List of Award Eligible Theaters and Other State Theaters
To be eligible for the yearly Connecticut Critics Circle awards, theaters must:
- Produce shows on a regular basis. This means that the theater either produces multiple shows per season (2 or more) OR offer at least 21 performances of a one per year season.
- Request being on our list and must provide documentation that they meet the stated requirements.
- Agree to undertake the responsibility of communicating with members of the Connecticut Critics Circle and offering all members tickets to productions.
- Have been in operation with an Equity contract for two years or seasons.
- Be under one of the following Equity contracts:
COUNCIL OF RESIDENT STOCK THEATRES (CORST)
LEAGUE OF RESIDENT THEATRES (LORT)
LETTERS OF AGREEMENT (LOA)
SMALL PROFESSIONAL THEATRE (SPT)
UNIVERSITY/RESIDENT THEATRES ASSOCIATION (URTA)
Other Equity contracts will be accepted at the discretion of the Connecticut Critics Circle Board of Directors.
Once accepted, a theater may be removed from eligibility at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
To be considered for inclusion on this list, contact the Connecticut Critics Circle.
The following theaters meet the aforementioned criteria and are eligible to be considered for our yearly awards.
A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut (ACT) – Ridgefield
Connecticut Repertory Theatre – Storrs
Goodspeed Opera House – East Haddam
Hartford Stage – Hartford
HartBeat Ensemble – Hartford
Ivoryton Playhouse – Ivoryton
Legacy Theatre – Branford
Long Wharf Theatre – New Haven
Music Theatre of Connecticut – Norwalk
Playhouse on Park – West Hartford
Seven Angels Theatre – Waterbury
Sharon Playhouse – Sharon
Summer Theatre of New Canaan – New Canaan
TheaterWorks – Hartford
Thrown Stone – Ridgefield
HartBeat Ensemble – Hartford
Yale Repertory Theatre – New Haven
Other State Theaters
The following is a list of other theaters in the state. To be added to this list, contact the Connecticut Critics Circle.
The Bradley Playhouse – Putnam
The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts – Brookfield
The Bushnell – Hartford
Center Stage Theatre – Shelton
Central Connecticut University Theatre – New Britain
Chestnut Street Playhouse – Norwich
Clay & Wattles Theatre Company – Bethlehem
Colchester Community Theatre – Colchester
Connecticut Cabaret Theatre – Berlin
Connecticut Free Shakespeare – Bridgeport
Connecticut Playmakers – Old Greenwich
Connecticut Theatre Company – New Britain
Curtain Call – Stamford
Darien Arts Center – Darien
Downtown Cabaret Theatre – Bridgeport
East Haddam Stage Company – East Haddam
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts – Fairfield
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center – Waterford
Evergreen Family Theatre – Vernon
Fairfield Theatre Company – Fairfield
Garde Arts Center – New London
Goshen Players – Goshen
Magnolia Theatre Company – Hamden
The Hartt School – Hartford
Hole in the Wall Theater – New Britain
Little Theatre of Manchester – Manchester
Madison Lyric Stage – Madison
Manchester Musical Players – Manchester
Musicals at Richter – Danbury
New England Ballet Theatre – Avon
Newington Mainstage – Newington
The Norma Terris Theatre – Chester
Norwich Arts Center – Norwich
The Opera House Players – Enfield
Opera Theater of Connecticut – Clinton
The Orange Players – Orange
Palace Theatre – Waterbury
Pantochino Productions – West Haven
Phoenix Theater – New Britain
Ridgefield Theater Barn – Ridgefield
Rocky Hill Town Theatre – Rocky Hill
Shakespeare on the Sound – Norwalk
The Sherman Playhouse – Sherman
Shoreline Theater Academy – Clinton
Shubert Theater – New Haven
Slant of Light Theater Company – Bridgeport
Southington Community Theatre – Southington
Spotlight Stage Company – North Haven
The Square Foot Theatre – Wallingford
Square One Theatre Company – Stratford
Suffield Players – Suffield
Theatre Artists Workshop – Norwalk
Theatre Guild of Simsbury – Simsbury
TheatreWorks New Milford – New Milford
Times Fool Company – Wethersfield
The Town Players of New Canaan – New Canaan
Town Players of Newtown – Newtown
The Warner Theatre – Torrington
Westport Community Theatre – Westport
The Wilton Playshop – Wilton
Windham Theatre Guild – Willimantic
Windsor Jesters – Windsor