CRT Production History 1970’s
Between 1968 and 1970, the UConn campus—like many others across the United States—was energized by anti-war and civil rights activism. The Connecticut Repertory Theatre responded to this atmosphere of social change by programming works that engage with contemporary issues and supporting faculty-led initiatives. Playwright and faculty member Carlton Molette contributed significantly to this effort by bringing African American perspectives to the stage with productions such as Rosalee Pritchett (1970) and Booji (1971). These works enriched CRT’s repertoire with culturally diverse narratives and helped center voices that had historically been underrepresented in mainstream theatre, reflecting the company’s growing commitment to inclusive and socially conscious storytelling.
Throughout the 1970s, CRT solidified its identity as a regional repertory theatre, producing a subscription season of approximately six plays and musicals annually, like the models of Yale Rep or Hartford Stage. The theatre balanced professional Equity contracts—bringing in seasoned artists—with opportunities for advanced UConn students, supported by the Equity Candidacy Program. The Nutmeg Summer Series, CRT’s summer lineup established in the late 1950s, had grown into a fully professional (Equity) company by the 1970s, melding students and pros.
1970-1971
Main Stage Series
Sergeant Musgrave’s Dance
Hogan’s Goat
Tommy
Dracula
The Tempest
The Miser
The Prodigal
The Birthday Party
Petreuchka
The Carnival of Animals
Man of La Mancha
Nutmeg Summer Series
Cast Sweet Days of Isaac
Man of La Mancha
Owl and the Pussycat
Cactus Flower
Oh What A Lovely War
Play It Again, Sam
Adaptation & Next
1971-1972
Main Stage Series
Fiddler on the Roof
Tango
Things Went Badly in Westphalia
Oh, What a Lovely War
A Doll’s House
Puppet Pas De Deux
Indians
“B” Series
The Great White Hope
The Queen After Death
The Double Dealer
Emperor Jones
Empire Builders
Nutmeg Summer Series
Company
Wait Until Dark
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scuba Duba
Plaza Suite
Fiddler on the Roof
Cabaret
1972-1973
Main Stage Series
Cabaret
Double Dealer
A Bequest to a Nation
The Seagull
Macbeth
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Peter Gynt
Baal Games
The Nest
Simon McDid’s Barbershop
Quartet
The Billy Goat Song
Nutmeg Summer Series
Forty Carats
Hello Dolly
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Butterflies are Free
Guys & Dolls
1973-1974
Main Stage Series
My Fair Lady
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man
Going Away
Subject to Fits
King Lear
Dance Collage/Puppet Pas De Deux
Leave of Absence
Mobius Ensembe
Nutmeg Summer Series
Kiss Me Kate
Born Yesterday
Promises Promises
Angel Street
1974-1975
Main Stage Series
Big Enchilada
One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest
Richard III
Kismet
What the Butler Saw
Mandrake
Jesus Christ Superstar
Nutmeg Summer Series
Gypsy
Luv
Oliver
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
I Do, I Do
1975-1976
Main Stage Series
Death of a Salesman
Ah, Wilderness!
Two by Two
Inherit the Wind
West Side Story
The Glass Menagerie
Storyville Portraits
Nutmeg Summer Series
Anything Goes
Little Mary Sunshine
Thousand Clowns
Oklahoma!
Skin of Our Teeth
1976-1977
Main Stage Series
Pizazz! A Dance Spectacular
Albrecht Roser with Gustaf and his Ensemble
Hostage
Ivana, Princess of Burgundia
Love’s Labour’s Lost
House of Blue Leaves
Godspell
A Mind of Strings
Nutmeg Summer Series
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Dames at Sea
Damn Yankees
South Pacific
You Never Can Tell
1977-1978
Main Stage Series
‘Tis A Pity She’s a Whore
Taste of Honey
Tartuffe
The Golden Cockeral
When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?
Carousel
Nutmeg Summer Series
The Sound of Music
Annie Get Your Gun
Seascape
Company
1978-1979
Main Stage Series
Night of the Iguana
Equus
Twelfth Night
Laughing Stock
Valerie Schor in Women Center Stage
The Bacchar
Emigres
Sexual Perversity in Chicago
An Evening of Puppetry
The Boyfriend
Nutmeg Summer Series
The Student Prince
Happy End
The Fantastics
1979-1980
Main Stage Series
The Ring of Nibelung
Card Index
Hair
Diary of Ann Frank
The Bridge of Dreams
Merry Wives of Windsor
Emigres
Uncommon Women and Others
The Persecution
Blood Wedding
Nutmeg Summer Series
Man of La Mancha
A Pretty Penny
The Roar of Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd
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