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The University of Connecticut (UConn), a Wall Street Journal top 10 public university, is home to more than 32,000 students, 1,500 faculty, 255,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. The University has fourteen schools and colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Students can choose from eight undergraduate bachelor's degrees with 102 possible majors, as well as seventeen graduate/doctoral degrees and five professional degree programs (MD, JD, etc.). UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. It's a great time to be a Husky!

Founded in 1919 as The Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, The Bushnell officially opened its doors in 1930. For almost 90 years, The Bushnell has entertained, inspired, educated, and delighted millions of audience members, guests, and students. Today, as Connecticut’s largest arts organization with audiences of 300,000 and an annual roster of over 450 events and performances, The Bushnell is an anchor for the performing arts, education, culture, and economic development, contributing to a more robust cultural, creative Connecticut economy. The Bushnell fulfills its tripartite mission (arts, education and community) through the following key activities: *Showcase diverse, high-quality performing arts that are relevant to our 21st century audience, including The Bushnell's Broadway Series, Bushnell Children's Theatre, a Family Series, a Comedy Series, and other special events and performances *Provide subsidies and a home to local arts and cultural groups, including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Nutmeg Ballet, and The Connecticut Forum *Make a difference for students through PARTNERS® (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), our nationally recognized, award-winning arts-integration program *Use the arts to enrich and revitalize the Hartford community, serving as a participant, catalyst and leader in select community initiatives, such as the iQuilt (www.theiquiltplan.org)

Hartford Stage, located in Hartford, Connecticut, is one of the leading resident theatres in the United States, known internationally for entertaining and enlightening audiences with a wide range of the best of world drama, from classics to provocative new plays and musicals and neglected works from the past. The theatre has earned many of the nation’s most distinguished awards, including the Regional Theatre Tony Award, the Margo Jones Award for Development of New Works, OBIE and New York Critics Circle Awards, an Elliot Norton Award and a 2007 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award. Our Mission The mission of Hartford Stage is to create high quality, professional, innovative theatre of consistent artistic and cultural significance for its regional audience and for theatre in America. It is vitally important to the success and future of Hartford Stage that community members of all ages and backgrounds are introduced to and educated about the place of theatre and drama in modern society. We are deeply committed to our role in the local, regional, and national communities and cherish the opportunity to better people’s lives through the magic, beauty, and joy of live theatre.