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Library Bards

10.24.12
"For local theater enthusiasts and library cardholders, The Library Project is a must-see and a must-read without a hint of mustiness."
- Christopher Arnott, Daily Nutmeg

Spooky fun with a broken umbrella [video]

10.20.12
"Just in time for some Halloween family fun, the Broken Umbrella Theatre has a spooktacular set of shows coming up."
- WTNH

Imminent Theater

10.19.12
"If earlier ABUT projects are any indication, the show will be entertaining, lively, and fun for viewers age 8 and up."
- Donald Brown, New Haven Review

10.18.12
"A Broken Umbrella productions are born out of a freewheeling collaborative brainstorming process involving on-site inspiration from unexpected performance spaces, deep research into New Haven history, and flights of fancy."
- Thomas MacMillan, New Haven Independent

A Broken Umbrella Theatre Presents THE LIBRARY PROJECT, 10/20-11/4

"A group of up and coming theatre professionals have been hard at work writing, composing, directing and choreographing the newest theatrical adventure…"
- BroadwayWorld.com

Acting Local: A Broken Umbrella troupe celebrates place

10.16.12
"By exploring the notion or entity of the library in relation to the past and present, A Broken Umbrella plans to spin some sly and scandalous secrets that many in the city haven’t been privy to just yet."
- Courtney McCarroll, The Arts Paper

A Broken Umbrella Theatre dances and sings in New Haven library

10.13.12
"It takes full advantage of both A Broken Umbrella’s talents as masters of site-specific theater and the library’s history and expansive Cass Gilbert-designed building."
- Donna Doherty, New Haven Register

We Like Bikes

05.18.12
"If you have small children and take them to live performances, you won’t want to miss this..."
- Donald Brown, New Haven Review

Hot Wheels & Reclaimed Doors

05.14.12
"...an overflow crowd watched...actors turn New Haven cycling history into modern musical mayhem in 'Head Over Wheels.'"
- David Sepulveda, New Haven Independent

Pierre Rides Again

05.11.12
"With the blessing of bike angel “LaLa Lallement,” a local theater company is delving into New Haven’s two-wheeled past to help a nervous accountant confront his fear of the velocipede."
- Thomas MacMillan, New Haven Independent

Artwalk in Westville has a full palette of fun things to see and do

05.10.12
"...a bike shop set that looks so authentic, cyclists have stopped to ask if a new bike shop has opened."
- Donna Doherty, New Haven Register

2011 Arts Awards honorees have knack for transformation

11.25.11
"A Broken Umbrella Theatre is never going to considered another community theater company, even though entertaining community with original productions in unexpected places is its raison d’etre."
- New Haven Register

A “Match” Struck In Westville

10.27.11
"The 25-member group has hit upon a winning combination of reaching into New Haven history and bringing the past to life, often with a spooky Halloween edge."
- Thomas MacMillan, New Haven Independent

Matching the Setting

10.24.11
"A Broken Umbrella Theatre is noted for developing original works to stage in unlikely and/or inspiring places and, with the set and setting in Play With Matches they’ve made a striking match."
- Donald Brown, New Haven Review

The Play With Matches Review

10.22.11
“Play With Matches scores with solid preparation, elegant presentation, awesome amibience, ambitious scripting and audacious acting."
- Christopher Arnott, The New Haven Theater Jerk

Broken Umbrella takes us to a boiler room for its Halloween show [video]

10.20.11
"'It’s Scooby-Doo meets ‘The Goonies’ meets ‘Back to the Future,’ with a crazy, Willy Wonka-like inventor...'"
- Jim Shelton, New Haven Register

Match Points: A Broken Umbrella Theatre’s Ian Alderman sheds light on Play With Matches

10.20.11
“The company isn’t just creative with its use of space. It openly plays with concepts of time and human energy as well."
- Christopher Arnott, The New Haven Theater Jerk

Theatre News

10.20.11
"Arts Council Award-Winning local theater group Broken Umbrella debuts its first play of the season this weekend..."
- The New Haven Review

Play with Matches Premieres in Old New Haven Warehouse

10.04.11
"This sounds creepy and (potentially) fun."
- Frank Rizzo, Hartford Courant

A Broken Umbrella Strikes Westville Again

09.22.11
"A Broken Umbrella Theatre Company delights in site-specific productions that bring to light darkened corners of New Haven history."
- Christopher Arnott, The New Haven Theater Jerk

VaudeVillain: Frightfully good fun [video]

10.31.10
"This fall, the line between fact and fiction thins to a blur when the audience is lead on a 'who done it? psychological, Halloween adventure traveling through every room in Lyric Hall Antiques & Conservation"
- Good Morning Connecticut, News 8 WTNH

At Vaudeville House, a 1913 Murder Revisited

10.28.10
"As the curtain went up on a new theater production in Westville, a century-old character came out of retirement—and reclaimed an ancient role."
- Thomas MacMillan, New Haven Independent

VaudeVillain, a Murder Done Up Broken Umbrella Theatre Style

10.21.10
"Ripped from the headlines. It’s the stuff that TV cop shows and more than a few notable films and plays have been made of. Now, thanks to the clever people at A Broken Umbrella Theatre, the conceit is coming to Westville."
- Jim Shelton, New Haven Register

Smiles Under The Umbrellas

08.23.10
"Rain fell intermittently, but theatergoers were undeterred as a sea of umbrellas blossomed over an entranced gathering for the reprise of iMarvel, a play by A Broken Umbrella Theatre Company."
- David Sepulveda, New Haven Independent

ARTS PICK: "Marvel" at Edgewood is Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

08.10.10
"As they say, “In a world of gadgets, gizmos and gigabytes, only the Marvels can get you to power down your smart phone and make time to dream.” If you don’t leave this with a smile on your face, then you may need to befriend a computer."
- Donna Doherty, New Haven Register

Spooky Show Hits New Haven [video]

10.31.09
"Ian and Rachel Alderman are part of the Broken Umbrella Theatre Company and they told 'Good Morning Connecticut' all about a chilling tale called Thunderbolt."
- Good Morning Connecticut, News 8 WTNH

In a spooky part of Edgewood Park: "Pirate of Westville" comes to life in Thunderbolt

10.29.09
"Thunderbolt simply HAS to be scary. Consider its components: 1) Pirates. 2) A ghost story. 3) A dark tunnel under a bridge. 4) Halloween. Come on, now. Tell us that’s not a chilling inventory.
- Jim Shelton, New Haven Register

Ahoy, Hallow’s Eve Mateys!

10.28.09
"He only looks like Ian Alderman, an ordinary harmless Westvillian. And that U-shaped space dark and dank down by the West River? It only appears to be the tunnel under Edgewood Avenue. Shiver me timbers, don’t be fooled."
- Allan Appel, New Haven Independent