This Month in Theatre History
December brought the premieres of a powerful Pulitzer-winning drama, a Yiddish play by a prolific Jewish playwright, and a docudrama about a flashpoint in U.S. history.
All Stories About Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Rep and School of Drama Will Not Produce 2020-21 Season
Yale will not produce a season of plays, but will cover expenses for MFA students to extend their studies.
U.S. Theatres Reel and Regroup in Face of Closures
As Broadway shutters to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the nation’s small and regional theatres follow suit—and enter a time of grave uncertainty.
Costume Designer: Toni-Leslie James
Her students keep her young, she says, as she balances new jobs, Broadway productions, and regional work.
Yale Rep to Premiere New Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play
Jacobs-Jenkins will adapt ‘The Bacchae,’ and Will Eno will premiere a new play about land ownership during the theatre’s 2019-20 season.
The Sol Project to Partner with Yale Rep
The Latinx initiative has announced its first national partnership, taking its mission to advance Latinx writers to institutions outside of New York.
Ibsen, Our Contemporary
What gives this 19th-century Norwegian’s plays their lasting power? ‘Power’ is the operative word.
Yale Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season
The season will include world premieres by Charise Castro Smith and Tori Sampson.
Evan Yionoulis Named Director of Drama at Juilliard
An experienced director and longtime professor at Yale School of Drama, she succeeds the late Jim Houghton at the prestigious school.
Streep and Shepard: 2 Straight Arrows Ascending
Sam Shepard and Meryl Streep both made defining marks on New York stages before wandering afield.
