Family Business: (A)Pizza Play
In ABUT's 15th original production, we join four generations of the Carbonizatto family as they grapple with family, tradition, and legacy in their pizza shop.
A Slice
Inspired by the real stories of New Haven apizza pioneers, A Slice follows the Carbonizatto family's pizza shop from its immigrant beginnings.
Where the Rubber Met the Road
A story of two family legacies hitting rock-bottom and bouncing back. Inspired by innovations surrounding the paving of Whalley Avenue in 1857.
Exchange
An interactive theatrical experience taking place in different locations across New Haven. One part story gathering, one part performance piece.
Seen Change!
Calamity and chaos abound in this original musical paying homage to theater and celebrating 100 years of the Shubert New Haven.
Made of New Haven
A grassroots gala featuring original stories and songs from all ten Broken Umbrella shows, celebrating seven years of New Haven-inspired theatre.
Gilbert the Great
Leap into the technicolor world of New Haven icon A.C. Gilbert and his most famous invention, the Erector Set.
Freewheelers
The invention of the bicycle and the industrialization of the corset collide, setting in motion an unlikely friendship.
The Library Project
An after-hours, choose-your-own-adventure style theatrical experience celebrating 125 years of the NHFPL.
Head Over Wheels
Inspired by the moment Pierre Lallement took the very first recorded "header" over the handlebars of his bicycle.
Play With Matches
The story of quirky New Haven inventor Ebenezer Beecher, who ignited a spark with his automated matchstick machine.
iMarvel
A rag-tag team of dream makers takes audiences on a journey into the land of the original virtual destination.
VaudeVillain
Ripped from the actual New Haven headlines of 1913, mystery and mayhem abound as we follow the trail of the suspected murderer.
Short Story by a Tree
In some ways, this is where it all began… In New Haven's Edgewood Park, at the annual ArtWalk, with an original story, spectacle, and songs.
Thunderbolt
Walk with us into the tunnel under Edgewood Avenue to witness the tragic events that unfolded almost 200 years ago in Westville.