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Current Production
SPEECH
& DEBATE

by Steve Karam
June 12 - July 26
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Current Production

Ben Diskant, Jee Young Han, Carl Holder
and Eva Kaminsky in the Connecticut Premier of


SPEECH & DEBATE
a comedy by Stephen Karam
Directed by Henry Wishcamper


June 12 - July 26, 2009

Now Accepting Reservations

For complete schedule and ticket information click here.


Speech and Debate

TheaterWorks’ Hot Summer Comedy
SPEECH & DEBATE
Certain to Get Audiences Talking

Stephen Karam’s Off-Broadway Hit Receives Connecticut Premiere

TheaterWorks, Hartford’s home for the hottest new plays performed in air-conditioned comfort, heats up the summer months with the Connecticut premiere of Stephen Karam’s Off-Broadway hit Speech & Debate, directed by Henry Wishcamper. What do a high school debate team, predators in cyberspace, and a musical version of “The Crucible” have in common? Answer: three teenagers who are all wrestling with sex, lies and YouTube videos. This contemporary comedy about a modern-day witch-hunt in Salem, Oregon was New York’s underground comedy sensation when it debuted in 2007.

“Bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth.” - Variety

(Speech & Debate is the fourth production of TheaterWorks’ 2008-2009 season, replacing Wonder of the World.)

Performances: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays - 7:30 p.m.
  Fridays and Saturdays - 8 p.m.
 

Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets:

$37, except Friday and Saturday nights, $47.
Center reserved seats: $11 extra.

Group rates available for parties of 11 or more!

Complimentary tickets available for downtown Hartford residents courtesy of
United Technologies Corporation
Call for details.

Support of youth tickets provided by Lincoln Financial Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation


Appropriate
for kids?:


This play is recommended for ages 16 and up because of language and thematic content.


Running time:

Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.


For tickets call (860) 527-7838



Sponsors:

Production Sponsor:

City Arts Sponsor:

TheaterWorks' 2008-2009 season is sponsored by

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Additional Support:  
     
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