est. circa 1966

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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See Also
  • CREDITS
    Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Apr 25, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026)
    Play, Revival
    • Originally produced on Broadway by Elliot Martin, Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro; Originally produced on Broadway in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Associate Producers of original Broadway production: Jeffrey Steiner, Kery Davis and Charles Grantham; World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre; Second Production at Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director)
    Mary Jane (Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024)
    Play, Original
    • Commissioned by and received its first public performance in New Haven, Connecticut on April 28, 2017 at Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    Indecent (Apr 18, 2017 - Aug 06, 2017)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Originally produced in 2015 and commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director); Originally produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director); Originally produced in 2016 by Vineyard Theatre; Commissioned as part of American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle by Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider, Executive Director)
    The Realistic Joneses (Apr 06, 2014 - Jul 06, 2014)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Commissioned by and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    Radio Golf (May 08, 2007 - Jul 01, 2007)
    Play, Original
    • First produced in New Haven, CT in April 2005 by Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    Triumph of Love (Oct 23, 1997 - Jan 04, 1998)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Originally produced by Center Stage (Irene Lewis, Artistic Director; Peter W. Culman, Managing Director) and Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
    Two Trains Running (Apr 13, 1992 - Aug 30, 1992)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    Search and Destroy (Feb 26, 1992 - Apr 05, 1992)
    Play, Original
    • This production is dedicated to the memory of Joseph Papp; Further developed by Yale Repertory Theatre
    The Cemetery Club (May 15, 1990 - Jul 01, 1990)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by the Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    The Piano Lesson (Apr 16, 1990 - Jan 27, 1991)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Originally mounted in 1987 by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director) and Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director)
    Ah, Wilderness! (Jun 23, 1988 - Jul 23, 1988)
    Play, Revival
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • This production was mounted originally by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Part of The First New York International Festival of the Arts
    Long Day's Journey Into Night (Jun 14, 1988 - Jul 23, 1988)
    Play, Revival
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Part of The First New York International Festival of the Arts; This production was mounted originally by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Mar 27, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Second Production at Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director); Originally presented as a staged reading at the 1984 National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
    A Walk in the Woods (Feb 28, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    Fences (Mar 26, 1987 - Jun 26, 1988)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    • World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Second Production at The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Managing Director)
    Blood Knot (Dec 10, 1985 - Mar 02, 1986)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Oct 11, 1984 - Jun 09, 1985)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    "MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys (May 04, 1982 - Feb 26, 1983)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    A Lesson From Aloes (Nov 17, 1980 - Feb 08, 1981)
    Play, Original
    • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
      See Full Producer List
    The 1940's Radio Hour (Oct 07, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980)
    Musical, Original
    • Subsequently produced in 1977 at Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director); Further Developed and produced in 1978 at Arena Stage (Zelda Fichandler: Artistic Director)
    Wings (Jan 28, 1979 - May 05, 1979)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced on the stage by Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director)
    The Ritz (Jan 20, 1975 - Jan 04, 1976)
    Play, Original
    • Originally performed at the Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director)
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Play

    2017 | Nominee  | Indecent
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Best Play

    1992 | Nominee  | Two Trains Running
    Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
    See Full Producer List

    Regional Theatre Award

    1991 | Recipient
    Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
     

    Best Play

    1990 | Nominee  | The Piano Lesson
    Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Best Revival

    1989 | Nominee  | Ah, Wilderness!
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Best Play

    1988 | Nominee  | A Walk in the Woods
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Best Play

    1988 | Nominee  | Joe Turner's Come and Gone
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List

    Best Play

    1987 | Winner  | Fences
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Best Play

    1981 | Nominee  | A Lesson From Aloes
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List

    Drama Desk Award

     

    Outstanding Play

    2017 | Nominee  | Indecent
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Unique Theatrical Experience

    2007 | Nominee
    Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) (for "Brundibar/But the Giraffe")

    Outstanding New Play

    1990 | Winner  | The Piano Lesson
    Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Outstanding Revival

    1989 | Nominee  | Long Day's Journey Into Night
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
     

    Outstanding New Play

    1988 | Nominee  | Joe Turner's Come and Gone
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List

    Special Award

    1988 | Recipient
    Yale Repertory Theatre (for nurturing plays of significance)

