TheaterWorks Hartford and Community Partners in Action Together

TheaterWorks Hartford is proud to partner with Community Partners in Action (CPA) for their annual fundraiser and will be donating the Thursday, July 13 performance of Clyde’s in support of CPA and the Prison Arts Program.

Community Partners in Action (CPA) is a non-profit agency building community by providing services that promote accountability, dignity and restoration for people affected by the criminal justice system.

THURSDAY, JULY 13 5:30PM to 9PM

Click for Tix All proceeds benefit CPA and its programs.

HARTFORD – TheaterWorks Hartford announced that THURSDAY July 13th at 5:30 PM, Executive Director Beth Hines and Prison Arts Program Manager Jeffrey Greene will join Honorary Chair Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin at TheaterWorks to help raise awareness for Community Partners in Action’s mission and the long-term sustainability of CPA’s Prison Arts Program. CPA’s annual fundraiser includes a pre-show reception with delicious food courtesy of the Pond House Café.

The event also includes an exhibition of artwork courtesy of The Prison Arts Program and a performance of CLYDE’s by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage.Art: "Chow." Prison Food Fantasies (& Realities). Memories of the last meal before incarceration. Dreams of the first meal upon release. The “food” served in the chow hall captures memories of the last meal before incarceration. An exhibition of artwork from CPA Prison Arts workshop participants at Brooklyn, Osborn and York Correctional Institutions.

Theater: You’ll see TheaterWorks Hartford's production of the sensational Broadway hit, "Clyde's." Penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, this comedy takes place in a truck stop sandwich shop where the kitchen staff, all of whom have done time, get a chance to reclaim their lives. The staff finds purpose and permission to dream through their quest to create the perfect sandwich. It's a recipe for laughter!

Tickets are available on CPA’s website.