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The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

36 Madison Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Sep 5 – Sep 27, 2026

Edward Albee's landmark American drama examines marriage, ambition, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Over the course of one unforgettable evening, George and Martha invite a younger couple into their home for what begins as a friendly late-night drink and spirals...

The Dragon King

The Dragon King

Oct 24

The third installment in our Classics for Kids! series, bringing fantastic live theatre to families and young theatregoers! An underwater fantasy based on Chinese folklore, The Dragon King tells the tale of an intrepid Grandmother who journeys to the bottom of the sea in search...

We Declare: Words That Shaped A Nation

We Declare: Words That Shaped A Nation

Oct 26

The fourth and final installment in our Revolutionary Voices reading series is a devised piece titled We Declare: Words that Shaped a Nation . A powerful theatrical journey through the speeches, documents, and proclamations from our nation’s origin, We Declare brings to life the...

Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics

Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics

Dec 19

The fourth and final installment in our Classics for Kids! series, bringing fantastic live theatre to families and young theatregoers! Gather the whole family for a cozy, kid-friendly holiday treat! Merry, Merry Mischief: Holiday Classics is a joyful production that brings the...

Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Moorestown Theater Company

Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at Moorestown Theater Company

by Donna Marie Nowak · July 27, 2026

As temperatures reach the stratosphere this summer, it’s a good idea to cool off “under the sea” with the award-winning Moorestown Theater Company’s swimmingly good production of The Little Mermaid, their 261st show, directed by Mark Morgan and produced by Mark Morgan and Carol Ann Murray. …

Past Shows

54 total · showing 41–50

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Oct 29 – Oct 31, 2020

Start your Halloween with this popular annual event! Each year, this special program provides a smorgasbord of classic literature of the macabre and supernatural, eerie ghost stories, and a sprinkling of humor along with the chills. This seasons offering will focus on the...

Shaw! Shaw! Shaw!

Shaw! Shaw! Shaw!

Oct 14 – Oct 25, 2020

Bonnie J. Monte, STNJs artistic director and the director of Shaw! Shaw! Shaw! has put three of George Bernard Shaws most delightful one-act plays together in an artful way to create a Shavian evening that will lift the COVID blues and transport you back in time to witness woes...

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

FeaturedCharles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Dec 4 – Dec 29, 2019

A whole generation of children have arrived since we last did Neil Bartlett's whimsical and moving adaptation of this holiday classic. This tale speaks to every generation and to people of all beliefs, and joyously celebrates the priceless value of good will and generosity of...

Romeo and Juliet

FeaturedRomeo and Juliet

Oct 16 – Nov 17, 2019

This, the world's most famous love story, is a tragedy of heartbreaking beauty that speaks to every person of every era. This timeless masterpiece about civil and domestic strife, a divided community, and the doomed union of star-cross lovers is a moving, provocative, eternally...

As You Like It

FeaturedAs You Like It

Sep 11 – Sep 29, 2019

Directed by Paul Mullins. One of Shakespeare's most beloved romantic comedies, As You Like It has not been done on our Main Stage in over a dozen years. Travel with the exiled Rosalind and her entourage to the Forest of Arden, where, disguised as a young man, Rosalind woos the...

The Rainmaker

FeaturedThe Rainmaker

Jul 31 – Aug 18, 2019

Set in the American West during a time of great drought, The Rainmaker is about a parched land desperate for rain, and the tough but lonely people who live there, thirsting for love. This is a play about yearning, family, hope, and the magic that sometimes pours down on us from...

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

FeaturedWilliam Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

Jul 3 – Aug 4, 2019

If you thought The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was a wild ride, then this "lost play" will knock your socks off! Rowdy, rollicking, zany and silly, this is a great production to introduce youngsters to Shakespeare in madcap fashion. Enjoy watching...

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

Oct 24 – Nov 18, 2018

This comedy will grace our stage for the first time in our 56-year history. It's high time to unleash this utterly delightful British farce, complete with improbable disguise, young lovers, and an unflappable butler. Part Oscar Wilde, part Fawlty Towers, with a dash of South...

Buried Child

Buried Child

Sep 19 – Oct 7, 2018

This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama marks the first time that we will present a play by Sam Shepard who sadly passed away last year. A stunning allegory about America, Buried Child is a darkly funny and disturbing depiction of the American dream gone wrong. In homage to this...

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit

Aug 15 – Sep 2, 2018

Cocktails, British high wit, and a stylish ghost inhabit this delicious comedy that literally turns a pristine English country house inside out. An eccentric medium is asked to conduct a séance, only to conjure up the ghost of a past wife hellbent on causing mayhem. One of...

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center (2/27-2/27)
The American Soldier in New Jersey The American Soldier
Cape May Stage (10/23-10/25)
Neruda Songs and Poulenc's Gloria in New Jersey Neruda Songs and Poulenc's Gloria
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/15-4/15)
True Marriage in New Jersey True Marriage
McCarter Theatre Center (5/08-5/30)
Xian Zhang Conducts Mozart in New Jersey Xian Zhang Conducts Mozart
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/04-4/04)
Frozen in New Jersey Frozen
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