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Long Wharf Theatre's Artistic Director To Step Down

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Long Wharf Theatre | Theater Lucy Gellman | October 2nd, 2025

Jacob G. Padrón in his office at Long Wharf Theatre when the building was still at 222 Sargent Drive. The photo, which he keeps with his, depicts Rev. Jesse Jackson (right) kissing labor leader César Chávez on Aug. 1, 1988, as Chávez withstood his final and longest fast for the United Farm Workers (UFW) in Delano, Calif. Jackson later joined the fast, stepping in for Chávez after he was unable to continue after 36 days with only water. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

SIX Soars, As Shubert & SCSU Build A New Dramatic Bridge

Kelly Denice Taylor as Jane Seymour in The North American Tour Boleyn Company of SIX. Photo by Joan Marcus, Courtesy of the Shubert Theatre. The third photo, which shows Tasia Jungbauer as Catherine Parr, is also by Joan Marcus.

"The Cry Within" Grows Its Footprint

Dr. Thomas Mitchell. Abiba Biao Photos.

Teach, Play, Love: Shubert Announces New Season, $1.2M Education-Focused Gift

On First Day Of Class, Ms. Sumiah Comes Full Circle

Sumiah Gay and Robert "Espo" Esposito on Thursday morning. The two started their day teaching acting to a group of seniors together. Lucy Gellman Photos.

Whitney Players Deliver A Delicious Opening Night

Kami Parisella Photos.

WISP's "Little Women" Soars, Bringing Concord To East Haven

McKenna Doebrick as Amy March, Denise Wray as Meg March, Heather Bazinet as Marmee March, Allison Bradshaw as Jo March and Lexi Kinniburgh as Beth March in Allan Knee's musical adaptation of Little Women. A production of the WISP Performing Arts Initiative (Wagner Iovanna Studio Performances), it runs Aug. 8-10 at the Old Stone Church in East Haven. Lucy Gellman Photos.