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Steppenwolf Theatre Company opens its 43rd season with a fiery, provocative new work from Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon. Downstate is a co-commission and co-production with the National Theatre of Great Britain.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the complete casting and directors for the first four shows of its 2018/19 season: Downstate by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris; Familiar by Danai Gurira; La Ruta by Isaac Gomez; and A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath. Directors Danya Taymor (Familiar) and Robin Witt (A Doll's House, Part 2) are added to the 2018/19 director lineup. Single tickets for Downstate and Familiar will go on sale Friday, August 10 at 11am. Single tickets for La Ruta and A Doll's House, Part 2 will go on sale Friday, October 19 at 11am. Classic, Black Card, Red Card and Directors Circle Memberships are currently on sale through Audience Services at 312-335-1650 or steppenwolf.org.

Following a critically-acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, People, Places & Things will head to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October.

Broadway may have its Tony Awards, but New Jersey does itself proud in honoring excellence in community theater across the state each fall. On Sept. 17, the New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) hosted the Perry Awards to recognize community theater productions from the past theater season.

Jeremy Herrin will direct Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Emma in the much anticipated UK revival of Duncan Macmillan's highly acclaimed People Places & Things. Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, People, Places & Things, a co-production between Headlong, the National Theatre, HOME, and the Exeter Northcott Theatre, opens its 2017 UK tour at HOME in Manchester, Fri 22 Sept - Sat 7 Oct.

Full casting has been announced on Jeremy Herrin's much anticipated UK revival of Duncan Macmillan's highly acclaimed People, Places & Things. 

Forte Dramatic Productions partners with Pierott Productions to bring Allen's musical biography to the stage at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Fridays, May 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, May 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will presents its 2016 Winter Concert on Today, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theater, on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC).  Admission is free.

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will presents its 2016 Winter Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theater, on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC).  Admission is free.

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will present its 2016 Spring Concert on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theater, on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC).  Admission is free.

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will presents its 2015 Winter Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Kelsey Theater, on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College (MCCC).  Admission is free.

When an accomplished Broadway composer connects with a talented young lyricist, their professional success seems like a sure thing.  But as the partnership gets personal, life gets complicated.  Join Pierrot Productions for the Neil Simon classic 'They're Playing Our Song,' coming to Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre Fridays, tonight, May 29 and June 5, 2015.

When an accomplished Broadway composer connects with a talented young lyricist, their professional success seems like a sure thing.  But as the partnership gets personal, life gets complicated.  Join Pierrot Productions for the Neil Simon classic "They're Playing Our Song," coming to Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre Fridays, May 29 and June 5, 2015.

Gary Naylor sees a rarely performed version of Hamlet and finds it set four or five years in the future and not 450 years in the past

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will present its annual Winter Concert at 8 p.m. tonight, Dec. 19, at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. The theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Admission is free.

The Mercer County Symphonic Band will present its annual Winter Concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. The theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Admission is free.

It's Bobby's 35th birthday and it's a complicated affair. Pierrot Productions presents the Tony Award-winning musical "Company" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this Sondheim classic are Fridays, May 18, 25 and June 1 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 19, 26 and June 2 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, May 20, 27 and June 3 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on May 18.

The outrageously funny, highly irreverent Broadway hit, 'The Producers - The Mel Brooks Musical,' will be presented by Pierrot Productions at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre.