Harriet Beecher Stowe

Emerson Theater Collaborative And Mysterium Theater Present CAROLE'S CHRISTMAS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2024

Emerson Theater Collaborative and Mysterium Theater are co-producing 'Carole's Christmas,' a staged reading of a new play by Emma Palzere-Rae.

RUNNING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE Streaming On Demand Through November 1
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2024

This election season, two solo theater artists are coming together to create 'Running for the White House: Two Women, One Hundred Years Apart.' The program is available to stream on demand through November 1 and features two solo plays.

The Mark Twain House & Museum Hosts 150th Anniversary Community Celebration
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2024

The Mark Twain House & Museum will be marking the 150th anniversary of the Clemens Family's National Historic Landmark home with a day-long community celebration. 

The Lawn Party At Nook Farm to Present Free Family Fun At Twain House And Stowe Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2024

Join the community for a free family-friendly event at the Twain House and Stowe Center's Lawn Party at Nook Farm, featuring activities, entertainment, and fun for all ages.

Connecticut Historic Garden Day 2024 To Take Place in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2024

Discover Connecticut's historic gardens on June 23, 2024. Learn more about what to expect and learn how to get involved!

Review: CHARLES DICKENS WRITES A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Revolution Stage Company
by Kay Kudukis - Dec 10, 2023

What did our critic think of CHARLES DICKENS WRITES A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Revolution Stage Company?

HartBeat Ensemble Presents Connecticut Premiere Of Kyle Bass Drama POSSESSING HARRIET
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2023

HartBeat Ensemble presents the Connecticut premiere of 'Possessing Harriet,' a Kyle Bass drama. Don't miss this powerful and thought-provoking production.

Review: New Production of THE KING AND I is Simply Glorious at the La Mirada Theatre
by Michael Quintos - Apr 28, 2023

Presented by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this beautiful, mesmerizing, Broadway-caliber production of THE KING AND I has all the ingredients of a great revival done right, from its dazzling visual and technical components to the vibrant musical magic created by both its rousing orchestra and the talented artists that make up its superb ensemble cast.

Listen: Patti LuPone, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Walken & More to be Featured in RADIO PLAY REVIVAL Season 2
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2022

Listen to RADIO PLAY REVIVAL podcast Season 2, which launched on December 25th, 2022.

WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Ivoryton Playhouse
by Lauren Yarger - Oct 24, 2022

CT Chapter LPTW Presents Panel on 'Rebuilding Theater with Greater Relevance' and Presents Ivoryton Playhouse with 'Seal of Approval' for Promoting Theater Women at WOmen Playwrights Fest Oct. 29

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Announces Dr. Clint Black's 'How The Word Is Passed' As Recipient Of 2022 Stowe Prize
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2022

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center has announced Dr. Clint Smith as the 2022 Stowe Prize winner for his New York Times bestselling book, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America (Little, Brown and Company, 2021).  This year's events will be both in-person and virtual.

New Camerata Opera Presents THE INFINITE ENERGY OF ADA LOVELACE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2022

New Camerata Opera presents The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace by Kamala Sankaram and Rob Handel as their spring 2022 mainstage production on April 7, 8, and 9 at 8pm, and April 10 at 3pm at Dixon Place Theater on the Lower East Side.

Virtual Salons Announced at Stowe Center
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2022

On January 27, 2022, at 7 pm, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, in partnership with Our Common Purpose, presents Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of The Three Mothers, in conversation with Janée Woods Weber, Executive Director of Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF).

Stowe Center To Offer Sewing And Learning Workshop: “Harriet Beecher Stowe And The Politics Of Pocket Purses”
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2021

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will present two virtual Sewing and Learning Workshops on 'Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Politics of Pocket Purses.' Employed to compensate for restrictive fashions and to address a range of social and cultural needs, pockets and small bags are a microcosm of complex political, gender, and race history.  

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center To Offer Three Nights Of SPIRITS: AN OTHERWORLDY TOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2021

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, CT is will offer Spirits: An Otherworldly Tour on October 28, 29, and 30. Like many people grappling with loss in the post-Civil War era, Harriet Beecher Stowe found solace and comfort in Spiritualism.

Judy Dworin Performance Project To Present EMERGENCE At Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2021

For fourteen months, residents of Connecticut got a tiny taste of what involuntary confinement feels like. With that changed perspective, we can perhaps better understand the burden of isolation experienced by those in prison.

Frist Art Museum Presents KARA WALKER: CUT TO THE QUICK
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2021

The Frist Art Museum presents Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, an exhibition that offers a broad overview of the artist's career and explores racial and gender exploitation, abuse, and inequity.

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, April 22- with Lucie Jones, an ER Reunion, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2021

Today (April 22) in live streaming: Lucie Jones visits Backstage Live, an ER reunion on Stars in the House, and more!

AUNT HATTIE'S HOUSE: RECONSTRUCTED Will Be Presented at East Lynne Theater Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2021

 'Aunt Hattie's House,' written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae, premiered in 2000 at the Heartland Chautauqua, and in that same year, East Lynne Theater Company brought the show to Cape May, NJ. 

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Announces Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2021

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will honor Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize winner. Glaude receives the award for Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, a book that uses the life of James Baldwin to create dialogue about racial inequality in the United States.