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THE THEATER PROJECT

The DMK Black Box Theater, 1980 Morris Ave, Union NJ 07083
Union, 07083

THINK FAST - An online One-Act Play competition


At The Theater Project’s annual virtual one-act play competition, 7 to 10 short plays are selected for 3 pre-recorded broadcast performances. The goal is to ...

THINK FAST 2026
2/27 - 3/1/2026


The Theater Project presents its thirteenth annual THINK FAST festival, showcasing an array of short plays online from February 27 to March 1, 2026. This ...

Silver Stages
3/2 - 5/1/2026


Silver Stages offers free theater workshops for seniors, starting March 2 at the Gateway Family YMCA in Union, NJ. The program includes three workshop tracks: ...



THREE BY ONE Free Staged Reading Comes to the Cranford Community Center


by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2026

The Theater Project’s 2026 New Play Readings series will present a staged reading of three short plays by Rosemary Parrillo at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, at Cranford Community Center’s 110-seat theater. ...

The Theater Project to Present Silver Stages, Workshops for Seniors


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2026

The Theater Project will present a free staged reading of a new play at Cranford Library, followed by a discussion with the author and audience. The event aims to engage the community in the creative process....

The Theater Project to Present Silver Stages, Workshops for Seniors


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2026

The Theater Project will present a free staged reading of a new play at Cranford Library, followed by a discussion with the author and audience. The event aims to engage the community in the creative process....

Cranford Library Will Host Free Staged Reading This Saturday


by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2026

The Theater Project's Playwrights' Workshop will launch its winter/spring series of New Play Readings series at 2pm, Saturday, January 17, at Cranford Community Center's 110-seat theater. ...

Cranford Library Will Host Free Staged Reading This Saturday


by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2026

The Theater Project's Playwrights' Workshop will launch its winter/spring series of New Play Readings series at 2pm, Saturday, January 17, at Cranford Community Center's 110-seat theater. ...

The Theater Project to Launch Acting and Improv Classes for Tweens and Teens


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 09, 2026

The Theater Project is launching its acting and improv classes for tweens and teens in Union and Cranford. These classes are designed to build confidence in young people and expose them to the fun and excitement of performance and working with others....

24nd Annual Young Playwrights Competition Now Accepting Entries


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2026

The Theater Project, an award-winning professional company and incubator for rising talent, is encouraging New Jersey's creative young people to enter its annual Young Playwrights Competition....

The Theater Project To Present A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY


by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2025

The Theater Project will continue its two-decade tradition of presenting It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play with live performances November 29–30, 2025, at the Oakes Center Theater....

The Theater Project Will Present Staged Reading Of B.B.’S In November


by A.A. Cristi - October 28, 2025

The Theater Project, in partnership with the Friends of the Cranford Library, will present a free staged reading of B.B.’S, a new play by Bill Mesce, Jr., inspired by the writings of three acclaimed New Jersey authors....

The Theater Project Now Accepting Submissions For 24th Annual Young Playwrights Competition


by Stephi Wild - October 14, 2025

The Theater Project, a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for New Jersey artists, is accepting submissions for its 24th annual Young Playwrights Competition. All high-school aged students in the state are eligible....

Past Shows


The Theater Project’s twenty-year tradition continues with a live radio play rendition of It's a Wonderful Life, performed on November 29-30 in Summit, NJ. The ...


The Theater Project presents a staged reading featuring three short plays by playwrights Lynn Marie Macy and Joseph Vitale. Directed by David Macy, the ensemble ...

AND IN THIS CORNER...CASSIUS CLAY


AND IN THIS CORNER ... CASSIUS CLAY by Idris Goodwin August 14-24, Oakes Center Theater, 120 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ Before he was Muhammad Ali, ...

KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET
KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET
8/1 - 8/3/2025


SIX PLAYWRIGHTS IN SEARCH OF AN AUDIENCE ... ALONG WITH FOURTEEN ACTORS, THREE SINGERS, AND A BAND Annual festival of songs and short plays from ...

