Now playing on the Main Stage is ''The Third Army'' by Joe Sutton with ''The Mandrake Root'' by Lynn Redgrave at the smaller Stage Two. Yale Repertory Theatre and its adjunct Yale University Theatre put on professionally mounted classic and experimental plays. The Way of the World'' by the English Restoration playwright William Congreve. The Palace Theatre, across the street from the Shubert, presents an eclectic mix of concerts, plays, and films. The rock band Moe appears March 4.
New Haven can claim some culinary as well as theatrical firsts.
Louie's Lunch, a small eatery on Cross Street, is known as the place where the hamburger sandwich was created some 60 years ago. The claim to fame of Pepe's Pizzeria, a hugely popular no-nonsense place on Wooster Street, is that it was the first to serve pizza with white clam sauce. Compared to many other universities, Yale is welcoming to visitors and free guided tours leave daily from the visitors center at 149 Elm St. Self-guided tour maps are also available at the center which occupies the John Pierpont House, built in 1767 and the oldest residential building in New Haven. Founded in 1701, Yale is celebrating its 300th anniversary with a yearlong program of special events, including concerts, lectures, and exhibitions. A schedule of these events is available at the information center.