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Westport Country Playhouse has announced new members to its Theatre Council, enhancing community engagement and support for the arts.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will continue its 2024-2025 season with The Old Man and the Old Moon, an enchanting play with book, lyrics and music by Pig Pen Theatre Co.

As part of its 2024 Fall Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will welcome Emily Schubert to perform A Cornucopia Cabaret! on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the in the Ballard Institute Theater, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. 

The Ballard Institute and museum of Puppetry will host a “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, in conjunction with Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community exhibition curated by Dr. Paulette Richards.

The Ballard Institute and museum of Puppetry will host a “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, in conjunction with our Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community exhibition curated by Dr. Paulette Richards.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut have announced a performance of THE BAFFO BOX SHOW by Modern Times Theater on October 19.

A few weeks of the semester have passed, so it’s finally time to discuss how the new term has been going. Personally, I’m having nothing short of a great time as a sophomore at the University of Connecticut. I’m making new friends and I’m continuing to get more involved with extracurriculars. Here’s a brief recap of my semester so far!

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut has announced its Fall Performance Series starting with THE LOOSE CABOOSE on September 21, 2024, at 11 a.m. in Storrs, CT.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will once again offer fall community puppet-building workshops to design and build life-size and over-life-size puppets for a new pageant production—The Conference of the Birds—to be performed at the Celebrate Mansfield Festival in Downtown Storrs.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at UConn will open the Wonderland Puppet Theater Exhibit in August. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Encore Musical Theatre Company has announced the appointment of Frank Mack as their new Managing Director.

 As part of its 2024 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Judy Saves the Day by Sarah Nolen on July 27, 2024 at 11 a.m. in Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.

 As part of its 2024 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by WonderSpark Puppets on July 20 at 11 a.m. in Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present its 2024 Summertime Saturday Puppet Show Series with free, family-friendly puppet shows on three consecutive Saturdays in July and August at 11 a.m. on Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs.

Straz Center President and CEO Greg Holland has announced the appointment of Matthew Wolf as chief operating officer of Tampa's David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.