidst the chaos of rivalry, familial duty, death, and impossible choices. Artistic Director Melia Bensussen brings this Shakespeare classic to life, in a romantic production rife with desire (and sword fighting!).
Hurricane Diane
June 5 – June 29, 2025
By Madeleine George
Directed by Zoë Golub-Sass
There’s a big butch storm coming.
Diane has a landscaping business, thousands of years of experience under her work belt, and a mythical knack for turning worlds upside down. The cosmic clock is ticking and at the eleventh hour, Diane discovers the fate of humanity is buried in a New Jersey suburb and that – oh, gods! – only the housewives can save us. Hurricane Diane is a provocative comedy about letting things get a little wild in the name of the greater good.
Support
Support for the 2024/2025 season at Hartford Stage comes from Stanley, Black, & Decker. Don & Marilyn Allan are the producers of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; with Talcott Resolution providing sponsorship for the student matinee performances. Raytheon Technologies is the lead production sponsor for A Christmas Carol, with producers William & Judith Thompson. The production Sponsor for Romeo and Juliet is The John & Kelly Hartman Foundation. Institutional and individual support is essential to the programming at Hartford Stage. We thank our growing list of sponsors year long.
About Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage has been led by Artistic Director Melia Bensussen and Managing Director Cynthia Rider since the summer of 2019. The theater’s mission is to enlighten, entertain, and educate by creating theatrical programming of the highest caliber that has a transformative impact on audiences, the community, and its field. Under Bensussen’s artistic vision, the theater has reimagined classics including Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness! which reopened the theater to great acclaim following the pandemic and brought more work celebrating the Latine heritages in the region, including Quixote Nuevo, the virtual American Voices New Play Festival, Kiss My Aztec!, Espejos: Clean, and Simona’s Search. Hartford Stage has presented various world premieres including the Broadway successes Anastasia and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (winner of four 2014 Tony Awards), and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Water by the Spoonful (winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama). Hartford Stage’s vast education programs engage students of all ages from across the state through student matinee performances, in-school programs, theatre classes, and youth productions. HartfordStage.org