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Grief, Held By Grace

Lauren F. Walker and Tiffany McLarty in a scene from FURLOUGH’S PARADISE by a.k. payne, directed by abigail jean-baptiste. Yale Repertory Theatre, April 24-May 16, 2026. Photo © Joan Marcus.

"Furlough's Paradise" Strikes A Chord With Student Audience

Pachyderm Sighting On Chapel Street

Arts & Culture | Culture & Community | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Julia Sears | March 18th, 2026

Reg Rogers, Jeremy A. Fuentes, and Phillip Taratula in a scene from Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Derek Prouse, adapted by Frank Galati, choreographed by Emily Coates, and directed by Liz Diamond. Yale Repertory Theatre, March 6–28, 2026. Photo © Carol Rosegg.

NEA Cuts Hit New Haven Hard

Top: Anne Cubberly's Giant Puppets at the 2024 International Festival of Arts & Ideas, which lost $65,000 of NEA grant funding. Bottom: Young cellist Amiel "AJ" Johnson, a sixth grader at Nathan Hale School and a student at Music Haven. Lucy Gellman File Photos.

"The Inspector" Asks All The Right Questions

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Julia Sears | March 24th, 2025

Chinna Palmer, Brandon E. Burton, and Elizabeth Stahlmann in a scene from Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector, newly adapted and directed by Yura Kordonsky. Yale Repertory Theatre, March 7-29, 2025. Photo © Joan Marcus.

In "Eden," The Sins Of The Father Come Knocking

The cast of Eden, running at the Yale Rep Theatre through Feb. 8. Joan Marcus Photos.

"Macbeth In Stride" Kills It At The Yale Rep

Whitney White (foreground) with Ciara Alyse Harris, Holli’ Conway, and Phoenix Best in a scene from Macbeth in Stride written and performed by Whitney White, directed by Taibi Magar and Tyler Dobrowsky, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly. Yale Repertory Theatre, December 5-14, 2024. Photo © Joan Marcus.

Horseplay & The Memory Of Girlhood

Arts & Culture | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Julia Sears | October 22nd, 2024

A scene from falcon girls by Hilary Bettis, directed by May Adrales. Yale Repertory Theatre, October 10–November 2, 2024. Photo © Joan Marcus.

Anything More Than Doom and Gloom?

Arts & Culture | Drama | Environment | Yale Rep Theatre Kapp Singer | March 14th, 2024

Left to right: Vi (Mary Lou Rosato), Sally (Sandra Shipley), Lena (Rita Wolf), and Mrs. Jarrett (LaTonya Borsay) in the Yale Repertory Theatre's production of Caryl Churchill's Escaped Alone. Joan Marcus photo, courtesy of Yale Repertory Theatre.

Call Your Girlfriend: The Joy & Toil Of Friendship In "Wish You Were Here"

Anita Abdinezhad, Bahar Beihaghi, Shadee Vossoughi, Vaneh Assadourian, and Ava Lalezarzadeh in a scene from Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Sivan Battat. Yale Repertory Theatre, October 5–28, 2023. Photo © Joan Marcus.

"Mojada" Gets New Haven Student Voices In The Mix

Camila Moreno (front) with Nancy Rodríguez and Alma Martinez in a scene from MOJADA: A MEDEA IN LOS ANGELES by Luis Alfaro, directed by Laurie Woolery. Yale Repertory Theatre, March 10-April 1, 2023. Photo © Joan Marcus.

NEA Awards $80,000 To Four New Haven Grantees

James Keene, who was a Harmony Fellow with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in 2018. Lucy Gellman File Photo.

"The Brightest Thing" Flickers At Yale Rep

Michele Selene Ang and Katherine Romans in a scene from The Brightest Thing In The World by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by Margot Bordelon. The show runs at the Yale Repertory Theatre through Dec. 17. Joan Marcus Photos.

In "Between Two Knees," Barbed Humor As Trauma Response

"Choir Boy" Lets The Music Do The Talking

As Delta Surges, Three New Haven Theaters Move To Vax & Mask Mandate

Yale Rep, School Of Drama Pull 2020-2021 Season

Arts & Culture | COVID-19 | Yale Rep Theatre | Yale School of Drama Lucy Gellman | June 16th, 2020

Arts Orgs Vow To Show Up, Do Better

Students Find Themselves In August Wilson's Words

Who Gets To Live On Stolen Land?

Arts & Culture | Indigenous rights | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | February 3rd, 2020

NEA Grants Land In New Haven

“Girls” Rages On At The Yale Rep

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | October 15th, 2019

“Cadillac Crew” Drives Truth To Power

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | May 8th, 2019

The Bard, Brilliant And Black

Arts & Culture | Downtown | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | March 25th, 2019

In Year Three, August Wilson Hits Hearts

Young Voices Take On August Wilson

Remsen Welsh: “It’s a thing where I get transported. There’s a part of her I think I can breathe new life into.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

New Haven Orgs Score NEA Dough

“What Remains” And The Frightening In-Between

“Good Faith” Leaves The Yale Rep On Fire

Arts & Culture | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | February 8th, 2019

At Yale Rep, One DACA Story Comes Alive

Arts & Culture | DACA | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | December 11th, 2018

“El Huracán" Brings The Storm Home

Arts & Culture | Theater | Yale Rep Theatre Lucy Gellman | October 9th, 2018

Whose Story Is It, Anyway?

Sohina Sidhu (background), Hend Ayoub, and James Cusati-Moyer in Kiss by Guillermo Calderón, directed by Evan Yionoulis. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2018.

Crystal Palace or Bouncy Castle?

Lana Lesley in FIELD GUIDE created by Rude Mechs. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2018.

Young Voices Take On August Wilson

Remsen Welsh: “It’s a thing where I get transported. There’s a part of her I think I can breathe new life into.” Lucy Gellman Photos.

Native Son, With New Haven Student Voices

Through Nambi Kelley, A Native Son Reborn

Jerod Haynes and Jason Bowen in Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley, adapted from the novel by Richard Wright, directed by Seret Scott. Photo by Joan Marcus, 2017.

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