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Long Wharf Theatre Tickets for 2 and bonus Ticket Stub Diary

Item Number: 201

Estimated Value: 155 USD
Sold: 95 USD to jennypainter

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Enjoy 2 tickets to the performance of your choice at Long Wharf Theatre, the Tony Award-winning regional theatre based in New Haven, Connecticut, world-renown for its innovative re-examinations of classic pieces as well as world premiers of new drama-- plays that both investigate and celebrate the unique circumstances of our time, for contemporary audiences.

Tickets are good through March of 2012, for any performance. Now showing, through April 3, Agnes Under the Big Top-- a magical tale of hope, identity, and reinvention. An NEA Distinguished New American Play, this powerful new work combines elements of fairy tale and circus lore to create a deeply personal and compelling story in celebration of a multicultural America, exploring the journey of immigrants in New York City as they search for beauty amidst the chaos of immigration. Written by Aditi Brennan Kapil, Directed by Eric Ting.

More than 30 Long Wharf productions have moved to Broadway or Off-Broadway, some of which include Wit (Pulitzer Prize), The Shadow Box (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award/Best Play), Hughie, American Buffalo, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Quartermaine's Terms (Obie Award/Best Play), The Gin Game (Pulitzer Prize), The Changing Room, The Contractor and Streamers. Long Wharf has received New York Drama Critics Awards, Obie Awards, the Margo Jefferson Award for Production of New Works, a Special Citation from the Outer Critics Circle and the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 1978.

Named for the Long Wharf port along New Haven Harbor, the theatre was built in a vacant warehouse space in a busy food terminal, with its Mainstage originally stocked with seats borrowed from a retired movie house. The first year's budget was $294,000, and the theatre played to more than 30,000 patrons. Now in its 46th season, Long Wharf Theatre is an organization of international renown producing an annual season of six plays on its two stages, along with children's programming, new play workshops and a variety of special events for an annual audience exceeding 100,000. the theatre’s original founders shared the dream of starting a resident professional theatre company in New Haven. Assisted by an avid group of community leaders and patrons of the arts, they made that dream a reality in 1965 when Arthur Miller's The Crucible opened for a two-week engagement.

Long Wharf Theatre established itself as an important force in the regional theatre movement, and it continues to be a leader in American theatre, revitalizing classic and modern plays for a contemporary audience, discovering new resonance in neglected works and premiering new plays by new voices that both investigate and celebrate the unique circumstances of our time.

Bonus: Ticket Stub Diary designed by Architect Eric Epstein. A recent review: "Finally, a place to keep ticket stubs from all of your favorite events - concerts, sports, theatre, movies. You know, the ones in your desk drawer, dresser drawer, kitchen counter, and desk? No excuse not to get organized, and the diary allows you to write in stuff about the event you want to remember. It's small and beautifully designed, and a great gift. Our family loves it and will be giving out lots for gifts this holiday season. Great job Eric Epstein!"