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A SOLDIER'S PLAY to be Presented by Dunbar Repertory Company in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, will present Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play, directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. Learn more! ...

The Mac Players Will Stage URINETOWN at Middletown Arts Center in October


by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2025

The MAC Players at Middletown Arts Center will present URINETOWN, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, October 17–26, 2025. Directed by Kathy Connolly....

Casting for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Algonquin Announced


by Michael Major - September 03, 2025

The production will star John C. Short as the flamboyant Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Michelle Elaine Lucey as Janet Weiss, and Michael Morch as Brad Majors. Joining them are Niko Lento (Riff Raff), Jennifer Nelson (Magenta), and more....

HAIRSPRAY Comes to Middletown Arts Center


by Stephi Wild - June 23, 2025

The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center will present Hairspray, over two weekends in July. The musical is directed by Victoria Keiser, with musical direction by Lauryn Boyle and choreography by Samantha Amaral....

Middletown Arts Center Will Host The MAC Music Café


by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center will present the MAC Music Café, a monthly showcase of the area's talented musicians. June's singer-songwriter lineup features Michael Askin, Jerry Smith, Debbie Gangemi and Tom Flynn. ...

Cast Set for THE WIZARD OF OZ at Algonquin Arts Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2025

Algonquin Arts Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. See who is starring and learn more about the show here!...

Photos: GREEN HONEY LOVE At The Middletown Arts Center


by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, will present the Spring Comedy, Green Honey Love, May 16-25, 2025. Check out photos of the production....

The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival Takes Place On May 22


by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center will present the sixth edition of The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival, featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights read theatrically by local actors. ...

TALE AS OLD AS TIME: A NIGHT OF DISNEY SONGS THROUGH THE AGES at Middletown Arts Center


by Emmy Rice - April 04, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center will present a Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages, presented by The MAC Players, on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 7 p.m. ...

Middletown Arts Center Announces Open Call For 2025 MAC ONE-ACTS Play Submissions


by A.A. Cristi - March 31, 2025

The Middletown Arts Center open its call for submissions to The MAC ONE-ACTS Annual Play-Reading Festival featuring original, one-act works by New Jersey playwrights....

Past Shows

A Soldier's Play
A Soldier's Play
11/8 - 11/16/2025


The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play , directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., November 8-16, ...

URINETOWN
URINETOWN
10/17 - 10/26/2025


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present URINETOWN , the hilarious musical with a terrible name. The Tony Award-winning hit will be directed ...

Hairspray
Hairspray
7/11 - 7/20/2025


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present the unstoppably joyous musical, Hairspray , over two weekends, July 11–20, 2025. Directed by Victoria Keiser, ...

MAC Music Café


Join The Middletown Arts Center for their monthly music showcase featuring singer-songwriters Michael Askin, Jerry Smith, Debbie Gangemi and Tom Flynn. ABOUT THE PERFORMERS MICHAEL ...

Green Honey Love
Green Honey Love
5/16 - 5/25/2025


The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents the Spring Comedy, Green Honey Love , May 16-25, 2025. The play, written by ...


The MAC ONE-ACTS at the Middletown Arts Center will feature an exciting selection of original one-act plays written by New Jersey playwrights. This year's festival, ...

The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival


The Middletown Arts Center is excited to present the sixth edition of The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival, featuring original, one-act works by NJ playwrights read ...

Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages


The Middletown Arts Center is thrilled to present a Tale as Old as Time: A Night of Disney Songs through the Ages , presented by ...

The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
2/28 - 3/9/2025


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents the musical within a comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone, over two weekends, February 28 – March 9, ...

Two Trains Running
2/6 - 2/16/2025


Middletown Arts Center and Dunbar Repertory Company present August Wilson's Two Trains Running from February 6 to 16, 2025. Set in the 1969 Pittsburgh Hill ...

