CIRCUS FIRE
written by Jacques Lamarre
direction and multimedia experience by Jared Mezzocchi
conceived by Jacques Lamarre,
Jared Mezzocchi and Rob Ruggiero
APR 16 – MAY 31, 2026
EXTENDED AGAIN!
SHOWTIMES:
Tuesdays – Saturdays | 7:30pm
Saturdays – Sundays | 2:30pm
ADDED PERFORMANCES / BEST AVAILABILTY
Sunday, APR 26 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, MAY 3 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, MAY 10 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, MAY 17 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, MAY 24 @ 2:30pm
Wednesday, MAY 27 @ 2:30 & 7:30pm
Thursday, MAY 28 @ 7:30pm
Friday, MAY 29 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, MAY 30 @ 2:30 & 7:30pm
Sunday, MAY 31 @ 2:30
Producing Partners
THE HARTFORD
VENTUROUS THEATER FUND
JOHN & KELLY HARTMAN FOUNDATION
Supporting Partner
PRASAD SRINIVASAN & KALA PRASAD
ALL PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE AT:
FIRST COMPANY GOVERNOR’S FOOT GUARD
159 High St, Hartford, CT 06103
It’s July 1944. With the nation at war and a heat wave settling over the city, the residents of Hartford, Connecticut eagerly await the arrival of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The unthinkable occurs when a fire turns the big top into an inferno. In the minutes, hours and days following the blaze, two communities – Hartford and the Circus – find themselves irretrievably intertwined by tragedy, blame, heroism, and healing. This multimedia World Premiere honors the power of community in our 40th Season.
CAST & CREATIVES
Mike Boland
Constantino Fernandez
Olivia Nicole Hoffman
Rebecka Jones
Caroline Kinsolving
Anastasia Maglaras
Eric Orsini
Stuart Rider
Janelle Anne Robinson
Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
Marco Verna
Dan Whelton
Jacques Lamarre
Playwright / Conceiver
Jared Mezzocchi
Director / Multimedia Experience / Conceiver
Rob Ruggiero
Conceiver
Brian Prather
Set Design
Arthur Wilson
Costume Design
Rob Denton
Lighting Design
Lindsay Jones
Sound Design
860.527.7838
Monday – Friday
12:00 – 5:00pm
233 Pearl Street
Hartford, CT 06103