Hartt graduate Ben Cole '12 (pictured, photo by T. Charles Erickson) will receive a Connecticut Critics Circle award (for debut) for his portrayal of Caliban in Hartford Stage's The Tempest. The CCC awards ceremony is scheduled to be held on June 24, at 2:00 PM at the Mark Twain House & Museum, and is open to the public.

In addition, Cole has been praised in the New York Times as well as the Hartford Courant for his portrayal of Caliban.