What a gem of a place! Quaint theatre with limited seating offering a magical experience. Welcoming…read morestaff. I think they were the owner! All the amenities of the big places - great snack selection (little pricey, but who isn't these days); variety of soft drinks, even managed to get their liquor license! Very European. Interestingly enough, they had a strong anti-piracy policy, including security on staff. Maybe because they play select independent films? Do yourself a favor and get some tickets. 5 out of 5, will be back again.

This lovely theatre has a wonderful mix of shows (I've seen Dial M For Murder and Mean Girls Jr. so…read morefar). Both were beautifully produced. Staging and sets very impressive, sound is great, costumes fun - in short, great shows! Seats are comfy, snacks and drinks available (including wine & beer), the ticketing easy, and parking has been impressively convenient. Catch you at the next show!

Local theater has much to offer when you come to the Arts and Eats District on Main Street in…read moreWillimantic, CT. This theater is no exception when it comes to great productions, creative and talented performers, and events that go on all year round. The Windham Theatre Guild offers plays, musicals, concerts, special events, and a HUGE indoor tag sale that happens every January. There is something available for every age and stage of life. Tickets can be purchased at the door most of the time. The old velvet covered seats as well as the local Hosmer Mountain Soda that's available during the intermission are sure to bring a smile to your face if you remember the days when theaters had these things to see and drink. You'll also get personal service with REAL people when you get ushered to your seat, given your snacks that you can eat during the performance (yes!), and an opportunity to enjoy yourself in a very intimate setting. Often times there is art work on the walls around the theater so there is the possibility of a gallery showing during your attendance at a performance. Some of the art could also be available for sale at times. Be on the look out for good stuff! You'll also see Playbills of performances that have been done through the years. Since 1985, the WTG has been delighting audiences who have attended their performances and events. My only qualm is that it can be tough to afford on a regular basis, although I would not begrudge and artist his or her due! I've had the pleasure to both accompany and perform on stage in the past. And before and/or after a performance, check out all the great flavors on Main Street. Let me know if you are coming to town so I can meet you! http://www.windhamtheatreguild.org/

Very cute playhouse, although not a lot of places to wait if you get there early. There were like,…read morefour seats in the lobby. The theater is more intimate, and you can see pretty much anywhere you sit. Stairs are required for going upstairs, and the seats are a little looser up there. Some are padded benches. The restrooms are private with two rooms, and after the show get crowded, at least the woman's. There is a concession stand with waters and candies for intermission.

If I could give them a negative rating, I would…read more Shows they put on are a bastardized version of history. The singers sing well and the message is so woke. Horrible.

By far the best I've been to this season! Variety of different showed, food and vendors…read more(foods,crafts, home decor, leather, crystals, glass, woodwork ,etc). Beer garden was okay. Limited seating and not a lot to choose from and you couldn't leave the container "drinking area" Soo many free shows compared the other fairs (piggy race, dock dogs vertical jumps, aerial acro, BMX biking, firehouse safety, farmhouse trivia) SEATING EVERYWHERE IS LIMITED!!! Bring chairs!

Again, very good place for friends and family to hang out. I'm definitely a lot to do very good. I…read morewould recommend getting iced coffee from coffee place I forget what it's called and also does lemonade. That's what me and my family always get when we come here definitely worthwhile too.

I was fortunate enough to have one of my plays included in the 2008 Playwrights' Conference, and…read moresince the playwrights are asked to stay for an entire month (even though our own workshops are only 1 week), I got to have the full-on O'Neil experience. While in Waterford I saw an extremely diverse batch of plays (in terms of style, content, and execution), a handful of so-new-they-wrote-the-music-yesterday musicals, and all kinds of special panels and events -- all worth the price of admission. The staff at the O'Neill were beyond friendly, and the creative team we worked out for my play were top-notch. My room in the cottage did what it needed, and a bit more by being a mere 50 feet from Blue Gene's Pub. The productions at the O'Neill are workshops, meant to help their creators refine and develop the work. Consequently, the actors have scripts in hand and the design is only sketched out. I thought this meant things would be pretty rudimentary, but I was surprised time and again at how there were just enough elements present to allow me to imagine a full production. The work they do is truly remarkable. I haven't a negative thing to say. If you can make it up, catch a show. You won't be disappointed.

