Carriage House 
360 Farmington Ave, Hartford.

Enjoy Theater Week at HartBeat Ensemble!

HartBeat is a community-based professional theater company that creates provocative theater that connects our community beyond traditional barriers of race, gender, class, and geography. Working largely with local artists and civic themes, HartBeat is unlike any other theater in Greater Hartford. 

Website Link: https://www.hartbeatensemble.org/  

LOCATION:  

Carriage House 

360 Farmington Ave, Hartford 

Parking Instructions: https://www.hartbeatensemble.org/carriage-house-theater 

FEATURED PLAY: Possessing Harriet 

Possessing Harriett Description:  

In 1839, Harriet Powell, a young, mixed-race, enslaved woman slips away from a hotel in Syracuse, New York, and escapes, finding temporary safe harbor in the home of impassioned abolitionist Gerrit Smith. With the slave catchers in pursuit, Harriet spends the hours before her nighttime escape to Canada in the company of Smith’s young cousin Elizabeth Cady, an outspoken advocate for women’s equality. As both women confront new and difficult ideas about race, identity, and equality, Harriet is forced to the precipice of a radical reckoning with the heartrending cost of freedom. Artistic Director Godfrey L. Simmons Jr. will be joined by Hartbeat Ensemble members Vanessa Butler, Brian Jennings and Helen T. Clark to bring this story to life.    

 Ticket Information Link: https://www.showclix.com/event/possessing-harriet 

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES: 

 

  • October 6th @ 8:00PM  

  • October 7th @ 2:00PM and @ 8:00PM 

  • October 8th @ 2:00PM 

  • October 13th @ 8:00PM 

  • October 14th @ 2:00PM and @ 8:00PM 

  • October 15th @ 2:00PM

 

Additional Special Events at Hartbeat Ensemble include: 

  • October 2nd @ 6:30 PM Salon at Stowe House 

  • October 7th @ 5:30 PM Preview Conversation Event with Kyle Bass at the Mark Twain House 

  • October 11th @ 5:00 PM Encounters: Possessing Harriet and light dinner 

  • October 13th @ 6:00 PM Gallery opening at the Carriage House Theater 

  • October 14th @ 11:00 AM Family Matinee Workshop

  • October 15th @ 4:00 PM Theater Week party and benefit