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New Jersey Women Playwrights Program
With generous funding from the Smart Foundation, and in a partnership with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance, MCAC is presenting a play development program showcasing New Jersey women playwrights. Plays are presented in a
Spotlight Kids | Fall Show #2 | December 13-15 2024
Fall show to be determined. Performances on November 15 & 16 @ 7:00 pmNovember 16 & 17 @ 2:00 pm Check back here for ticket availability. For auditions and other information go to the Spotlight
Madison Public Theatre | December Concert | December 7 2024 | 7:00 pm
Since its inception nearly two years ago with a raucous production of Kiss Me Kate, the Madison Public Theatre has been energetically pursuing its goal of bringing high-quality local theatre practitioners to venues in Madison.
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | Reading #6 | Friday November 22 2024 | 7:00 pm
Thanks to a generous grant from the Smart Foundation, the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance, in partnership with MCAC, will present concert readings of eight new works by women playwrights from New Jersey. Writers and
Spotlight Kids | Fall Show #1 | November 15-17 2024
Fall show to be determined. Performances on November 15 & 16 @ 7:00 pmNovember 16 & 17 @ 2:00 pm Check back here for ticket availability. For auditions and other information go to the Spotlight
Madison Public Theatre | October Concert | October 26 2024 | 7:00 pm
Since its inception nearly two years ago with a raucous production of Kiss Me Kate, the Madison Public Theatre has been energetically pursuing its goal of bringing high-quality local theatre practitioners to venues in Madison.
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | Something Blue by Nicole Pandolfo | Friday October 18 2024 | 7:00 pm
Get Tickets Something Blue explores female gender roles via the wedding industrial complex and investigates the unique societal expectations and pressures of marriage and singledom on the modern American women. Intercut with pivotal moments from
Madison Public Theatre | September Concert | September 28 2024 | 7:00 pm
Since its inception nearly two years ago with a raucous production of Kiss Me Kate, the Madison Public Theatre has been energetically pursuing its goal of bringing high-quality local theatre practitioners to venues in Madison.
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | Beatrice’s Couch | Friday September 27 2024 | 7:00 pm
Get Tickets On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, Beatrice Larson, a 70-year-old New Yorker and Rita Shah, a 23-year-old actress, spend their first evening together in Beatrice’s Upper East Side apartment musing race, religion, relationships,
Spotlight Kids | Summer Show #2 | August 2-4 2024
Summer show to be determined. Performances on August 2 & 3 @ 7:00 pmAugust 3 & 4 @ 2:00 pm Check back here for ticket availability. For auditions and other information go to the Spotlight
A Work of Heart Productions | Summer Production| July 25 -28
A Work of Heart will present a full production, title TBA Thursday, Friday & Saturday, July 25, 26 & 27 8:00 pmSunday, July 28 2:00 pm For more information, go to A Work of Heart
Spotlight Kids | Summer Show #1 | July 19-21 2024
Summer show to be determined. Performances on July 19 & 20 @ 7:00 pmJuly 20 & 21 @ 2:00 pm Check back here for ticket availability. For auditions and other information go to the Spotlight
A Work of Heart Productions | Summer Concert | Sunday June 30 2024 | 2:00-4:00 pm
A Work of Heart’s musical theater training program, Bringing Broadway Home, presents student performances from its most recent set of workshops. For more information, go to A Work of Heart Production website.
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | Grace Revised by Dominique Cieri | Friday June 21 2024 | 7:00 pm
Get Tickets The stories of our mothers are overshadowed by our fathers, in a man’s world, where language is not the mother-tongue but rather, the father-tongue. Grace has always lived in the shadow of her
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | The Polar Bear by Maryanne Melloan Woods// The Iceberg Effect by Michele Kushner| Friday June 7 2024 | 7:00 pm
Get Tickets Two one-act plays looking at how protecting the environment comes down to more than environmental policy. The Polar Bear by Maryanne Melloan Woods. In Southern Alaska, a Polar Bear has wandered far from its
New Jersey Women Playwrights Program | Light the Torches by Johnna Adams | Friday May 24 2024 | 7:00 pm
Get Tickets Lastlines, a professional theater in Des Moines IA, is in production for the World Premiere of One Bitter Winter by celebrated playwright and Lastlines regular Michaela Bursar, and their sights are set on
A Work of Heart Productions | Company| May 17 & 18 2024 |
A Work of Heart presents Company Friday & Saturday, May 17 & 18 8:00 pmSaturday, May 18 2:00 For more information, go to A Work of Heart Production website.
