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The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

In collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital

May 28, 11 AM - 12 PM

Offered in collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, this program focuses on art as a therapeutic tool to assist those with cancer, cancer survivors, and caregivers in managing stressors.

To register, contact Ragan Ingram:
ragan.finalborgo@stonybrookmedicine.edu | 631.726.8600

Writer Joshua Kendall will provide an entertaining romp through the remarkable life of cartoonist Garry Trudeau and the past half century of American history during “Trudeau and Doonesbury: The Cartoonist Who Turned the News into Art,” at the New Haven Museum on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 6 p.m. Reception at 5:30 p.m. Free with regular museum admission.

Kendall’s presentation will be based on his latest book of the same title, which will be published on May 26, 2026. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has called this definitive biography of Trudeau, which relies on nearly 100 interviews of prominent baby boomers, including the cartoonist himself, “outstanding,” adding that it “helps us understand how Trudeau became a spokesman for our generation, someone who spoke truth to power while compelling us to laugh along at life’s many absurdities.”

Kendall will talk about the legendary career of Trudeau, who began drawing his iconic strip “Doonesbury” while attending Yale University. At a time when college campus unrest reached a fever pitch across the nation, “Doonesbury” began appearing in papers nationwide in 1970. Events from Watergate to the Vietnam War fueled the comic’s popularity—and its significance. As former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once put it, “The only thing worse than being in it would be not to be in it.”

Kendall will discuss Trudeau’s early life and what makes him tick and show how “Doonesbury” reflected America back to itself. Kendall will argue that just as Charles Dickens, in his novels, presented an indelible picture of Victorian England, Trudeau, in his comic strips, chronicled life in late 20th- and early 21st-century America.

Kendall notes that he hopes attendees will gain both a deeper understanding of Trudeau as a person and an appreciation for the influence of his famous comic strip. “We live in an age where political satire itself is under attack, and Garry’s work highlights the value of humor in understanding the world around us,” Kendall says. “As a Yale grad—class of 1981—and like many Yalies of my generation, Garry helped me navigate through the ups and downs of adulthood.”

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

4th or 5th Thursday of the Month, Spring 2026: Apr 30, May 28, 7 PM – 10 PM

Open Bluegrass Jam: 7:30 PM

- Granite House Bluegrass Band: 8 PM
- Free jamming afterward
- Donations Appreciated

Join us for our monthly celebratory night of bluegrass music! Come to listen, come to jam, come to learn. Live music from the Granite House Bluegrass band starting at 8 PM, an easy, led slow bluegrass jam for beginner and intermediate players starting at 7:30, and late night jamming open to all. Banjos, fiddles, guitars, dobros, mandolins, bass, and similar acoustic instruments welcome.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

Celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community at our FREE parade and celebration!

Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 12-5PM
Bethel Municipal Center, 1 School Street, Bethel, CT

Sidewalk parade followed by music from Margot Miller and Pigeon Vulture, vendors, food trucks, lawn games, kids activities, and free health testing in downtown Bethel, CT!

FREE! Family friendly! Rain (indoors) or Shine (outdoors)!

Event Schedule:
12 PM - Parade Check-In & Line Up (across from Bethel Train Station)*
12:30 PM - Sidewalk Parade Starts
1:00 PM – 5 PM - Celebration begins!
*Parade will begin across from the Bethel Train Station, 13 Durant Ave., Bethel, CT. Parade will culminate at the Bethel Municipal Center.

More info here: https://linktr.ee/bethelctpride
Plus, follow us on your favorite social channel at bethelctpride (seriously, we are on everything!)

Accessibility Info: Wheelchair accessible, close to bus and train lines, indoor bathrooms on site, interaction badging system, quiet spaces, earplugs, masks, and more available to support those with sensory needs.
Sponsored by: Circle Care Center, Leonard-Litz Foundation, Triangle Community Center, Molten Java, Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

You’re in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience as New York Times best-selling author Josh Malerman (Bird Box, Watching Evil Dead) and his theatrical troupe Wow Town present a theatrical reading of scenes from Malerman's instant best-seller, Incidents Around the House.

Following the presentation, Josh will sit down with best-selling author Gregory Galloway for exclusive talk-back on the production, and more!

Why You Should Come
Malerman is a force of nature. With Incidents Around the House, he has created a modern version of radio theater, done live with real musicians, actors, and the author himself, front and center.

Wow Town mixes narration, props, actors, and a live score from Jim Byrne (multi-instrumentalist), Tessa Stransky (violin), and Chad Stocker (bass). And as Josh always reminds the troupe: "It's not a play, it's still a reading. But it's a lot more than me alone at a podium."

Stick around after the program for an exclusive talk back with Josh and best-selling author Gregory Galloway.

The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning play comes to life on the Playhouse stage.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize winning breakout play is an uplifting, gentle and powerful exploration of change, friendship, and quiet courage. Meet Kenneth, a creature of habit whose world is upended when his lifelong job ends – and he’s nudged into the unknown by his best friend Bert and a few unexpected encounters over mai tais at the local tiki bar. This luminous new American play draws us into a deeply human journey, as Kenneth takes small steps into a bigger world – one where every connection holds the power to transform a life.

Celebrating the rich history and diversity of Stamford through food art games music dance prizes and more. Outdoor festival featuring performances by local artist groups and small local businesses.