Double Edge Theatre owns and operates its main Center in Ashfield along with five nearby properties within a one-mile radius. Historically, the organization has acquired underutilized or unwanted properties and repurposed them for public arts and cultural use. DE’s facilities include three indoor performance and training spaces, production facilities (wood and metal shops), offices, a public archive, gallery, music room, kitchen, and eight outdoor performance areas, as well as an animal barn, vegetable gardens, and hoop house. Double Edge has four additional properties: a house in the center of town which includes a guest artist studio and private housing for retreat and development; a design house; a building lot for the forthcoming Community Design Center which also houses a solar farm and apiary, and a house in town that is currently not suitable for residential use with hopes for future renovations. At present, many of these properties also provide subsidized housing for 21 low-income local cultural and farm workers from diverse backgrounds, as well as visiting educators.
In 2018, a space was shared with Ohketeau (meaning ‘to plant, to grow’ in the Nipmuc language), an autonomous Center for Indigenous Culture. In 2025, we also completed a sale/partial donation of land for No Loose Braid’s home base in Ashfield.
Farm Center Map
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The Spaces
Farmhouse
One of the oldest buildings on the property, the farmhouse holds directors' offices, a meeting space, and guest artist and resident housing.
Main Office
Technical Shed
The technical shed houses the company's lighting and rigging equipment.
Pavilion
The pavilion is a 6-room multifunctional space, including lobby/training/exhibition space, music, archives, and farm and landscaping office.
Music Room
The music room houses musical instruments and serves as a space for artist residencies, musical creation for our performances, and training.
Archive Room
The archive room preserves the company's artistic and cultural history through long-term displays, photographs, video documentation, production designs, and ephemera that chronicle decades of creation and cultural exchange.
Ornamental Garden
The grounds of the Farm include an ornamental garden and performance space for our outdoor work.
Arbor
The grounds of the Farm include an arbor and performance space for our outdoor work.
Animal and Baby Barn
These spaces are home to our chickens and goats. The Baby Barn is a performance space for our outdoor work.
Rena Mirecka's Sun Temple
The grounds of the Farm include Rena Mirecka's Sun Temple, a space of quiet along the stream.
Labyrinth
The grounds of the Farm include a walkable maze and performance space for our outdoor work.
Hoop House
Other Facilities
Residential and Guest Housing
Double Edge owns a property in town that houses long-term residents, training program participants, and guests of the theatre. This property is also the location of the Artist Studio and Ohketeau ('to plant, to grow')
Residential and Guest Housing
In DevelopmentDouble Edge owns a property in town that is currently not suitable for residential use with hopes for future renovations to house long-term residents, students, and guests of the theatre.
Artist Studio
Guest Artist Studio for retreat and development.
Design House
Double Edge owns a property adjacent to the Farm that houses design and puppet rooms, a costume shop, and a recording studio. Once the Community Design Center is open, this house will be renovated to be used for housing long-term residents, training program participants, and guests of the theatre.
Community Design Center
In DevelopmentThe Community Design Center is currently under construction with an expected opening in April 2027 as DE enters our 45th Anniversary. The Design Center will feature workshops for puppet-making, visual arts, an artisan woodshop, textiles, sewing, and costuming—all open for public use, workshops, and teaching. We're working with leading clean energy architects, engineers, and construction companies to achieve a net carbon-positive building.
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