National Pasttime

Stamford Theatre Works presents the East Coast premiere of National Pastime, a play about Stamford’s own Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson breaking major league baseball’s racial barriers. Directed by STW founder and producing director Steve Karp, the compelling story tells of Robinson’s signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Together with Dodger president and general manager, Branch Rickey, the hard-fought achievement of integrating professional baseball in America would mark one of the first major civil rights victories of the 20th century.

The first Sunday and Tuesday performances of the run are at 7 p.m.

The project is supported by The Jackie Robinson Foundation, founded in 1973 to perpetuate the legacy of Jackie Robinson by providing college scholarships for minority youths. A portion of all single ticket sales will benefit The Jackie Robinson Foundation.