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555 Valley Rd
West Orange, NJ 07052

Hamlet (abridged)
Hamlet (abridged)
2/12 - 3/8/2026


A taut reimagining of Shakespeare's legendary story of family, revenge, and the corrupting influence of power. Who do you trust?...



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Past Shows

Your Name Means Dream
Your Name Means Dream
11/20 - 12/14/2025


Can a machine hold not just our data, but our dreams? Shut in and forgotten by his family, Alom’s only companion is Stacy — an ...

Mrs. Stern Wanders The Prussian State Library


West Orange, NJ  (October 15, 2025) In response to critical acclaim and audience response,  Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library  will extend at Luna Stage ...

Mrs. Stern Wanders The Prussian State Library


Berlin, 1933. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. A young Gestapo officer arrests a graduate student. This interrogation promises ...

the ripple the wave that carried me home


Tony-nominated playwright Christina Anderson brings us a poignant, transporting, and quietly subversive story of racial justice, political legacy, and family forgiveness. Janice’s childhood was steeped ...

A Case for the Existence of God


by Samuel D. Hunter Ryan is undereducated, awful with money, and reeling from a painful divorce with the mother of his child, while Keith is ...

Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
11/14 - 12/8/2024


In the early 1990s, down an old city street, inside a small map store, a pile of chairs begins to form. Two best friends, Jody ...

Queen of the Night
Queen of the Night
5/16 - 5/17/2024


Queen of the Night by travis tate Directed by Lucas Pinner Ty would prefer to go “glamping” but his father has taken him to the ...

TRICH
TRICH
12/1 - 12/10/2023


Meet Becca: a teenage girl with a secret in plain sight that no one wants to talk about. Years later, she’s still grappling with the ...

Torn Asunder
Torn Asunder
2/9 - 2/26/2023


Prince George's County, MD, 1859. Hannah, a relatively content enslaved woman, has her world rocked when her master dies and she, for the first time, ...

Hooray for Lady Land! Gay History for Straight People!


Meet Leola, your favorite Kelly Clarkson-worshipping, senior citizen, redneck lesbian! Writer/performer/semi-redneck Will Nolan guides audiences through the complexities of the LGBTQYMCA+ communityeverything from GAY to ...

Pass Over
Pass Over
2/6 - 3/1/2020


By Antoinette Nwandu | Directed by Devin E. Haqq Lortel Award-winner for Best New Play of 2019. In this provocative re-imagining of Waiting for Godot, ...

American Rookie
American Rookie
1/11 - 1/27/2020


Now extended through January 27. Sold out first weekend- get tickets now!Luna Stage presents the World Premiere of American Rookie written and performed by Dipti ...

American Rookie
American Rookie
1/11 - 1/20/2020


Luna Stage presents the World Premiere of American Rookie written and performed by Dipti Bramhandkar and directed by Padraic Lillis. Part coming-of-age tale, part social ...

A Change is Gonna Come
A Change is Gonna Come
12/6 - 12/15/2019


A Cabaret Written and Performed by Ami BrabsonDirected by Ari Laura Kreith DECEMBER 6-15In A Change is Gonna Come, actor-singer-writer Brabson invites us on a ...

Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library


Johanna Stern will become one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. But at the moment, no one has heard of her, or ...

Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library


A World Premiere by Jenny Lyn BaderDirected by Ari Laura KreithJohanna Stern will become one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. But ...

Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library


Johanna Stern will become one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. But at the moment, no one has heard of her, or ...

Soo JIn Pretty Nail (and more!)


Meet Soo Jin and Susan. Susan is the little engine that could pull herself out of a crappy small-town train wreck only to speed headlong ...

Luna The Play
Luna The Play
7/19 - 7/28/2019


Soledad sings and dances with the stars and moon every night. Her family is always on the move, so it's easier to talk to Luna, ...

Heartland
Heartland
4/4 - 4/28/2019


A Regional Premiereby Gabriel Jason DeanDirected by Ari Laura KreithFeaturing Kareem Badr, Brian Corrigan, and Lipica ShahSet Design by Jen Price FickLight Design by Jen ...

Pirira
Pirira
10/4 - 10/28/2018


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Miriam Gardin, Luna Stage 347-496-6413 miriam.gardin@lunastage.org Pirira by J. Stephen Brantley, Directed by Ari Laura Kreith Launches Luna Stage 2019-19 Season ...

SoloFest: Phenomenal Woman by Ami Brabson


Phenomenal Woman Performed by Ami Brabson Directed by Corinna Sowers Adler December 8 at 8pm December 10 at 3pm With a little help from strong ...

Songs from The 88
Songs from The 88
10/6 - 10/7/2017


Songs from The 88 A VERY SPECIAL BENEFIT EVENT TO OPEN LUNA SEASON "Songs From The 88" is an interactive concert featuring songs, poems and ...

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Surflight Theatre (7/7 - 7/26)
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