This Week in Theatre: Event Listings and Previews for Plays Taking Place May 2-8, 2023
Here are previews of plays taking place from May 2-8 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to infoatnewjerseystage.com to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
Short Shakespeare Is Long Hit
by Bruce Chadwick - published 2023-05-02
To many people, the word Shakespeare causes severe nervousness, like a triple dose of the flu or advanced calculus.
REVIEW: "Tales From the Guttenberg Bible"
by Gary Wien - published 2023-04-29
Ever wonder what it takes to make it in Hollywood? Steve Guttenberg took a very unique approach and his story is told in Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, currently having its World Premiere at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ. The production runs through May 21st.
McCarter's "Blues for an Alabama Sky" Finds Life After the Harlem Renaissance
by Jesse North & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
Step back in time to 1930s New York. McCarter Theatre's production of "Blues for an Alabama Sky" tells the story of a youthful group of friends facing a crossroads at the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the beginning of the Great Depression. Jersey Arts TV goes to rehearsals in Princeton to find out more about this American drama.
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Art House INKubator Festival of Six Brand-new Plays
by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
Are you looking for new, challenging theater that makes you think and feel something ... different? Sure, all theatre should probably do that, but a lot of long-run and revival offerings out there are as comfortable as an old shoe. Not necessarily a bad thing (I love old shoes), but nostalgia and familiarity are not the only flavors that can satisfy a palate. And some palates can only be satisfied by something really new. The 2023 INKubator New Play Festival is precisely what Hollywood giant Elia Kazan was looking for when he said that 30 years ago. Art House Productions is bringing you a festival of six brand-new plays by New Jersey-connected authors.
Penguin Project at Moorestown Theater Company
by Chris Lillja, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-04-27
The Moorestown Theater Company is partnering with the award-winning Penguin Project to present "Annie JR." April 29 and 30, capping off Autism Awareness Month. Fourteen neuro-diverse actors and six neuro-typical mentors will act the roles and join the chorus to sing standards like "It's a Hard-knock Life" and "Tomorrow."
Vivid Stage presents Meet the Artist New Play Readings at The Summit Library
(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present its annual Meet the Artist new play reading series on Wednesdays, May 3, 17, 24 and 31. All readings will take place at the Summit Public Library, 75 Maple Street, at 7:00pm. The series features works by Richard Willett, Joe Sutton, David Lee White, and Brianna Barrett.
This Week in Theatre: Event Listings and Previews for Plays Taking Place April 25 to May 1, 2023
Here are previews of plays taking place from April 25 to May 1, 2023 including a look at productions starting this week, those continuing this week, and those closing this week. Click on the title to go to the full preview. Be sure to send press releases for your plays to infoatnewjerseystage.com to be included. New Jersey Stage covers Equity, community, college, and high school theatre. Check back every week for the weekly theatre preview.
PHOTOS from "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at WHATCo
by John Posada - published 2023-04-25
(WEST HUDSON, NJ) -- The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co (WHATCo) is presenting You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner, Michael Mayer, Andrew Lippa, and Charles M. Schulz to West Hudson audiences for two weekends with the second runnin April 28-30 at WHATCo's new performance space, 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South, Harrison, NJ (the former Holy Cross School). Photographer John Posada was on hand to take photos.
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EVENT PREVIEWS
Wharton Arts Announces Auditions for The Moors
(BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ) -- The Wharton Community Players (WCP) will hold auditions for The Moors by Jen Silverman on Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 7:00pm-9:00pm at 60 Locust Avenue in Berkeley Heights.
ON-GOING EVENTS
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility"
(MADISON, NJ) -- Long before Bridgerton sparked desires and ignited our screens, a young, new writer set the hearts of England ablaze with the deep longing of her compelling characters. Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility tells the captivating tale of the Dashwood sisters as they attempt to navigate financial strife, would-be suitors, and the rigid edicts of English society following the death of their father. Jessica Swale’s elegant stage adaptation of this beloved classic overflows with humor and style. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present Sense and Sensibility at their F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University from September 4-22, 2024.
