There is plenty to do in Mansfield this weekend. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
MANSFIELD, CT — Storrs has a stage-heavy weekend, with Shakespeare opening at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, a miniature bird puppet show at the Ballard and a Sanderson Sisters parody musical at the Jorgensen on Sunday, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
"Twelfth Night" — Thursday, Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m. (preview); Friday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. (opening); Saturday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m. Guest artist Daniela Varon directs Shakespeare's comedy of shipwrecked twins and mistaken identities; adult tickets are $33 to $43, and it runs through Oct. 25. Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Nafe Katter Theatre, 820 Bolton Road, Storrs
The Tiny Bird Show — Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. UConn puppet arts alumna Carole D'Agostino presents an interactive toy-theater show about backyard birds, their songs and how to bring them to a feeder; tickets are $6 to $12. Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle, Storrs
"Hocus Pocus Live!" — Sunday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. A parody musical starring Summer Orlando, who appeared in Disney's "Hocus Pocus 2," as Winifred Sanderson, with Miranda Miranda and Bonnie Petite as her sisters; tickets are $25 to $35. Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs
No special restaurant or bar events could be confirmed in Mansfield for this weekend.
See "Twelfth Night" in its opening weekend, bring the kids to the Ballard for The Tiny Bird Show Saturday morning and finish with the Sanderson Sisters on Sunday.