McCarter Theatre Center News

Mary appears to us in many different places - weeping statues, Paris runways, toast, and now in BLESSED ART THOU AMONGST WOMEN, a concert of contemporary works vying with classical interpretations in three musical portraits of Mary, July 21, 2012 - 2:00PM and July 22, 2012 - 7:30PM at Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ.

McCarter Theatre Center has announced that the 2012 Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat will take place from June 7through June 16.

Back from National Tour and sold out shows in Washington and New York, Princeton's Famous Triangle Show returns to McCarter Theatre Center for two encore performances of its 2011 original musical extravaganza, Doomsday of Our Lives…Hindsight is 2012.

New Jersey high school students from West-Windsor Plainsboro High School South, South Hunterdon Regional High School, and Neptune High School, along with their teachers, will gather at McCarter Theatre Center for the 9th Annual Youth Ink! Festival of Plays, Playwrights, and Playwriting today, May 31. The 2011-2012 Youth Ink! Program is sponsored by Verizon Foundation.

New Jersey high school students from West-Windsor Plainsboro High School South, South Hunterdon Regional High School, and Neptune High School, along with their teachers, will gather at McCarter Theatre Center for the 9th Annual Youth Ink! Festival of Plays, Playwrights, and Playwriting on Thursday, May 31. The 2011-2012 Youth Ink! Program is sponsored by Verizon Foundation.

Back from National Tour and sold out shows in Washington and New York, Princeton's Famous Triangle Show returns to McCarter Theatre Center for two encore performances of its 2011 original musical extravaganza, Doomsday of Our Lives…Hindsight is 2012.

Paul Gross, one of Canada's acclaimed actors, leads the cast of Are You There, McPhee? a world premiere by John Guare at McCarter Theatre Center. Directed by Sam Buntrock, the production runs now through June 3, 2012.

Princeton's own Bebe Neuwirth headlines McCarter Theatre Center's Annual Gala Benefit tonight, May 5, 2012.

Paul Gross, one of Canada's acclaimed actors, leads the cast of Are You There, McPhee? a world premiere by John Guare at McCarter Theatre Center. Directed by Sam Buntrock, the production runs tonight, May 4 through June 3, 2012. (Opening Night: Friday, May 11.)

The one and only Lily Tomlin will be performing at McCarter Theatre Center in an evening of her most beloved characters tomorrow, Thursday, April 26 at 8pm.

McCarter Theatre Center has announced the final two productions of its 2012-13 Theater Season: Elevator Repair Service's production of The Select (The Sun Also Rises) and Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, produced in association with Fiasco Theater.

'The Convert' opened last night, April 19 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The show, written by Danai Gurira and directed by Emily Mann in co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and the Goodman Theatre, is a world premiere production running through May 19. Danai Gurira, Wes Craven, Rutina Wesley, L. Scott Caldwell, Ntare Mwine, Glen Mazzara, Nyambi Nyambi, Deidrie Henry, Kristolyn Lloyd, Mia Barron, Edwina Findley, Lauren Cohan and more attended opening night. Check out the photos below!

Princeton's own Bebe Neuwirth will headline McCarter Theatre Center's Annual Gala Benefit on Saturday, May 5, 2012. A limited number of $50 concert only tickets are still available.

Danai Gurira's powerful new play, "The Convert," which was commissioned by Center Theatre Group, will be presented at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, April 17 through May 19, 2012. The opening is scheduled for April 19. The world premiere production of "The Convert," a co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre, is directed by Emily Mann.

Paul Gross, one of Canada's acclaimed actors, will lead the cast of Are You There, McPhee? a world premiere by John Guare at McCarter Theatre Center. Directed by Sam Buntrock, the production will run from May 4 through June 3, 2012. (Opening Night: Friday, May 11.)

A new Chekhov-inspired play by Christopher Durang, an Edward Albee classic, and one of Shakespeare's late romances directed by Rebecca Taichman will be produced at McCarter Theatre Center during the 2012-2013 season. Two more productions will be announced at a later date.

Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is set to present Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Strange Interlude.

Danai Gurira's powerful new play, "The Convert," which was commissioned by Center Theatre Group, will be presented at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, April 17 through May 19, 2012. The opening is scheduled for April 19. The world premiere production of "The Convert," a co-production with McCarter Theatre Center and Goodman Theatre, is directed by Emily Mann.

Rehearsals are underway for the world premiere of Danai Gurira's The Convert at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ, January 13 through February 12, 2012 (press opening: January 20). Directed by Emily Mann, The Convert is produced in association with Center Theatre Group (Los Angeles) and The Goodman Theatre (Chicago). The cast features Pascale Armand, Cheryl Lynn Bruce, Zainab Jah, Kevin Mambo, LeRoy McClain, Warner Joseph Miller, and Harold Surratt.