2009 · Edgewood Park, corner of West Rock and Whalley Avenues
Short Story by a Tree
In some ways, this is where it all began.
An original story, spectacle, and song piece staged in Edgewood Park during Westville Village ArtWalk.
Short Story by a Tree marked one of the earliest public expressions of our now-familiar pattern: site, history, neighborhood, and ensemble invention.
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Edgewood Park becomes a beloved public gathering space and, for the company, an early creative home base.
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View all coverage →Retrospective coverage naming the first Edgewood Park performance and tracing the company from ArtWalk into its later New Haven work.
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