2024 Building a Brave New Theatre
April 25 - June 29
Shakespeare’s place at the apex of the Euro-centric classical canon has allowed the plays to sometimes be presented in ways which demeaned, erased or appropriated other cultures and excluded people. Elm Shakespeare Company believes in the transformative power of these plays and is committed to creating theatre that uplifts everyone in our community. We invite you to an exploration at the intersections of inclusion, equity, and Shakespeare. Join us as we seek to amplify a diversity of artists, and celebrate their experiences, while we ask the question of how Shakespeare can serve our community today.
Sponsored in part by Elizabethan Club of Yale University, CT Humanities, and the City of New Haven’s Dept. of Arts, Culture and Tourism.
Check out all 5 events below! Get your tickets now.
April 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm EST
By the Book: Gender in Shakespeare’s Plays
Where: Online Only
Tickets: Free – Register via EventBrite
By better understanding how Shakespeare’s plays interact with the feminine, we can better illuminate our own relationship with gender equality, gender expression, and these stories. Join these remarkable scholars, artists, and activists as they explore how to interact with Shakespeare’s text and stories in ways that open meaning and create a more just theatre.
Sponsored by Yale’s Elizabethan Club
Partners
Featuring Dr. Terri Power and Dr. Marguerite Tassi, Vanessa Morosco
May 16, 2024 @ 7:30pm EST
May 17, 2024 @ 7:30pm EST
May 18, 2024 @ 7:30pm EST
May 19, 2024 @ 2:00pm EST
Tina Packer’s Women of Will
Where: SCSU Blackbox Theatre – 501 Crescent Street
Tickets: $40 via Eventbrite
Special Event Tickets May 19 – Post Show Discussion with Wine & Appetizers – ($95)
Funny, fierce, deep and accessible, Tina Packer’s Women of Will is the bonus content to Shakespeare’s plays that you have been searching for. Master Shakespearean, Tina Packer directs Elm Artistic Director Rebecca Goodheart - deconstructing and conjuring William Shakespeare’s most famous female characters in this exciting first production since Packer’s nationally acclaimed off-Broadway run and international tour.
A combination of riveting scenes and trenchant analysis, Tina Packer’s Women of Will explores themes of love, loss, freedom, control, violence, and power through the heroines of Shakespeare’s text. Using performance and discussion, Packer/Goodheart, with ace actor Nigel Gore, trace the chronological evolution of Shakespeare’s female characters, and examine Shakespeare’s own journey and growth as a writer.
Partners
June 6, 7:30pm EST
Lisa Wolpe’s Shakespeare & the Alchemy of Gender
Where: Yale’s Shwarzman Center – 168 Grove Street
Partners: Yale’s Schwarzman Center
Tickets: $67 through Eventbrite
From cross-gender exploration to the legacy of Auschwitz, Lisa Wolpe's internationally triumphant one woman show confirms Shakespeare’s insight into the human condition is as relevant as ever.
Partners
June 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm EST
Blk Grrrls and the Bard: How Brilliant BIPOC Artists are Changing the Conversation
Where: Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library @ 120 High Street - HYBRID EVENT ONLINE/LIVE
Partners: Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library
Tickets: Free In Person Registration or Free Online Registration
A Panel discussion about the triumphs and tribulations of being a black female Shakespearean and how they are changing the world of Shakespeare
With: Moderator Adriane Jefferson
To be confirmed: Nataki Garrett, Karen Ann Daniels, Dawn Monique Williams, Gracy Brown, and TT Student
Partners
Saturday, June 29, 2024 @ 2:00pm EST
Part of the final Festival of Arts & Ideas Summit Day
TRANSforming Shakespeare: How Creative Casting Makes Better Plays
Where: TBD
Partners: Festival of Arts & Ideas, (to be confirmed NH or North Haven Pride)
Tickets: Free In Person Registration or Free Online Registration
How we embody concepts of gender is changing in 2024. Come explore how creative gender casting reflects today’s reality, illuminates Shakespeare’s stories, and enriches everyone’s experience.
With: Original Practice Shakespeare Festival's Jennifer Lanier and (to be confirmed: La Jolla Playhouse/Diversion Theatre’s Christopher Ashley and Will Davis)