Two Trains Running by August Wilson


The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, presents a special Black History Month production of  August Wilson’s  Two Trains Running , produced ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
10/18 - 10/27/2024


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents  INTO THE WOODS over two weekends, October 18–20 and October 25–27, 2024. James Lapine and Stephen ...


Anthony Devito brings his one-man comedy show, Jersey Boy: A True Crime Story, to the Middletown Arts Center on October 11, 2024. This marks the ...

And My Name Ain't Peaches
And My Name Ain't Peaches
9/27 - 10/6/2024


Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents  Lisa McCree’s  And My Name Ain’t Peaches,  directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.,  over two weekends, ...

Legally Blonde the Musical
Legally Blonde the Musical
7/12 - 7/21/2024


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents  Legally Blonde the Musical  over two weekends, July 12–14 and July 19–21, 2024. This fabulously fun, award-winning ...

American Menu
American Menu
5/17 - 5/26/2024


Dunbar Repertory Company at the Middletown Arts Center presents  American Menu  by Don Wilson Glenn, over two weekends, May 17-19 and May 24-26, 2024. The ...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
3/1 - 3/10/2024


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center presents the timeless, rock opera  Jesus Christ Superstar  over two weekends, March 1–3 and March 8–10, 2024. ...

The MAC Players present Love on Broadway: A Valentine’s Cabaret


Join us for  A Valentine’s Cabaret  with love songs sung by The MAC Player’s past, present and future performers!  PRODUCTION TEAM Kathy Connolly – Producer ...

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
10/20 - 10/29/2023


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center present the oddball romantic comedy, Guys and Dolls , a Musical Fable of Broadway, from October 20 to 29, ...

The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
7/14 - 7/23/2023


The MAC Players at the Middletown Arts Center make a splash this summer with The SpongeBob Musical, a stunning, all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show running over two ...

August Wilson's Jitney
August Wilson's Jitney
6/2 - 6/11/2023


The Middletown Arts Center is pleased to present  August Wilson’s  Jitney , produced by the Dunbar Repertory Company and directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. ...

Seussical
Seussical
3/3 - 3/12/2023


The MAC PLAYERS, Middletown Arts Center’s community theater group, kicks off its 2023 season with Seussical , a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Fun for the whole ...

The Chef
The Chef
2/17 - 2/26/2023


The Middletown Arts Center celebrates Black History Month for the world premiere production of the "The Chef", a Romantic Novel Play, produced by Dunbar Repertory ...

The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy


The MAC Players, Middletown Arts Center's community theater group, returns this fall with the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky "The Addams Family: A ...

Green Honey Love
Green Honey Love
9/16 - 9/25/2022


A car accident, a friends death, and a $2.5 million dollar settlement led to A Play about Adultery, Greed and Conspiracy of Murder. You knowYour ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
7/8 - 7/10/2022


This smash Off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, where we meet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy, and Suzy: four girls ...

SHREK The Musical
SHREK The Musical
3/4 - 3/12/2022


"SHREK The Musical" is full of pop-culture references and humor that will appeal to kids and adults alike. Show dates are Mar 4-6 and 12. ...

Minstrel Show, or the Lynching of William Brown


Written by Max Sparber and directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr., this compelling production re-creates the horrific, true story of the 1919 lynching of a ...

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
10/15 - 10/17/2021


The Middletown Arts Center, in collaboration with the Dunbar RepertoryCompany, presents "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting", written by Ed Schmidt and directed by Mark Antonio ...

Annie JR.
Annie JR.
8/13 - 8/14/2021


The Middletown Arts Center's Musical Theatre Academy presents ANNIE JR.2021 Summer Camp Student ProductionFULL INFO & TICKETS: https://middletownarts.org/mta-summer-series/Everyone's favorite little redhead embarks on her very ...

Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery


Middletown Arts Center is excited to bring "Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery", presented by Dunbar Repertory Company, to our theater this July! Shakin' the Mess ...

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