est. circa 1966

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Producer Presenter
Also Known As
Yale Repertory Theatre
Primary Organization Members
Lloyd Richards, Benjamin Mordecai and Yale Repertory Theatre
Comments
Richards, Artistic Director 1979 - 1991
  • 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)
    Two Trains Running (Apr 13, 1992 - Aug 30, 1992)
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
    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
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    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 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

    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)
Two Trains Running (Apr 13, 1992 - Aug 30, 1992)
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards: Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai: Managing Director)
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

Tony Award®

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 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

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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