Catherine Rust News

The popular Women Playwright Series (WPS) is back at Centenary Stage, with three exciting new plays by playwrights Jacqueline Goldfinger of Philadelphia, Ruth Kirschner of San Francisco and Alyssa Haddad of Brooklyn.  

The Centenary Stage Company (CSC) has the perfect opportunity for theatre, music and dance lovers who would like to enjoy great entertainment on a limited budget.  CSC is once again seeking volunteer ushers for upcoming performances in the Lackland Performing Arts Center, which will include the professional performances of Bram Stoker's DRACULA (Oct 12-28),  ROMEO AND JULIET  by the NJ Ballet (Nov 3 & 4), the annual holiday musical ANNIE (Nov 23 - Dec 9), as well as many other events throughout the 2018-19 professional season.

It is 1968.  From opposing disciplines and very different worlds, Kate and Henry are forced to share a lab together in the midst of a campus devolving into political chaos, in Jacqueline Bircher's "Another Revolution", which will be the final presentation of the 2018 Centenary Stage Company Women Playwrights Series on Wednesday, Apr 25 at 7:30 PM in the Lackland Performing Arts Center in Hackettstown.  

Based on a true story, the second play in the Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwright Series tells the harrowing story of a family caught up in the Cuban revolution of the 1950s, torn between idealism and survival.

The popular Women Playwright Series is back at Centenary Stage, with three exciting new plays about Cuba, the 1936 Berlin Olympics and a transformational moment in American history.  

If you always wanted to see 'Newsies,' now's your chance. The Centenary Stage Company is performing a wonderful production of this Broadway hit for their 'Family Holiday Spectacular.' Directed and choreographed by Michael Blevins with musical direction by Jarred Lee, the show features a talented cast, a live orchestra, and excellent staging.

Imagine knowing that every mouthful of food you ate could be your last. Inspired by the true story, Michelle Kholos Brooks' "HITLERS TASTERS" will be the final play in theCentenary Stage Company's 2017 Women Playwrights Series (WPS) this month, presented on Wednesday, Apr 26 at 7:30 PM in the Lackland Center.

The Centenary Stage Company, a professional Equity theatre in residence on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown, NJ, will be holding interviews for the 2017-18 Internship in Acting and Arts Administration throughout April.

???????Winner of the National New Playwright's Smith Prize, "Apples in Winter",  a play about mothers and sons, will be the second play in the Centenary Stage Company's Women Playwrights Series (WPS) this month, presented on Wednesday, Apr 19 at 7:30 PM in the Lackland Center.

Winner of the 2016 Susan Glaspell Award and finalist in the prestigious 2016 O'Neil National Playwrights Conference, Emmy Award Winner Patricia Cotter's brand new comedy The Surrogate, continues its World Premiere run now through March 5 at Centenary Stage Company's Lackland Performing Arts Center (LPAC).

'The Surrogate,' written by Patricia Cotter and directed by Shelley Delaney is now being presented at the Centenary Stage Company through March 5th. This World Premiere play is a thoughtful, yet hilarious twist on the contemporary family.

Family life is changing, and playwright Patricia Cotter knows all about it.   In a smart and funny play about blended families, desire,  motherhood, class and sexual politics,  Cotter's comedy, " The Surrogate"  examines just how much  we can ask of our friends, our parents and our spouses,  and whether we'll get any of our important life decisions right in this new age.  

Famed Groundlings Theatre in LA alumna - which gave birth to such SNL actors as Phil Hartman, Lorraine Newman, and the Pee Wee Herman phenomenon - and Emmy Award winning author, Patricia Cotter, brings her unique sense of comedy and contemporary issues to Centenary Stage Company with the World Premiere of The Surrogate February 17 through March 5 at the Lackland Performing Arts Center (LPAC).

Family life is changing, and playwright Patricia Cotter knows all about it.   In a smart and funny play about blended families, desire, motherhood, class and sexual politics, Cotter's comedy, "The Surrogate" examines just how much  we can ask of our friends, our parents and our spouses, and whether we'll get any of our important life decisions right in this new age.  

Famed Groundlings Theatre in LA alumna - which gave birth to such SNL actors as Phil Hartman, Lorraine Newman, and the Pee Wee Herman phenomenon - and Emmy Award winning author, Patricia Cotter, brings her unique sense of comedy and contemporary issues to Centenary Stage Company with the World Premiere of The Surrogate February 17 through March 5 at the Lackland Performing Arts Center (LPAC).

Family life is changing, and playwright Patricia Cotter knows all about it.   In a smart and funny play about blended families, desire, motherhood, class and sexual politics, Cotter's comedy, "The Surrogate" examines just how much  we can ask of our friends, our parents and our spouses, and whether we'll get any of our important life decisions right in this new age.  

The Centenary Stage Company (CSC) has the perfect opportunity for theatre, music and dance lovers who would like to enjoy great entertainment on a limited budget.  CSC is once again seeking volunteer ushers for upcoming performances  in the new Lackland Center, which will include the performances of  CSC's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, Don Quioxote by the NJ Ballet, the Fringe Series with The Other Mozart, Hard Travelin' with Woody Guthrie and Kick - a Rockette's Story, the annual holiday musical, Mary Poppins, as well as  15 other events throughout the 2016-17 professional season.

Fans of television's Modern Family will love THE SURROGATE, by Patricia Cotter, which will be the final presentation of the 2016 Women Playwrights Series at the Centenary Stage Company, on Wednesday, April 27th at 7:30 PM in the Lackland Center.

With a professional theater season full of premieres and award winning women playwrights, Centenary Stage Company keeps the ball rolling with the bitingly hilarious BECKY SHAW, running tonight, February 19, through March 6 in the Lackland Center. 

With a professional theater season full of premieres and award winning women playwrights, Centenary Stage Company keeps the ball rolling with the bitingly hilarious BECKY SHAW, running February 19 through March 6 in the Lackland Center.