Avery Brooks as King Lear; Yale Repertory Theatre, 2004. Photo: Joan Marcus

Exciting new plays and bold interpretations of the classics have distinguished the Yale Repertory Theatre since its founding in 1966. Each year, the Rep, one of America’s leading professional theaters, stages plays performed by such respected actors as Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, Colleen Dewhurst, Danny Glover, William Hurt, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Laura Linney, Jason Robards, David Strathairn, and Sam Waterston.

A champion of new work, Yale Rep has produced nearly 100 world and American premieres by playwrights including Lee Blessing, Athol Fugard, Marcus Gardley, John Guare, Wendy MacLeod, Terrence McNally, Richard Nelson, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sarah Ruhl, Sam Shepard, Derek Walcott, and August Wilson. Ten Yale Rep productions have advanced to Broadway, garnering nearly forty Tony® Award nominations and eight Tonys. In 1991, the Yale Rep itself was honored with the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater.

The Rep offers evening and matinee performances from September through May.

 

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