TheaterWorks and the Connecticut Education Foundation are proud to announce a special benefit performance of Nilaja Sun's dynamic play NO CHILD… 

NO CHILD…
By Nilaja Sun, Directed by Rob Ruggiero
Exclusive Benefit Performance for the Connecticut Education Foundation
Friday, September 5, 2008
Reception at 6:30PM, Performance at 8:00PM 

Follow a teaching artist attempting to put on a student play at one of New York's toughest inner-city schools.  Can she get past the budget constraints, metal detectors, standardized testing, and teacher burnout to find a way to reach the students, for whom just getting to school every day can be a struggle?  This bracing and comedic tour de force is essential viewing for those who care about the state of public schools!   Teachers, administrators, concerned parents, teaching artists, and education activists will not want to miss this event — the perfect beginning to a new school year! 

"A marvelous performance…touching and funny"- The New York Times

"It's enough to make angels weep to watch this caring, committed performance."- Variety

"Sun's play is a great piece of theater with a deeply pertinent social context…this play says yes, there is heroism, on the part of both kids and teachers."- The LA Times

$40 per person
The ONLY way to reserve tickets is to send a check or money order payable to
“Connecticut Education Foundation”
Attn:  Barbara Lupia
Connecticut Education Foundation
21 Oak St. Suite 500
Hartford, CT 06106-8001
For more information, please call (860) 725-6333.

TheaterWorks is located at 233 Pearl Street in downtown Hartford.  For more information on No Child… including directions, parking and dining recommendations, please visit www.TheaterWorksHartford.org.