New Haven Theater Company is proud to announce the second annual short film festival—Reel New Haven. Reel NH offers filmmakers, actors, directors and arts enthusiasts the opportunity to create new and exciting short films celebrating their talents and celebrating the historic, thriving community of the Greater New Haven area.

Audiences and critics agree, A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS is "A New Classic". Running now till Dec 20th, at the High Lane Club in North Haven.

Read the full review:
http://www.newhavenadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15766

In association with Bregamos Community Theater, NHTC will presents a series of free public staged readings of Allan Appel's THE EXCOMMUNICATION OF MRS. EATON.

Sat. Nov. 7 - 1pm to 3pm - New Haven Museum and Historical Society (114 Whitney Ave)
Sat. Nov. 14 - 1pm to 3pm - Strong School (69 Grand Ave)
Sat. Nov. 21 - 1pm to 3pm - Center Church (250 Temple St)

Made possible with the support of the City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Grants Program and through the support of the New Haven Museum and Historical Society.

About the Show:

Listen Here! has caught the eye of the New York Times. NHTC has teamed up with the New Haven Review, The Arts Council and four local coffee shops to present a free weekly reading series of short stories. In only our second month, the buzz is great, and the rooms are packed with people listening to our wonderful actors reading great stories.

This article explains more about it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/nyregion/25readct.html

Hope to see you at the next one.

SOCCER MOMS FROM HELL will be presented Friday, Oct 16 at 8pm and Saturday, Oct 17 at 2pm and 8pm.

Tickets are $10 ($9 Group Rates)

Online event registration

This fall, the Funny Stages returns with new faces and new shows.

In New Haven, the Funny Stages continues its run at BAR (254 Crown Street) with a four-show series. Catch New Haven's only night of spontaneous comedy and music at 8pm on these Wednesday nights:

• September 30th, October 21st, November 18th, and December 9th

In Bridgeport, the Funny Stages returns with a four-show series at Playhouse on the Green (177 State Street) at 7pm on these Sunday nights:

• September 20th, October 11th, November 15th, and December 20th

Don't say we didn't warn you.

Here is a list of Reel New Haven 2009’s Award Winners.

Reel New Haven is the real deal as a must-see, must-participate short film festival!

For the second consecutive year, NHTC will participate in EXACT CHANGE. The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, in partnership with CT Transit, presents Exact Change, a series of live performances on five bus routes in New Haven. Performances, which include improv-comedy, music and dance, poetry, and theater, take place on Saturday, July 11, between 11am and 3pm, and are free with CT Transit’s regular $1.25 fare. All bus routes terminate at the New Haven Green.