THINK FAST - An online One-Act Play competition


The Theater Project presents THINK FAST, a virtual short-play competition, Feb. 28 – March 1 online. Theatergoers from all over North America will have the ...

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - The Radio Play


Join us as we recreate the LUX RADIO THEATER circa 1947, and enjoy all the laughs and thrills as twelve actors and one very overworked ...


Ruby in the Rough, a new play by Lynn Marie Macy, takes the audience to New Year’s Eve 1929, where three showgirls face a life-altering ...


The Nature of the Stars features a poignant encounter between a bookstore owner and a young customer as they navigate the challenges of loss and ...


The Theater Project and Cranford Library will showcase staged readings of three new plays on November 16 at the Cranford Community Center. The works include ...

Listen
10/19


The Theater Project and Cranford Library present a staged reading of Listen by Brigid Amos, where a talented but troubled artist finds himself torn between ...


The Bishop of California is a new play by Lynn Aylward that explores the life of James Albert Pike, an Episcopal bishop known for his ...

THE INTERPRETER
8/15 - 8/25/2024


The Interpreter is a powerful drama centered on the Nuremberg Trials, focusing on the complex relationship between a Nazi leader, Hermann Göring, and his Jewish ...

THE INTERPRETER
THE INTERPRETER
8/15 - 8/25/2024


A Nazi leader on trial.   A Jewish interpreter.   An unforgettable story. THE INTERPRETER by Joseph Vitale Inspired by actual events: the play imagines the complex ...

FINISHING IT OFF by NJ Playwright Mary Jane Walsh


Filled with humor, rage, and love, the play looks irreverently and tenderly at the issues that confront the aging and their caretakers. Four women perform ...

BLACK LIVES / BLUE LIVES


Courageously open and respectful dialogue BLACK LIVES / BLUE LIVES Confronts Race and Policing in Dueling One-ActsPowerful Drama Examines Controversial Issue from Each Side of ...

THINK FAST Short Play Competition


Eight short plays will be PRE-recorded and will have three broadcast performances. Audiences vote for their favorite and a panel of judges will award $500 ...

THINK FAST Short Play Competition


Eight short plays. Audiences vote for their favorite and a panel of judges will award $500 for the Best Play of 2022.After each performance, each ...

THE INTERPRETER
THE INTERPRETER
11/4 - 11/14/2021


The Theater Projects thought-provoking The Interpreter imagines a Jewish interpreters conversations with Nazis at the Nuremberg trials. The Theater Project (TheTheaterProject.org), a leading incubator for ...

LABOR
LABOR
9/16 - 9/26/2021


The Wires Brian Anthony Wilson will star in a live streaming virtual production of LABOR, a dark comedy by noted playwright TyLie Shider. LABOR is ...

DOG SEES GOD by Bert V. Royal


"The Peanuts kids have finally come out of their shells. Time Out NYCBs dog dies from rabies. His best friend is burnt out, his sister ...

DRAGONS IN THE CREASE
DRAGONS IN THE CREASE
4/29 - 5/1/2021


Theater Project member playwright Joseph Vitale has received a New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship. In recognition, TTP will rebroadcast our Zoom production ...

DOG SEES GOD by Bert V. Royal


Despite Pandemic ChallengeThe Theater Project's Apprentice Production Series Continues With Dark Comedy,The Theater Project (TheTheaterProject.org), a leading incubator for rising talent and a showcase for ...

THINK FAST Short Play Competition


Theater buildings may be closed, but theater companies can still Zoom. Join The Theater Project online, when they showcase eight short plays in their eighth ...

Kaleidoscope Kabaret
11/20 - 11/21/2020


The Theater Project will present Kaleidoscope Kabaret, an evening of short plays from its Playwrights Workshop This annual showcase of new work will be offered ...

EXIT PURSUED BY A BEAR
EXIT PURSUED BY A BEAR
6/21 - 6/30/2019


In this smart, dark revenge comedy, Nan Carter wants to leave her husband Kyleleave him tied up in a hunting cabin, covered with honey, and ...

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