Free suggested donation is $25 for adults. Performances are Tuesday through Sunday at 7:30 p.m. 4 at Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff Street, New Haven. “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare will be performed Aug. The new set-up will “allow us to be much more innovative,” said Liz Smith, Elm Shakespeare’s communications and public relations director. The new structure, called the Alexander Clark Playhouse Stage, will debut with “The Tempest.” It consists of a subfloor, a large stage platform area and a multi-level building-like performance area. There’s even the potential to use the stage in other locations. After years of building lavish sprawling multi-level sets from scratch every year, the donation has allowed the company to create a grand new stage area that can be disassembled, stored and moved. The year before that, the company offered an array of virtual performances and talks that connected Shakespearean themes to current events.Įlm Shakespeare returns to large-scale productions in a better place than it was a couple of years ago, thanks to a gift from Alexander Clark, CEO of the New Haven-based software development company Technolutions. House plants, garden plants, and herbs are all featured Stock (both house and garden plants, including herbs) varies by season. Last summer, instead of the usual professional Shakespeare show, the company held a youth theater festival in Edgerton Park with several different young ensembles doing revised contemporary versions of Shakespeare stories. runs the Conservatory plant sales service. Side note: there is street parking on Cliff Street, no parking in. G.R.O.W.E.R.S., a horticultural program for handicapped adults, offers plants for sale in the greenhouse.Elm Shakespeare Company’s new Alexander Clark Playhouse Stage will be inaugurated with performances of “The Tempest” in New Haven’s Edgerton Park.ĭespite not being able to do its usual massive outdoor productions for two years, the company has not been dormant. All in all this is a great place for a little stroll, to relax, and/or sit and take in nature. The conservancy works in partnership with the city of New Haven, which owns the property. It works to restore and maintain the buildings and grounds, and offers education programs for schools and the community in the conservatory. Edgerton Park Conservancy Įdgerton Park Conservancy is a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the needs of Edgerton Park. The Elm Shakespeare Company has been offering outdoor summer performances in Edgerton Park since 1995. Crosby Conservatory in the Community Greenhouses features a rain forest exhibit, a dry landscape with desert plants, and orchids. There is also a large fountain and community gardens. The 22-acre park features the original wall, greenhouses, carriage house, gatehouse, and bridge from the Brewster estate. In 1988, the district included seven contributing buildings, eight other contributing structures, and one contributing object. The property was listed as historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The present landscape was designed by Robert Storer Stephenson in 1909. The mansion was demolished in 1964, pursuant to Brewster's wishes, after the death of his wife, and the property was donated to the city. Brewster, with a new Tudor-style mansion constructed named Edgerton for its location on the edge of town. In 1909, it became the estate of industrialist Frederick F. It is site of the demolished Victorian home of Eli Whitney II, known as "Ivy Nook". Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven– Hamden town line in Connecticut. Tudor Revival, Country Place Era landscapeĮdgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F.
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