Double Edge Theatre transformed vacant and underutilized farm buildings in Ashfield, MA into a vibrant arts campus aiming to make Ashfield a destination that aggregates creativity, artistic expression, imagination, and culture alongside a rural identity; demonstrating how art is key to economic sustainability.
Double Edge Theatre is located on a 100-acre former dairy farm.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Aug 12, 2020
ight after night, actors dot the farmland behind a local theater here, using every arrow in their quiver of stage tricks to maintain a safe... Read More
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Apr 30, 2019
Double Edge Theatre is celebrating 25 years in Ashfield this year, and as part of this profound milestone we asked several citizens of Ashfield to... Read More
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Nov 26, 2018
In the late 1980’s-early 1990’s, after returning from another of many tours to central Europe, I envisioned and named the theatre a center of Living... Read More
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Dec 24, 2017
Double Edge Theatre receives $275K to build an arts campus... New England Foundation for the Arts gets $750K to advance theater project...Year Up gets $30K... Read More
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Dec 14, 2017
ArtPlace America announced that out of nearly 1,000 applicants, Double Edge Theatre, located on a 105-acre farm in Ashfield, Massachusetts, will receive $275,000 in funding... Read More
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Dec 14, 2017
Double Edge Theatre has been selected to receive $275,000 in funding through ArtPlace America's 2017 National Creative Placemaking Fund because of the theatre's steadfast commitment... Read More
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Dec 5, 2017
I have written several pieces about the spectacular shows at Double Edge Theatre, one of the oldest artist-owned ensemble theaters in the U.S. Read More
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Jul 07, 2018
One of the oldest artist-owned ensemble theaters in the U.S. Double Edge Theatre, are getting ready to transform vacant and underutilized farm buildings on a...Read more
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Dec 05, 2017
Today, we are proud to announce the 23 creative placemaking projects that will receive funding in communities of all sizes across 18 states and one...Read more