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Hartford Stage Announces First 4 Plays for 2016–17 Season

The season will feature August Wilson, T.D. Mitchell, and James Lecense.

The season will feature new plays by Steve Martin and Meghan Kennedy, and a new musical from Adam Gopnik and David Shire.

Dawson will take on the new post after serving as the interim executive producer this past year.

Works by Mike Lew, Aurin Squire, and Zakiyyah Alexander and Imani Uzuri will be in development at the center’s conferences this summer.

The season will feature works about lumberjacks, pick-pocketing, and the culinary arts.

The season will include world premieres from Steven Drukman, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Eleanor Burgess, and Charissa Bertels.

The Rhode Island theatre will mount a Dave Malloy musical, plus works by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Deborah Salem-Smith.

The season will feature works by Mike Lew, Ayad Ahktar, and David Lindsay-Abaire.

The season’s shows explore faith, family, and finding purpose.

The lineup will feature work by August Wilson, Sarah Ruhl, Amy Herzog, and more.