Dana Benningfield

 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has expanded the Bauer Boucher Award to offer two awards a?" one to a budding student playwright and one to an emerging alumni playwright. The expansion of the award is made possible as part of a major five-year sustaining gift from longtime Premiere Stages donors W. John Bauer and Nancy Boucher. In addition to a cash prize of $1000 or $2000, the 2020 winners also received a professional public reading of their play as performed by professional equity actors, followed by a Q & A with the playwright, audience, and the producing artistic director of Premiere Stages, John J. Wooten, who directed both readings.

Happy Holidays! It's the last week to vote for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 18. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31!

Time is running out to vote for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 18. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31!

Voting is fully underway for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 11. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

See 'The Realization of Emily Linder' now through May 24th at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. Written by Richard Strand and directed by SuzAnne Barabas, this is a captivating family story.

Playwright Richard Strand will have a World Premiere production of 'The Realization of Emily Linder' at New Jersey Repertory Company. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas, the show will be on the Long Branch stage from April 23rd through May 24th.

New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present the world premiere of 'The Realization of Emily Linder' by Richard Strand, Author of the Civil War drama 'Butler', on April 23 through May 24, 2015.

Broadwayworld.com interviewed Marnie Andrews who will star in 'The Realization of Emily Linder' at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch. They play is written by Richard Strand and directed by SuzAnne Barabas.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, is proud to announce the World Premiere of The Realization of Emily Linder by Richard Strand, author of the Civil War drama Butler.

'Angels and Ministers of Grace' is not onstage at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch through 11/23. Directed by Marc Geller and written by Elaine Smith, this World Premiere play will captivate area audiences with a very real family story that is truly touching.

New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present the World Premiere of Angels and Ministers of Grace by Elaine Smith on October 23 through November 23, 2014. A poignant and compelling story of a close-knit, yet eccentric family's struggle to overcome life's ups and downs, Angels and Ministers of Grace captures the struggles that confront families today throughout the heartland and urban centers of America, and reveals the forces that threaten to destroy the American dream.

New Jersey Repertory Company will have 'Angels and Ministers of Grace' on their Long Branch stage from October 26th to November 26th. We had the opportunity to speak with the show's playwright, Elaine Smith about the play and her career.

New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, will present the World Premiere of Angels and Ministers of Grace by Elaine Smith on October 23 through November 23, 2014.

New Light Theater Project presents the World premiere of PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA by hot, up-and-coming British playwright Ross Howard. Directed by Sarah Norris, the show opens tonight, July 17, at the Access Theater.

New Light Theater Project will present the World premiere of PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA by hot, up-and-coming British playwright Ross Howard. Directed by Sarah Norris, previews begin tonight, July 10 at Access Theater. Opening night is slated for July 17.

New Light Theater Project will present the World premiere of PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA by hot, up-and-coming British playwright Ross Howard. Directed by Sarah Norris, previews begin July 10 at Access Theater. Opening night is slated for July 17.

New Light Theater Project will present the World premiere of PICTURE OURSELVES IN LATVIA by hot, up-and-coming British playwright Ross Howard. Directed by Sarah Norris, previews begin July 10 at Access Theater. Opening night is slated for July 17.

Premiere Stages will present the winner of its 2013 Play Festival, The Beautiful Dark by Erik Gernand, September 5th through 22nd in the Zella Fry Theatre at Kean University. Selected from 400 submissions, this affecting new play tackles a subject ripped straight from the headlines. A woman's life is turned upside down when she suspects that her teenage son may be planning an attack on a school. Is her son capable of the unthinkable? And if she's wrong, will she ruin any chance he has at a normal life? A powerful and thought-provoking new play, The Beautiful Dark is a topical, non-political examination of a topic that haunts the American psyche.

New Jersey Repertory Company has announced the cast of its world premiere production of 'Character Assassins' by Charlie Schulman. Directed by Dana Benningfield, this ingenious and relentlessly surprising comedy will run September 23 - October 31, 2010, at NJ Rep, 179 Broadway in Long Branch.