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2014 · Erector Square, 315 Peck Street

Gilbert the Great

Leap into the technicolor world of New Haven icon A.C. Gilbert.

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1913

A.C. Gilbert & the Erector Set

A.C. Gilbert invents the Erector Set in New Haven, launching one of America's most iconic toy companies.

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1913

A.C. Gilbert & the Erector Set

A.C. Gilbert invents the Erector Set in New Haven, launching one of America's most iconic toy companies.

Fair HavenNeighborhoods in this work

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The Hartford Courant2014

This very talented theater company once again shows its theatrical ingenuity as it mines local history and spins an imaginative tale that transcends mere biography and New Haven boosterism.

Hartford Courant review of Gilbert the Great
Awards2014

Recognized in the Gilbert the Great era.

Connecticut Critics Circle Awards — Special Contributions to Theater
New Haven Review2014

Fast, loose, with an almost telepathic sense of how to make its multiple character scenes, occurring in multiple locations, jell to impart information and entertain, Gilbert the Great is a fittingly ambitious tribute to this many-sided patriarch.

New Haven Review review of Gilbert the Great