John McEwen News

New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents  Hudson Theatre Works reading of Closing Times, a play by Derek Murphy, on March 25th at 7:30PM.

For 24 years, New Jersey Theatre Alliance has offered a spring festival of performances, workshops, and readings throughout the state. This year's festival will be held primarily online, due to the ongoing pandemic.

The event will be co-hosted by Brooke Elliott, currently starring in the new Netflix series “Sweet Magnolias” and recently portrayed the lead role of Jane Bingum in Lifetime TV’s “Drop Dead Diva.” Sam Scalamoni, Skyline Theatre Company’s Co-Founder and Artistic Director, will be the event’s other co-host.

Premiere Stages will present Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories on Thursday, February 18 at 7 p.m. EST on Zoom. Produced in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories weaves together short works of prose, poetry, and theatre about personal caregiving experiences into an intimate theatrical performance.

Playwrights Vie for $500 Prize in Theater Project Short Play Fest on Zoom Part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Festival (February 21-23, 2021, Virtual) Theater buildings may be closed, but theater companies can still Zoom.

The Cultural Access Network Project, a project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Theatre Alliance, has announced the 2021 Line up of “Access Thursdays,” an annual spring series of monthly educational opportunities for the arts and culture field.

As part of their commitment to increasing equity, inclusion, justice, and access in the theatre field, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the statewide service organization for professional theatre, has expanded their membership criteria and added 11 new members to their roster. 

George Street Playhouse announced today it will once again participate in “Healing Voices: Caregiver Stories” a program of the New Jersey Theater Alliance.  

The Cultural Access Network Project, a  program of New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce the launch of the Cultural Access Calendar, an online portal that allows the public to find cultural events, including virtual and online events, with specific accommodations such as open captioning, ASL interpretation, and sensory-friendly adjustments. The calendar will be searchable by specific accommodation and will feature a wide variety of offerings from the state's theatre, visual art, dance, music, and museum community.

The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has named Deonté Griffin-Quick a recipient of its inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Individual Award.

On November 16 at 7pm, New Jersey Theatre Alliance (“the Alliance”) takes its annual Curtain Call celebration virtual! A highly-anticipated annual gathering for theatre artists, administrators, supporters, and the general public, Curtain Call is a celebration of the people who make a big impact on theatre in the Garden State. 

The comeback of New Jersey professional theaters to live performances may be a smoother road than Broadway's path back to the stage. 

New Jersey Theatre Alliance has announced a series of upcoming events showcasing the diversity and excellence of New Jersey's professional theatre community. All events will be ASL-interpreted and open-captioned.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents a Zoom reading of Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre's A Certain Age on Friday, September 18 at 7:30 pm. This event was originally part of the Alliance's Stages Festival, the state's largest annual theatre festival that provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages. Due to the pandemic, the event was rescheduled from last spring to this fall, where it will be held on Zoom.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Hudson Theatre Works' Virtual Festival.  This event is part of the Alliance's Stages Festival.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Hudson Theatre Works' PlayWorks readings of new plays. 

New Jersey Theatre Alliance has announced the launch of Stages Online. Stages Online is a digital platform for audiences to engage with virtual opportunities from New Jersey's professional theatres within the safety of their homes. 

We continue our interviews with theatre pros to find out more about their organizations, how they are coping with the Covid-19 outbreak, and their plans for the future. John McEwen, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, gave us some valuable insights about the organization.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts will partner with New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the statewide service organization for professional theatre in New Jersey, to showcase the work of this year's State Arts Council Playwriting Fellows.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Hudson Theatre Works' PlayWorks readings of new plays on Mondays, March 16, March 30 and April 6 @8PM. This event is part of the Alliance's Stages Festival, the state's largest annual theatre festival that provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages throughout the months of March, April, and May. This event is $10 suggested donation.