ONLY HUMAN Comes to Vivid Stage This Month
Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present Only Human: Stories of Connection from February 23 through March 5. The evening is made up of seven short plays by the playwrights Barbara Blumenthal-Erlich, Laura Ekstrand, Steve Harper, Stephen Kaplan, Mark Harvey Levine, Matthew Weaver and David Lee White.
WATER IN MY HANDS Will Premiere at Vivid Stage in December
Vivid Stage, formerly Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present the world premiere production of Water in My Hands by Emma Gibson from December 2 through 12. All audience members will be asked to show proof of vaccination at the box office.
MIDDLETOWN Will Have a Reading at Vivid Stage September 18
Vivid Stage, formerly Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present a reading of Will Eno's play “Middletown” on Saturday, September 18 at 8:00 pm. All audience members will be asked to show proof of vaccination at the box office.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Announces Summer Season
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is presenting three programs this summer, which include improv, readings of one-person shows, and a cabaret. The improv show will be live-streamed from an outdoor stage, and the readings and cabaret will be outdoors with live audiences.
Dreamcatcher Creates Web Series TOGETHER APART
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will release the original web series “Together Apart,” featuring its resident acting ensemble, beginning Tuesday, April 6 on Facebook and other social media channels. Episodes will be released weekly through May 11.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Presents KINDRED SPIRITS: VALENTINE'S DAY CABARET
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is presenting a Valentine’s Day Cabaret, Kindred Spirits, on Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 pm on Zoom. This collection of songs about love in all its variety is a pairing of musical performance and video taken by the singers and edited by director Laura Ekstrand. The performance will be followed by an online talkback with the artists.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre Presents HOLIDAY BITES
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre is presenting Holiday Bites, seven new short plays, from December 4 through 13 on Zoom. The 90-minute presentation responds to the ways we are celebrating the holidays this year. Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are all backdrops for stories of family relationships, consumer interactions and fantastical occurrences.
Dreamcatcher Presents WAYS TO BE HAPPY: THE AUDIO PLAY
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is presenting its first audio play, the world premiere of David Lee White's comedy Ways to be Happy, available starting Friday, October 23.
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Online ZOOM Play
With the Covid-19 lockdown occurring just a month before the Easter and Passover holidays, playwright Marc Palmieri was inspired to write a play specifically for an online platform: in a live conference call, the techno-challenged members of a small church struggle to mount their annual Passion Play on Zoom (Act 1) and then follow up their success a?" or lack of it a?" with a presentation of a medieval mystery play (Act 2).