Theaters
New Haven's Shubert, Long Wharf and Yale Repertory Theaters are renowned for groundbreaking – and often
career-making – performances. Meanwhile, a collection of smaller theaters and
troupes, including Elm City Shakespeare and Yale Cabaret, offer both
traditional and cutting-edge performances throughout the year.
Photo above by Lisa Daly
Shubert Theater 247 College Street | 203.562.5666
The
Shubert Theater is the Elm City's oldest running
playhouse and holds a special place in many New Havener's hearts. Known as
"The Birthplace of the Nation's Greatest Hits," the
Shubert boasts many world-premieres, particularly the Rogers and Hammerstein classics OKLAHOMA!,
Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The
Sound of Music. Tennessee Williams' haunting play, A Streetcar
Named Desire , premiered at the Shubert in 1947.
A Broken Umbrella Theatre
A Broken Umbrella Theatre is committed to enhancing the vitality of our community, supporting the creative growth of our ensemble,
and presenting compelling theatrical events with a commitment to
aesthetic rigor, that are inspired by the unique history of New Haven,
Connecticut.
New Haven Theater Company
The diverse and unique programming that is New Haven Theater Company is highlighted with featured, full-length productions each year. When NHTC Presents...we engage audiences through classic and original stories with our distinct style.
Yale Summer Cabaret
Founded in 1968, the Yale Cabaret is a basement black box theater on Park Street in New Haven Connecticut that is entirely run by the students of Yale School of Drama. Historically it has been a home for YSD's community of theater artists to push the boundaries of their art, and lose sleep rehearsing deep into the night on projects that could never be presented elsewhere. The work onstage (which is to say, in your lap - the Cabaret is roughly the size of a backyard swimming pool
and can be oriented in myriad configurations) presents the passion
projects of a talented group of people who have found themselves in an
inexplicable situation. Nowhere else in the world are there more than
200 theater artists living in a four-block radius – the possibilities
are endless
Long Wharf Theater 222 Sargent Drive | 203.787.4282
Long Wharf Theater is recognized as a
leader in American theater, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of
classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of
world and American premieres. Long Wharf has seen more than twenty productions
transferred virtually intact to Broadway or off-Broadway, including Wit
(1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), Down the Garden Paths, Red, Mystery
School, Hughie, Broken Glass, American Buffalo, Requiem for a Heavyweight
and Quartermaine’s Terms. Michael Christofer’s The Shadow Box
premiered at Long Wharf and earned its author a Pulitzer, and D.L.
Coburn was awarded the Prize after his play, The Gin Game, transferred
from Long Wharf to Broadway and won multiple Tony
Awards.
Yale Repertory Theater 1120 Chapel Street |203.432.1234
The
Yale Repertory Theater was the 1991 recipient of the Tony® Award
for Outstanding Regional Theatre and has mounted over 90 world premieres,
including four Pulitzer Prize winners. Ten Yale Rep productions have moved to
Broadway, earning an additional nine Tony® Awards and 37 Tony® Award
nominations. The Rep's unique relationship to Yale School of Drama, the
nation’s leading professional theatre training program, allows some of the most
tallented drama students in the country to rehearse and perform with
nationally- and internationally-prominent artists. This convergence of talented
students and leading professionals in meaningful collaboration quickly led to a
national reputation as one of the first distinguished regional theatres, with
an emphasis on the production of new plays and classics of world theatre in
vivid and inventive interpretations.
The Yale Cabaret 217 Park Street | 203.432.1566
The "little basement theatre" has been New Haven's mainstay for intimate, infinitely varied, and often outrageous performances since 1968. From pared-down classics to exuberant musical spectaculars to new works and edgy performance art pieces, you never know what you'll see on the Cabaret's stage. But one thing you can count on is an evening of entertainment that's certain to engage your mind and spark your sense of fun.