Madison Public Theatre | May Sip & Sing | May 11 2024 | 7:00 pm
Come join us for more piano karaoke fun at Rose Hall, with live accompaniment by Tom Sellwood! Admission is $20 and the event is BYOB. Registration information to come. All proceeds benefit the Madison Public
B.E.A Aurthurson is Judging You | A Benefit for Mutual Morris Saturday April 20 | 7:30 PM
Tickets$30 General Admission$40 VIP*$10 Seniors and Students *VIPs receive a front row seat, complimentary drink, dessert, and a swag bag Get Tickets Here B.E.A. Aurthurson is JUDGING YOU. Beatrix Eglantine Aurthurson, lauded as the world’s
Spotlight Kids | The Music Man | March 15-17 2024
Madison’s Spotlight Kids will present the classic Meredith Wilson musical, The Music Man. Performances on March 15 & 16 @ 7:00 pmMarch 16 & 17 @ 2:00 pm Check back here for ticket availability. For
Mutual Morris: Creation for Liberation | Program Update | Sunday February 25 | 1:00-5:00 pm
Lineup of Activities Announced Uniting to honor the resilience and creativity of the Palestinian people in educational events that empower and inspire. A celebration of Palestinian culture, including art-making, music, dance, and food sampling. The
Madison Public Theatre Social Nights | Sip and Sing Karaoke | February 24 2024 | 8:00 pm
Sing a song with us at our first MPT Social Night! Join us for a no-pressure, all-fun piano bar evening. All event proceeds benefit MPT’s scholarship fund. Admission to the Sip & Sing is $10, or $15
Mutual Morris: Creation for Liberation | Program Update | Two Sunday Afternoons | February 18 & 25 | 1:00-5:00 pm
Lineup of Activities Announced Uniting to honor the resilience and creativity of the Palestinian people in educational events that empower and inspire. A celebration of Palestinian culture, including art-making, music, dance, and food sampling. The
Spotlight Kids | That Thing Called Love Cabaret | Saturday February 10 2024 | 7:00 pm
A nine-year tradition, now, the 6th-8th grade girls of Spotlight Kids Company will perform their That Thing Called Love! Kids Cabaret. Musical numbers about love from both classic and contemporary shows, complete with dances and
A Work of Heart Productions | Bringing Broadway Home Workshop Concert | Saturday February 3 2024 | 7:00-9:00 pm
A Work of Heart’s musical theater training program, Bringing Broadway Home, presents student performances from its most recent set of workshops. For more information, go to A Work of Heart Production website.
Spotlight Kids: Workshop Weekend | January 26-28 2024
Spotlight Kids will present a weekend of professional workshops with Broadway actors and dancers, including masterclasses, performances, Q&A’s, meet and greets, movie nights, and MORE! Full lineup on the Spotlight Kids Website.
Spotlight Kids: Chicago– High School Edition | January 12-14 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company will present Chicago– High School Edition In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap… until he finds out
MHAF 23 | Spotlight Kids | November 24 12:00-1:00 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts– Annex
Now celebrating their 10th Anniversary, Spotlight Kids provides students in the Madison area with opportunities to perform in plays and musicals, and offers classes in acting, dance, and other theater skills. Spotlight will present an
Spotlight Kids: Madeline’s Christmas | December 15-17 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company will present Madeline’s Christmas. “In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines,” begins the story of Madeline. This holiday season
Spotlight Kids: Anastasia- Youth Edition | November 3-5 2023
A brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
One Act Plays and Monologues | Senior Center of the Chathams | Friday October 13 2023 10:30 am
The Senior Center of the Chathams presents a morning of original one-act plays and monologues written in a workshop led by Anthony Caruso. Admission is free, registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Performance begins
Spotlight Kids: Mean Girls: High School Version | August 4-6 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you Mean Girls Dates and Times: Friday August 4 7:00 pmSaturday August 5 2:00 and 7:00 pmSunday August 6 2:00 and 7:00 pmTicket information available soon. For audition information, go
Spotlight Kids: Finding Nemo Jr. | July 21-23 2023 | Performances July 21 & 22 7:00 pm | Matinees 2:00 pm July 22 & 23
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you Finding Nemo, Jr. Purchase Tickets Here Dates and Times: Friday July 21 7:00 pm Saturday July 22 2:00 and 7:00 pm Sunday July 23 2:00 and 7:00 pm Spotlight Kids
Divas in my Mind: A Fundraiser for Mutual Morris with Gerry Mastrolia | Sunday July 2 5:00 pm
Get Tickets Here Gerry Mastrolia and Mutual Morris presents: Very Gerry in DIVAS IN MY MIND Tickets: $20 General Admission | $10 Students/Seniors A fundraiser for Mutual Morris! Baked goods and other treats for sale! Vamps, Rhinestones,
To Be Lucky by Jon Mancinelli | ArtsIntrinsic Play Reading Series | Friday, May 26, 2023 7:00 pm
GET TICKETS Curccio’s has been serving Italian specialties at this working-class Bergen County neighborhood corner bar for 60 years, the last 20 headed up by Jim, the son of the original owner. But the town
Spotlight Kids: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown | May 18-21 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Dates and Times: Thursday May 18 7:00 pmFriday May 19 7:00 pmSaturday May 20 2:00 and 7:00 pmSunday May 21 2:00 and 7:00
Spotlight Kids: Emma: A Pop Musical JV | April 27- April 30 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you Emma: A Pop Musical JV Dates and Times: Thursday April 27 7:00 pmFriday April 28 7:00 pmSaturday April 29 2:00 and 7:00 pmSunday April 30 2:00 and 7:00 pmTicket
Arts by the People: Bridging Gaps | Monday April 10 2023 | 7:30 pm
Bridging Gaps is a monthly multidisciplinary ART gathering. We will explore different ART Mediums and highlight the process of art making in an informal setting. Out goal is to share and learn from each other as
Spotlight Kids: Spongebob the Musical Workshop with Gavin Lee | Saturday March 18 2023 | 12:00- 4:00 pm
Gavin Lee, who played Squidward in the Original Cast of Spongebob on Broadway, will join Spotlight Kids to teach a dance and acting workshop! Join Gavin to learn all about his experiences in Spongebob, Beauty
Arts by the People: Bridging Gaps | Monday March 13 2023 | 7:30 pm
Bridging Gaps is a monthly multidisciplinary ART gathering. We will explore different ART Mediums and highlight the process of art making in an informal setting. Out goal is to share and learn from each other as
Spotlight Kids: Seussical | February 24-26 2023
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you Seussical Dates and Times: Friday February 24 7:00 pmSaturday February 25 2:00 and 7:00 pmSunday February 26 2:00 and 7:00 pmTicket information available soon. Spotlight Kids Website
Women Playwrights Series: Light the Torches by Johnna Adams– Friday, February 17 2023 7:00 pm
Lastlines, a professional theater in Des Moines IA, is in production for the World Premiere of One Bitter Winter by celebrated playwright and Lastlines regular Michaela Bursar, and their sights are set on a
Arts by the People: Bridging Gaps | Monday February 13 2023 | 7:30 pm
Bridging Gaps is a monthly multidisciplinary ART gathering. We will explore different ART Mediums and highlight the process of art making in an informal setting. Out goal is to share and learn from each other as
Spotlight Kids: Workshop Weekend | January 27-29 2023
Spotlight Kids is celebrating ten years of providing performance opportunity to Madison area students by presenting a weekend of professional workshops, masterclasses, performances, Q&A’s, meet and greets, movie nights, and MORE! For specifics, visit the
Postponed: Women Playwrights Series: Beatrice’s Couch by Yasmine Beverly Rana– Friday, January 20, 2022 7:00 pm
This reading has been postponed. Please check back for a rescheduled date. On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, Beatrice Larson, a 70-year-old New Yorker and Rita Shah, a 23-year-old actress, spend their first evening together
Arts by the People: Bridging Gaps | Monday January 9 2022 | 7:30 pm
Bridging Gaps is a monthly multidisciplinary ART gathering. We will explore different ART Mediums and highlight the process of art making in an informal setting. Out goal is to share and learn from each other as
Spotlight Kids | November 25 12:00-1:00 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts– Annex
Now celebrating their 10th Anniversary, Spotlight Kids provides students in the Madison area with opportunities to perform in plays and musicals, and offers classes in acting, dance, and other theater skills. Spotlight will present an
Join Us: A Reunion Concert of the Madison Summer Recreation Musicals | November 25 7:30-10:00 pm | Madison Community Arts Center
For eight years (2011-2018) the Madison-based professional theater company Writers Theatre of New Jersey partnered with the Borough of Madison Recreation Department to present 15 Summer Musicals for both younger and older Madison-area residents. Under
Cancelled Due to Impending Negative Weather Conditions: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Voice Actor’s Orchestra | Friday December 23 7:30 pm
The Voice Actors Orchestra We have cancelled the December 23 performance of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer due to the impending negative weather conditions. We have notified all those with reservations, and have refunded all purchased
Spotlight Kids: Xanadu | December 16-18, 2022
The Spotlight Kids Company brings you Xanadu with their senior company of young performers Grade 8 through age 22 Dates and Times: Friday December 16 7:00 pmSaturday December 17 2:00 and 7:00 pmSunday December 18
SOLD OUT | The Golden Gays: Thank Yule for Being a Friend | A Golden Girls Holiday Musical Adventure | A Benefit for Mutual Morris — Friday, November 18 2022
Friday November 18, 2022 8:00 pm Picture It: Madison, NJ , November 2022 ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the store, each department was dripping with Yuletide decor. Sophia was nestled all snug
Vivid Cabaret: Lovers, Heroes and Villains | Vivid Stage | Saturday, November 12 2022 8:00 pm
Vivid Cabaret: Lovers, Heroes and Villains Saturday, November 12, 2022 8:00 PM General Admission: $25 | Students (under 25, with ID) $15 Purchase online at Vivid Stage Join Vivid Stage for an intimate evening of songs,
Italian Heritage Playwriting Series: Smoke Screen by Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco– Sunday, October 30, 2022 3:00 pm
SMOKE SCREEN: A SICILIAN/AMERICAN OPERA by Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco is set in northern New Jersey and Sicily in 1993. It is about an immigrant family that reunites to confront a health crisis and discovers there
Spotlight Kids: Addams Family | October 21-23, 2022
The Spotlight Kids Company brings THE ADDAMS FAMILY Younger@Part to life just in time for Halloween. This 30-minute show is perfect for audiences of all ages. Get your tickets in advance to see the show!
Italian Heritage Playwriting Series: Grace Revised by Dominique Cieri– Sunday, October 16, 2022 3:00 pm
The stories of our mothers are overshadowed by our fathers, in a man’s world, where language is not the mother-tongue but rather, the father-tongue. Grace has always lived in the shadow of her father. On
Italian Heritage Playwriting Series: The Diagonal Trilogy– Sunday, October 9, 2022 3:00 pm
THE DIAGONAL TRILOGY by Vita Patrick Morales is the story of Carly, a man who grew up under unusual circumstances in the shadow of the Pulaski Skyway in the Ironbound District of Newark, New
Women Playwrights Series: Insurrection by Deb Margolin– Friday, October 7, 2022 7:00 pm
INSURRECTION is a memory play that takes place in the present, whatever the present is in the presence of memory. A woman attempts to save her Father from his grief at the memory of his
Soundings Play Reading Series: Smoke Screen– A Sicilian/American Opera by Mary Ann Castronovo Fusco | Friday, August 19, 2022 7:00 pm
Having given up on his American dream 20 years earlier, Nino Di Martino, a Sicilian lemon grower, returns in 1993 to seek treatment for lung cancer and is housed once again by his sister, Sali,
Happy Days with Andy and Mason: A Benefit for Mutual Morris– Sunday August 14, 2022 (Postponed to December 10 @ 8 pm)
Sunday August 14, 2022 (Postponed to December 10 @ 8 pm) Purchase tickets on TicketLeap “Happy Days” with Andy Crosten and Mason Griffin An evening of showtunes and jazz standards featuring New York City’s beloved
The Golden Gays Interactive Game Show and Musical: A Benefit for Mutual Morris — Saturday, August 13 2022 (Postponed to November 18 8 pm)
Saturday August 13, 2022 7:00 pm (Postponed to November 18 @ 8 pm) About Mutual Morris Our purpose is to build mutual aid networks among community members across Morris County, NJ, to support one
Spotlight Kids: Beauty and the Beast– August 5-7, 2022
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful
Spotlight Kids: Mary Poppins, Jr.: July 22-24
Spotlight Kids present Mary Poppins Junior There are two casts (see lists at right) Kite Cast performs Friday and Saturday July 22 & 23 @ 7:00 pm Umbrella Cast performs Saturday July 23 @ 2:00 pm & Sunday July 24 @
Spotlight Kids: Outside the Box. Saturday & Sunday, May 13 & 14 3:00/7:00 PM
Don’t miss the Spotlight Kids World Premiere of OUTSIDE THE BOX! Saturday & Sunday May 13 & 14 This musical, penned by senior high school student Erin Peters, is the story of Alexa and her
Spotlight Kids: Les Misérables– School Edition April 29-May 1, 2022
Spotlight Kids, the Madison-based Children’s Theater company now celebrating its tenth anniversary, is presenting its production of Les Misérables– School Edition for four performances. Tickets can be purchased on on TicketLeap. PerformancesFriday, April 29, 7:00
Kiss Me Kate Auditions April 10, 11 &22 2022
Auditions for Kiss Me Kate, a community theater production to be performed in Madison August 5-7, will be held at the Madison Community Arts Center on April 10 & 11, 2022, with callbacks on April