DODD HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT
is proud to co-sponsor
AMERICAN DREAMS
It's a Game. It's a Show. It's America
Imagine a world where the only way to gain U.S. citizenship is by competing in a live online game show. Welcome to American Dreams where each night, you, the audience gets to choose who will become your new neighbor. This playful participatory performance takes a page from America’s favorite game shows and uses voting, polling, trivia and more to explore who and what we choose to believe—and how those choices come to shape who we are.
Performances
Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 7:00pm |
Wednesday, Oct. 28 Special UConn Matinee |
4:00pm |
Thursday, Oct. 29 | 7:00pm |
Friday, Oct. 30 | 7:00pm |
Saturday, Oct. 31 | 2:00pm 7:00pm |
Sunday, Nov. 1 | 3:00pm |
ENCOUNTERS: AMERICAN DREAMS

As 'American Dreams' begins its Hartford run, join community members from across for a special Encounters Dialogue event.
Patrick 'Rico' Williams, Author | Educator | Advocate
Homa Naficy, Executive Director of The American Place, Hartford Public Library

Wednesday, October 28
4:00pm
UConn students, faculty, and staff are invited to a special mid-week matinee performance of American Dreams on Wednesday, October 28. The performance is free to all students, and faculty and staff can pay-what-you-want!
About AMERICAN DREAMS
You are invited into the live online studio audience of American Dreams, a game show where you, the audience, decide which contestant will receive the ultimate prize: instant citizenship to “the greatest nation on earth”. This playful participatory performance takes a page from America’s favorite game shows and uses voting, polling, trivia and more to explore who and what we choose to believe. Welcome to American Dreams. “It’s a Game. It’s a Show. It’s America!”
American Dreams premiered live at Cleveland Public Theatre in 2018. This fall, the show launches as a live online theater production nationwide in a virtual tour that will begin at Arizona State University and then head across the U.S., inviting audiences into playful, timely engagement and dialogue around immigration and what it means to be a citizen of this country.
For more info, visit: http://www.americandreamsplay.com/
Connecticut Performances Sponsored By
The Bushnell
CT Humanities
Dodd Human Rights Impact
Free Center
HartBeat Ensemble
Hartford Stage
Theater Works Hartford
UConn Hartford