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Updated 11/8/2023

Long Wharf Theatre

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Long Wharf Theatre was established in 1965 on the notion that New Haven deserves an active culture that is locally created. Our founders shared the dream of starting a professional theatre company in Connecticut, built with the aid of community leaders and patrons of the arts. Nearly 60 years later, we are a theatre of international renown, recognized for a historic commitment to commissioning, developing, and producing new work that has become part of our field. More than 30 Long Wharf Theatre productions have transferred to Broadway or Off-Broadway runs, three of which—Wit, The Shadow Box, and The Gin Game—won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. We were among the earliest recipients of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre (1978) and our productions have earned numerous accolades, including Tony, New York Drama Critics Circle, and Obie Awards; a Margo Jones Award for the Production of New Work; and nominations and Connecticut Critics Circle Awards in nearly every category. Today and every day, our dedicated Board and staff bring live, professionally produced plays and musicals into venues throughout the Greater New Haven community while deepening our legacy of investing in new work through new play commissions, workshops, and premiere productions.

Find Me

Kit Ingui (she | her | hers)
Job Title: Managing Director
Phone: 203-693-1486
Address:
70 Audubon Street, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1965

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1965

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - General

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • General Public

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Theatre Communications Group
  • League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Theatre Communications Group
  • League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Awards

Awards:

  • Outstanding Regional Theatre, Tony Awards, 1978
  • Major Award for Outstanding Contributions to New England Theatre, New England Theatre Conference, 2014
  • 50 Years of Achievement in Theatre Award, National Corporate Theatre Fund, 2015