Based on the New York Times’ wildly popular Connections game, Theatre Lab Associations is a theatre-themed brainteaser written by our Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director Buzz Mauro. Test your theatre knowledge, enjoy the wordplay, and uncover all four themes! Then solve all our theatre puzzles from the archive.
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How to Play
Find four sets of four items each that have some kind of connection to each other. Most, if not all, the associations will be theatrical in some way—these are theatre puzzles, after all! You have four guesses, so choose carefully. If you run out of guesses, you can opt to reveal the answers, or keep playing with some hints.
Tip: Consider different meanings that a word could have, and try shuffling the puzzle to get a fresh perspective!
Theatre Lab Associations #12: August 19, 2025
Past Puzzles
Theatre Lab Associations #11: August 4, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #10: July 15, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #9: June 26, 2025
Theater Lab Associations #8: June 16, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #7: May 28, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #6: May 13, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #5: May 1, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #4: April 1, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #3: March 19, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #2: February 17, 2025
Theatre Lab Associations #1: January 31, 2025
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The Theatre Lab Associations puzzle is created on Connections Plus. Connections Plus is not affiliated in any way with the New York Times.