Five By Ferber is a celebration of the life and art of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and female pioneer, Edna Ferber!
Tickets:
$25/evening; $20/evening for NJ Rep subscribers.
All-Festival Package: $75, $70 for NJ Rep Subscribers.
Schedule:
Thursday, May 31- Lecture on the works of Edna Ferber presented by her great-niece Julie Gilbert, and movie clips of an exclusive silent version of "Showboat", plus more! 8:00pm.
Friday, June 1- Readings of three plays adapted from short stories by Edna Ferber. 8:00pm
"That's Marriage" by Marisa Smith
"The Sudden Sixties" by D.W. Gregory
"Mother Knows Best" by Julie Gilbert
Saturday, June 2- Readings of two plays adapted from short stories by Edna Ferber. 8:00pm.
"You're Not the Type" by Julie Weinberg
"Every Other Thursday (A Musical)" by Sheilah Rae (book & lyrics) and Debra Barsha (music).
Sunday, June 3- A concert reading of the newly-discovered play "Selina Peake" by Horton Foote, based off of Feber's "So Big"! 4:00pm.
Videos
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Chicago the Musical
Mayo Performing Arts Center (1/16 - 1/18) | |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi in Concert
State Theatre New Jersey (5/31 - 5/31) | |
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Randall Goosby Returns
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
State Theatre New Jersey (1/22 - 1/22) | |
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DRUM TAO—THE BEST
State Theatre New Jersey (1/24 - 1/24) | ||
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Ben Folds with the New Jersey Symphony
State Theatre New Jersey (6/14 - 6/14) | |
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Blackberry Smoke
State Theatre New Jersey (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Rent in Concert
State Theatre New Jersey (2/19 - 2/19) | |
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