New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with Experimental Filmmaker Albert Gabriel Nigrin
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-21
Anita Labelle, Assistant Director of the NJ Film Festival sits down at EBTV with experimental filmmaker Albert Gabriel Nigrin whose films will be featured in a special "Retrospective" on Friday September 27, 2024.
Elegant experimental film Lamiai debuts at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 27
by Anita LaBelle - published 2024-09-24
Culminating in the finale of Albert Gabriel’s Nigrin latest trilogy composed of prior films Dream Screen and Pizzica, Lamiai is the third installment of Nigrin’s expedition into the mesh-like experimental framework that is surreal storytelling.
Dunbar Repertory Company presents "And My Name Ain't Peaches" at Middletown Arts Center
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents Lisa McCree's And My Name Ain’t Peaches, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., over two weekends, September 27-29 and October 4-6, 2024. Through monologues, music, poetry and dance, playwright Lisa McCree takes a 30-year snapshot of the lives of 11 women from the inner city in her provocative comedy about self-acceptance in a world of rejection.
Two River Theater presents "American Mariachi"
(RED BANK, NJ) -- Two River Theater has announced the cast and creative team for American Mariachi, a moving comedy full of humor, heart, and joyful live music, written by José Cruz González (If by Chance, The Extraordinary Ms. ZLuna Captures the World), directed by James Vásquez (Two River's smash hit Hair, Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!), arrangements by Cynthia Reifler Flores (American Mariachi, Seabiscuit). The production runs from September 28 through October 20, 2024.
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Heartfelt Feature Comedy A Little Family Drama screens at the New Jersey Film Festival
by Anran Li - published 2024-09-23
Regardless of culture, generation, or ethnicity, when it comes to “family,” we all share some universal memories of tears and joy condensed into a dinner gathering. The nostalgia is mixed with chaotic arguments, moms gossiping about who recently got married, shouting, “Who took my spatula?!” Kids run in and out, sneaking a few cookies and taking the kitchen heat and aroma out as they pass the poker table. Stories about domestic scenarios are never-ending classics, printed with certain generational marks, but the essence remains. In his novel Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy states, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Somehow, a hundred years later, this observation is proven true by a Mexican American family in A Little Family Drama. With an idealist, reckless son, a diligent, underappreciated daughter, a comedian uncle, an outcast, and ceaseless fights between a mother and a daughter, the Sepulvedas seem to resemble the folks in each of our families. Still, the collision of progressiveness and the lingering traditional values, ambition of self-realization, and responsibility compose captivating conflicts that bring laughter and tears to the screening room.
New Jersey Film Festival Video Interview with A Little Family Drama Filmmakers
by Vic Fern - published 2024-09-25
Here is the New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2024 A Little Family Drama Filmmaker Q+A with Director/Co-Writer Nadia Zoe, Producer/Co-Writer/Actor Ramon Torres and Festival Director Al Nigrin.
Paper Mill Playhouse presents "Jersey Boys"
(MILLBURN, NJ) -- Paper Mill Playhouse presents Jersey Boys, the first show of Paper Mill's 2024-2025 season. Directed by Michael Bello (We Are the Tigers, associate director of The Who's Tommy and Jersey Boys UK/US tours and off-Broadway), Jersey Boys begins performances on Wednesday, October 2 ahead of a Sunday, October 6 opening night. The run continues through Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Surflight Theatre presents "Steel Magnolias"
(BEACH HAVEN, NJ) -- Surflight Theatre presents Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling from October 2-6, 2024. In the play, Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment.
'What the Constitution Means to Me' Opens George Street Playhouse's 50th Season
by Karen Nowosad - published 2024-10-02
George Street Playhouse opens their 50th season with the play What the Constitution Means to Me. Written by Heidi Schreck, this play looks at the U.S. Constitution, Amendments, and Supreme Court decisions in an informative, interesting, and at times fun manner.
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