New
Jersey Performing Arts Center
Center Street, Newark
888-466-5722
Located along the Newark Riverfront, this magnificent $180-million,
250,000-square-foot facility occupies a 12-acre site that includes
two theaters, two restaurants, a soaring rotunda, the Theater
Square outdoor plaza, and ample secure and convenient parking.
The
New Jersey Repertory Company
Lumia Theatre
179 Broadway, Long Branch
732-229-3166
A newly-established, 62 seat, non-profit professional theater
dedicated to developing and producing full length plays and musicals
with diverse themes, with a special commitment to fostering the
works of minority playwrights. Non-alcoholic drinks and snacks
are available.
New
Jersey Shakespeare Festival
F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre
Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison
973-408-5600
The state's only professional theatre company dedicated to the
presentation of Shakespeare's works and works by other classic
writers. They perform 6 - 7 plays per season from May through
December. Food and drinks are available at the 308 seat theatre.
The box office is open Monday through Sunday from 10:00am until
6:00pm.
Oak
Tree Theatre Company
Oak Tree Rd. & Woodland Avenue,
Edison
732-755-4654
Off-Broadstreet
Theatre
5 South Greenwood, Hopewell
609-466-2766
Open Air Theatre
Pennington, NJ 08534
609 737 1826
The Open Air Theatre run by the Washington Crossing Association of New Jersey, a non-profit organization, at Washington Crossing Park of NJ, New Jersey presents anoutdoor, summer theater schedule of musical comedy and Shakespeare.
Our Gang Players, Inc.
Elizabeth Edwards School,
Barnegat
day: 609-492-0636 . 609-698-6815 . 609-494-8861 ext 109. night:
609-492-0636
Over The Rainbow Productions
148 Northhampton Dr.
Eatontown
732-888-0339
Has a number of different productions every few months.
Paper
Mill Playhouse
Brookside Drive, Millburn
973-376-4343 . TTY: 973-376-2181
A huge 1,192 seat theatre which produces musicals, operettas and
plays in addition to housing concerts by national acts, children's
shows and a theatre school. Snacks and drinks (soda, coffee and
alcoholic beverages) are available. The box office is open on
Monday and Tuesday from 10:00am to 6:00pm, Wednesday through Saturday
from 10:00 am until 9:00pm and Sunday from 12 noon until 9:00pm.
Palistage
JCC on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue, Tenafly
201-569-7900
Passage
Theatre Company
Mill Hill Playhouse
Front and Montgomery Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
609-392-0766
Passage Theatre Company is Trenton's only professional theatre,
bringing audiences outstanding plays that celebrate experiences
common to all people, transcending culture, class, and race.
They employ members of the Actors Equity Association and operating
under the union's Small Professional Theatre Contract. It was
incorporated in 1985 and continues to present new works, both
musical and non-musical, by many significant theatre artists.
Passage's performing venue over the years has usually been The
Mill Hill Playhouse, a city-owned historic church in the heart
of the inner-city Trenton. The Mill Hill has a capacity of 120 and the box office
phone number is 609-392-0766.
Pine
Tree Players
Jersey Shore Arts Center
"Old" Neptune High School
Route 71 and Main. Avenue, Ocean Grove
732-774-8833
Pine Tree Players is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing
the finest entertainment to local theater in Monmouth County.
Players
Guild of Leonia
Civil War Drill Hall
130 Grand Avenue, Leonia
201-947-9606
Incorporated in 1919, The Players' Guild of Leonia is the state's oldest continuing community theatre group and performs at the historic Civil War Drill Hall Theatre in southeast Bergen County. We offer musicals, comedies, classic and contemporary dramas, children's theatre and special events at affordable prices.
Playhouse
22
210 Dunhams Corner Road,
East Brunswick
732-254-3939
Plays-in-the-Park
Stephen J. Capestro
Theatre
Roosevelt Park, off Route 1, Edison
732-548-2884
A unique government sponsored theatre performing musicals during
the summer in 2,500 seat, open-air amphitheater with full orchestras
and productions. Food and beverages are available. The box office
is open at 5:30pm on performance nights. They have been in business
for 37 years.Cost per show is $5; $4 for seniors and free to children 12 and under.
Playwrights
Theatre of New Jersey
33 Green Village Road, Madison
973-514-1787
A professional non-profit theatre, founded in 1986, as a community
of professional playwrights, theatre artists and art educators
that provides opportunities for writers to develop their works
in a nurturing environment and connect with new audiences. dedicated
to the development of new plays and writers for the stage.
Premier
Theater Company
The Algonquin Arts Theatre,
Manasquan
732-747-0008
Henderson Theatre
Route 520, Manasquan
732-223-7122
The Princeton Festival
PO Box 2063
Princeton, NJ 08543
800-595-4849
Non-Profit Performing arts group in Princeton, NJ. Staged productions
Princeton
University Players
The Wilcox Blackbox Theater
Wilcox Hall at Princeton University
609-258-2255
The Princeton University Players, better known as PUP, are a student-run
musical theater organization. The group was founded in 1986 by
students whose goal was to produce both classic and contemporary
musical theatre on a regular basis during the school year. PUP
provides performers, directors, musicians, technicians, and audiences
the opportunity to experience the blend of singing, dancing, and
acting that make musical theater such a unique and beloved art
form.
Pushcart
Players
197 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona
973-857-1115
Pushcart Players is an award-winning professional theatre and
arts-in-education company for young audiences. Pushcart programs
offer the finest artists and arts educators available in the field,
bringing the best of theatre arts to young viewers in schools
and local theatres. Pushcart is currently celebrating its 25th
season of stirring up serious fun - not only throughout much of
the U.S., but also in the former Soviet Union and in two guest
appearances at the White House. The dynamic company is the recipient
of an Emmy nomination for two prime time specials on WCBS-TV;
and numerous awards for excellence and innovation in the development
of theatre for young audiences.
Red
Oak Music Theatre
The Strand Theater
4th Street & Clifton Ave., Lakewood
732-367-1515
Celebrating over 27 years of Broadway at Your Doorstep!
The
Road Company
Most performances are held at
The Grand Theater
402 S. Main Street, Williamstown
856-728-9472
The Road Company is a theatre group that produces comedies, dramas,
musicals and murder mystery dinner theater. Although they do not
currently own a theatre, they hope to someday!
