Mission Statement

The Elm Shakespeare Company is a professional, multicultural, nonprofit theatre company committed to establishing a discourse with the New Haven community through the medium of Shakespeare’s plays.  The essence of the company is its’ innovative educational programs. 

Furthermore, the Company will present plays from Shakespeare’s canon, free of charge, during the summer in New Haven’s Edgerton Park.  The Elm Shakespeare Company will create an atmosphere where actors and audience can come together in an arena as urgent, inclusive and visceral as Shakespeare’s own Globe.