Yale Rep Establishes Center for New Theatre

New-play commissioning and development are about to ramp up at Yale Repertory Theatre, which is establishing the Yale Center for New Theatre with a $2.85 million grant from the Minnesota-based Robina Foundation. With the center, which Yale Rep and the Yale School of Drama announced Wednesday, the theater will up the number of its commissions of plays and musicals, and host residencies, readings, workshops, and full productions of commissioned pieces. The center will also help to establish...