The Great Give 2026
New pages. New stages. All ages.
Every donation is matched dollar for dollar by our Board of Directors
A Broken Umbrella Theatre has spent seventeen years finding the stories New Haven has not told yet and building the stages where those stories can happen. Your Great Give donation supports all of it: the next show, young artists, The Regicides, summer education, and The Umbrella at 280 Blake Street.
See where your gift goesWhere your gift goes
Your donation is split equally across five funds so every part of the company gets a piece of the day.
The Show
Revolutionary Era New Haven, a new original production built through community creation sessions and inspired by the city's role in the founding of the American experiment.
Young Artists Fellowship
Paid opportunities for high school and college students to work alongside the ensemble in performance, design, backstage practice, and arts administration.
The Regicides Comedy Improv
New Haven's long-running improv troupe, bringing the company's performers into rooms across the city for fast, generous, deeply local comedy.
Eli Whitney Summer Camp
Summer theatre education where A Broken Umbrella teaching artists share devised theatre and improvisation tools with young people.
The Umbrella at 280 Blake Street
An affordable, professional-grade community arts venue in development at the intersection of Westville, Beaver Hills, and West River.
Why The Great Give matters
The Great Give is a 36-hour, community-wide giving event created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. It raises visibility and resources for local nonprofits, and it gives A Broken Umbrella Theatre a focused moment to bring new donors into the work.
Take a tour of The UmbrellaYour gift is doubled.
On May 6 until 9 PM Eastern, we will send you directly to our Great Give page. Outside that window, your gift stays on our site and is tagged to the Great Give 2026 campaign.
A Broken Umbrella Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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A Broken Umbrella TheatreP.O. Box 3285New Haven, CT 06515Payable to A Broken Umbrella Theatre.