Want to see theater no one has seen before? Check out the O'Neill Center. New plays, new…read moreplaywrights, musical readings, dramatic readings, a host of programs. Saw a terrific reading there today. They've got all kinds of programs running through the summer. There's a cute little cabin on the property where you can get a drink and a snack, and you can walk beautiful grounds right down to the water. They have indoor and outdoor theater settings and there's more than one thing going on at the same time. Very cool.

The theater itself is nice and cozy, but there are a few things that could be improved…read more There is no restroom inside the theater so you have to exit the theater and use one of the restrooms nearby, they're not far so that's not the problem. What's annoying is you have to go through security every time you re-enter it isn't like you come out and get your hand stamped so you can get back in quickly. We didn't realize when we left the theater, so when we got in the show early there was no line, then realized there was no restroom so we left to use them before the show started and then were told by the annoyed security employee we had to get in line to get back in, by this time the line was fairly long. This particular show didn't have servers for drink orders, not sure if that's standard or not. The small "bar" is a podium with rolling carts filled with ice so the selections are limited and the canned/bottled drinks cost ~$12 and up. This was ok because it's faster to get your own drinks but I wish the selection was bigger. When I picked my seats online the floorplan did not match what the seating was in person. I purposely picked a section that appeared to have cushioned chairs and a small cocktail table but when we got there my section was actually rows of folding chairs. I loved the show and I'm sure Mohegan has gotten this feedback several times, especially about the bathrooms but the Cabaret has been there for years and years so I'm surprised these problems haven't been fixed. I would go to a show here again because it's nice to be in a smaller venue than the arena but I wish I knew these things before we went so hopefully this will help someone else be prepared.

This is a great intimate style theater. I would guess it probably holds around 250 people…read more When I think of a cabaret theater - I think of plush deep red chairs and very dim lighting. Their interior was more golds and classy looking - it really worked well. They have table seating with some round style booths. Not a bad seat in the place. My only complaint would be that having tables right against the stage is a little awkward for people depending on where the stage performance is taking place you have to crank your neck to try and see - there is not enough room to turn your chairs. They have a bar right inside which is very convenient but no restrooms.

Great venue for a play or concert. Approx 1500 seating capacity. Good acoustics. Orderly entering…read moreand exiting. Free on-street parking in the area after 5 PM. Well staffed concessions. We were serenaded in a vestibule by the New London HS choir prior to the show.Awesome performance. Main attraction, 6-time Grammy winner, Dionne Warwick, still has "it" after all these years. Two hours w/o intermission soloing, dueting w her granddaughter or son, trueting w both. One complaint. Not enough leg room for a tall boy like me. 5 stars! Trueting? Did I coin a new word?

This was our first time at the Garde. It's just two years shy of being 100. It's been saved and…read morerecto its original Moroccan motif. It's laid out well with somewhere around 1500 seats. With a balcony I doubt there is a bad seat in the house. Great sound and lights. Getting in was quick and efficient with either phone or paper tickets. Easy on and off the highway with ample free parking. Felt secure walking to the theater.

REALLY tiny! Ok, so it was free and seeing a Muppet or two was cool, but not worth a special trip.read more

One more reason to come to storrs, I can't begin to express my new found respect for puppets and…read morethe art.. before my visit to this museum today I looked at puppetry to be child's play.... least did I know one can get a bachelors degree in it. This is Storrs "hidden treasure" the Ballard institute offers workshops, museum tours, lectures, performances, and programs that promote the art of puppetry. A marvelous collection of worlds puppets are displayed in the front lobby... from a 100 yr old shadow puppet from India depicting the epics to Egyptian shadow puppets, Vietnamese water puppets, Japanese rod puppets, masks from Brazil , Italian/American/Russian marionette .... some so complex..esp the Banraku puppets as the guide was saying takes 30 years to master..wow! the two other rooms display banners, cranks and cantastoria (a theatrical form where a performer tells or sings a story while gesturing to a series of images painted, printed on fabric or any material)....The tour was totally worth it, I learnt so much today. I'm definitely returning to watch a show here. They have shows scheduled almost every weekend this summer... check out the schedule on their website.