in loving memory of O'Shae Sibley ❤

Please consider donating to the GoFundMe started by O'Shae's father to help cover costs for his homegoing service.

You can visit bit.ly/OShaeforever, or scan the QR code below.

our mission + vision

Development Studio 49 (DS49) curates a joyful space for people at DGSD, Yale, and within the New Haven area to create artistically brave experiences. We are a temporary theater company, and above all we prioritize ethical practices that value process and relationships over product. By the end of the summer, DS49 will be synonymous with joy, care, and growth. We imagine a group of artists who are not just proud of the work that they created at the Summer Cabaret, but feel equally respected by the way they were compensated and treated during their tenure. Through our intentional community partnerships and service, we will have successfully contributed one tight stitch in the patch that aims to strengthen the relationship between New Haven and Yale University.

Our Values

☀ artistry: Artistic excellence is born out of creative experimentation. We are committed to acting as a playground where artists feel as safe to fail and grow with us as they do to succeed beautifully.

☀ inclusion: We create the conditions for all to feel welcome by actively and intentionally centering voices that are historically silenced–especially voices of the racial global majority, the LGBTQ+ community, low-income individuals, and marginalized genders. When people share about their past or present experiences with Yale, the New Haven community, YSC, or anything else, we believe them.

☀ responsibility: DS49 is committed to financial, mental, and environmental sustainability. We resolve to pay a livable wage for all who work with the Yale Summer Cabaret. We make technical and artistic decisions that prioritize rest, provide time for a life outside of YSC, do the least harm to our ecosystem, and are aligned with the amount of money that each person is getting paid. We responsibly create and maintain meaningful partnerships and seek ways to remain connected with the people and organizations that we encounter this summer outside of the YSC space.

☀ service: Everything we do is in service of our artists and the New Haven community. Just like the campsite rule, we leave spaces and relationships better than we found them.

☀ fun: If it’s not fun, we’re not doing it. It is summer, after all!

leadership collective

Adrian Alexander Hernandez - executive artistic director, operations

Maya Louise Shed - executive artistic director, community

Mikayla Michelle Stanley - executive artistic director, people + culture

Sarah Machiko Haber - executive artistic director, innovation + strategy full-time staff

Allyse Corbin - marketing associate

Bennet Goldberg - technical director

Hannah Louise Jones - season stage manager

Twaha Abdul Majeed - production manager advisory cabinet

Anna Glover + Kelly O'Loughlin

Brandon Fuller + Nadir Balan

C. Nikki Mills

Daniel Cress + Steven Padla

George Tinari

Laura Kirk

Martha Boateng + Moriah Clarke

Sue Clark safety facilities student employment + production marketing + communications web development audience services business + finance development board of advisors

Audrey Conrad

Bobbin Ramsey

Bill Reynolds, co-chair

Carl Holvick

Casey Grambo, co-chair

Chloe Knight

Claudia Groisman our support squad, including...

Cynthia Santos DeCure

Eileen Mydosh

Eric Lin

Jane Nowosadko

Matthew Tanico

Mia Sara Haiman

Natalie King

Audrey Conrad, Bill + Sharon Reynolds, the Haber/Moriuchi Family, House of Naan, Joan Channick, Lee + Abby Stump, Margaret Ann Judd and Bennett the pride365 team sends special thanks to... thank you, House of Naan, for being a season-long sponsor of DS49! free! every monday + thursday from 11am-1pm play @ the cab: a 6 x 10 new work festival august 24-26 purchase your passes + single tickets online @ summercabaret.org

Pudlin, Nina Adams + Moreson Kaplan, Patrick Seaver + Sonja Berggren, and Traci Shed.

A Place to Nourish Your Health, Angelica Dawson, Don Titus, Jasmine Moore, Jovanni Cabanas, New Haven Black Pride, Paige Klug, The House of LaBeija, The House of Valkyrie, Snickers, and Tim Mack.