Big Update: Ty Scurry To Lead Fuse's Next Chapter

IMPORTANT FUSE NEWS

2026 marks the ending of one chapter and the beginning of a new one.

We are excited to announce that Tyheed T. Scurry, who has been on our board since 2023 and performed with us multiple times, has assumed leadership of Fuse Theatre of CT in the role of board/creative director.

Ty is a beloved New Haven-based, award-winning educator, director, and performer who established the Legacy Studios drama program at New Haven Academy, where he has worked with students from across the city. He brings with him a lot of experience, talent, heart, and drive - we can’t wait to see what vision he has for Fuse. Co-founder and previous artistic director Lara Morton and longtime treasurer Elizabeth Santaus have completed their terms on the board. We want to thank them for six years of blood, sweat and tears. The mark they have left on Fuse is immeasurable. We wish them all the best as they embark on new projects and adventures. Board members Noah Golden and Eric Wolff will continue on the board until 2027 to smooth the transition, after which they too will conclude their tenure with Fuse’s leadership. We also want to take a moment and thank our other co-founder, Susan Larkin, as well as past board members Elvin Melendez, April Chateauneuf, Jake Egan, Lyndsey Chance Simmons, and Barbara Hentschel.

As you might have noticed, we’ve been on hiatus due to schedules, burn-out and all the issues that come with creating art in this perilous time. We will continue this hiatus for a while longer while we work to ensure a smooth transition and give Ty some time to build, brainstorm, and plan. Keep following us for updates. If you are interested in joining us, please write at FuseTheatreCT@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you.

Fuse was started in the fall of 2019 with a lot of big dreams and big ideas. Since then, we have produced four full-length productions, three concerts, one developmental staged reading, and two streamed films. We’ve been nominated for dozens of BroadwayWorldCT awards and won Best Feature Length Comedy at the Legacy Film Festival. We’ve worked with over 150 incredible performers, musicians, creatives, and technicians. We’ve gotten to perform for thousands of audience members from CT and beyond. But more than anything else, we have fulfilled so many of the dreams we had for this company at its inception, not just in producing high-level, professional, thought-provoking, unique, entertaining, and meaningful productions, but fostering a community of talented, kind, diverse performers and theater-makers who could fulfill their highest potential in a safe, egalitarian, and supportive environment. Building that platform has allowed us to realize our other shared goal of keeping Fuse running with new leaders, new perspectives, new ideas, and new opportunities.

We are very proud of the work we’ve done and very grateful to the people we’ve created it with. The New Haven theater and arts scene is such a rich community. It’s been an honor to be a part of it and to be in such wonderful company. We congratulate Ty and wish him all the best in this new phase of the company.

Ty first joined Fuse for Jason Robert Brown’s Songs For A New World, which starts with the lyric “A new world calls across the ocean, a new world calls across the sky, a new world whispers in the shadows, time to fly, time to fly."

A new world awaits.

Have a happy 2026 from all of us at Fuse Theatre of CT.

Ethan Sachs, Em Kramm, Sheri Sanders and Omar Sandakly
in Fuse Theatre of CT’s 2025 production of Assassins.

A MESSAGE FROM CO-FOUNDER LARA MORTON

Fuse Theatre of CT represents the realization of a lifelong dream I once believed to be practically unattainable. Susan Larkin and I started Fuse from little more than a shared passion for theatre, and despite many obstacles (such as our first-ever production being canceled at the last minute due to COVID), Fuse grew into a company known for bringing beautiful, moving, and high-grade theatrical experiences to our New Haven area audiences. After six years of this wild and lovely ride, it is time for me to step back and pass the torch to Ty Scurry, who promises to breathe new life and fresh energy into the company, and most importantly, to keep the art of theatre alive and well in New Haven. I look forward to sitting in the audience of future productions, getting emotional, and feeling proud of this realized dream that came from nothing.

“Look, I made a hat…where there never was a hat.” - Stephen Sondheim

A MESSAGE FROM NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
TYHEED T. SCURRY

I am honored to take the helm of Fuse Theatre of CT and to share a few words as we step into an exciting new chapter together. Fuse has always been rooted in bold storytelling, artistic ambition, and a deep belief in the power of theatre to connect people. I step into this role with great respect for the work that has come before and with an equally strong sense of responsibility for what comes next. In the months ahead, my hope is that you will begin to see Fuse grow in new ways — artistically, structurally, and in how we engage with our community. Our commitment remains clear: to produce meaningful, high-quality theatre and to create spaces where artists and audiences feel challenged, welcomed, and inspired. While we are not ready to share all that is ahead just yet, I can say this: something significant is taking shape. It is rooted in clarity, intention, and a renewed sense of purpose — and it is being built with you in mind. Great theatre doesn’t just entertain — it stays with us.
I am incredibly excited about the future of this company and deeply grateful for the artists, supporters, and partners who make this work possible. Your belief, trust, and continued engagement are what allow theatre to not only exist, but to matter.
Thank you for being part of this journey. I look forward to sharing more very soon — and I believe what’s coming will truly resonate.