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.)
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays - 7:30 p.m. |
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Fridays and Saturdays
- 8 p.m. |
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Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m.
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| 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
Call
for details.
Support of youth tickets provided by
Lincoln Financial Foundation
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Appropriate
for kids?: |
This play is recommended for ages 16 and up because of language and thematic content.
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Running time: |
Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.
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For tickets call (860) 527-7838
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