    Outstanding New Play

    1987 | Winner  | Fences
    Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Apr 25, 2026 - Jul 26, 2026)
Play, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by Elliot Martin, Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro; Originally produced on Broadway in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Associate Producers of original Broadway production: Jeffrey Steiner, Kery Davis and Charles Grantham; World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre; Second Production at Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director)
Mary Jane (Apr 23, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024)
Play, Original
  • Commissioned by and received its first public performance in New Haven, Connecticut on April 28, 2017 at Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
Indecent (Apr 18, 2017 - Aug 06, 2017)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Originally produced in 2015 and commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director); Originally produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director); Originally produced in 2016 by Vineyard Theatre; Commissioned as part of American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle by Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Bill Rauch, Artistic Director; Cynthia Rider, Executive Director)
The Realistic Joneses (Apr 06, 2014 - Jul 06, 2014)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Commissioned by and premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
Radio Golf (May 08, 2007 - Jul 01, 2007)
Play, Original
  • First produced in New Haven, CT in April 2005 by Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
Triumph of Love (Oct 23, 1997 - Jan 04, 1998)
Musical, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Originally produced by Center Stage (Irene Lewis, Artistic Director; Peter W. Culman, Managing Director) and Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
Two Trains Running (Apr 13, 1992 - Aug 30, 1992)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
Search and Destroy (Feb 26, 1992 - Apr 05, 1992)
Play, Original
  • This production is dedicated to the memory of Joseph Papp; Further developed by Yale Repertory Theatre
The Cemetery Club (May 15, 1990 - Jul 01, 1990)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by the Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
The Piano Lesson (Apr 16, 1990 - Jan 27, 1991)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Originally mounted in 1987 by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director) and Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director)
Ah, Wilderness! (Jun 23, 1988 - Jul 23, 1988)
Play, Revival
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • This production was mounted originally by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Part of The First New York International Festival of the Arts
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Jun 14, 1988 - Jul 23, 1988)
Play, Revival
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Part of The First New York International Festival of the Arts; This production was mounted originally by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Mar 27, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Second Production at Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director); Originally presented as a staged reading at the 1984 National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
A Walk in the Woods (Feb 28, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
Fences (Mar 26, 1987 - Jun 26, 1988)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
  • World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director); Second Production at The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Managing Director)
Blood Knot (Dec 10, 1985 - Mar 02, 1986)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Oct 11, 1984 - Jun 09, 1985)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
"MASTER HAROLD"…and the boys (May 04, 1982 - Feb 26, 1983)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
A Lesson From Aloes (Nov 17, 1980 - Feb 08, 1981)
Play, Original
  • Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    See Full Producer List
The 1940's Radio Hour (Oct 07, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980)
Musical, Original
  • Subsequently produced in 1977 at Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director); Further Developed and produced in 1978 at Arena Stage (Zelda Fichandler: Artistic Director)
Wings (Jan 28, 1979 - May 05, 1979)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced on the stage by Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director)
The Ritz (Jan 20, 1975 - Jan 04, 1976)
Play, Original
  • Originally performed at the Yale Repertory Theatre (Robert Brustein, Artistic Director)

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

2017 | Nominee  | Indecent
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1992 | Nominee  | Two Trains Running
Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Stan Wojewodski, Jr., Artistic Director)
See Full Producer List

Regional Theatre Award

1991 | Recipient
Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
 

Best Play

1990 | Nominee  | The Piano Lesson
Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Best Revival

1989 | Nominee  | Ah, Wilderness!
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1988 | Nominee  | A Walk in the Woods
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1988 | Nominee  | Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List

Best Play

1987 | Winner  | Fences
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Best Play

1981 | Nominee  | A Lesson From Aloes
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Play

2017 | Nominee  | Indecent
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Unique Theatrical Experience

2007 | Nominee
Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) (for "Brundibar/But the Giraffe")

Outstanding New Play

1990 | Winner  | The Piano Lesson
Produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Outstanding Revival

1989 | Nominee  | Long Day's Journey Into Night
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List
 

Outstanding New Play

1988 | Nominee  | Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List

Special Award

1988 | Recipient
Yale Repertory Theatre (for nurturing plays of significance)

Outstanding New Play

1987 | Winner  | Fences
Produced in association with Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
See Full Producer List

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