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Places to go, Theaters… Continued from page 47 GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood (732) 987-2263 www.georgian.edu LUMIA THEATRE 179 Broadway, West Long Branch (732) 229-3166 www.njrep.org The New Jersey Repertory Company is dedicated to developing and producing new plays with diverse themes. It is also devoted to creating an atmosphere where classics can take on a fresh look and forgotten plays can find a home. MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch Box Office: (732) 263-6889 www.monmouth.edu/arts LAUREN K. WOODS THEATRE: This 140-seat theater is used mainly for school productions during the school year. These can range from concerts to musicals to plays. During the summer, it's used as the Shadow Lawn Stage and produces three professional Equity plays, each for three weeks from June through August. WILSON HALL AUDITORIUM: Built in the 1930s, this theater space seats between 175 and 200 people and offers classical concerts and other types of presentations, including the Long Branch Poetry Festival. POLLAK THEATRE: This 714-seat theater, built in 1970, features main stage artists, national and international dance companies, one-and two-man shows, and various other types of presentations. It's the home to the Two-River Film Festival and also offers such eclectic presentations as National Geographic photo slide shows and more. NAVESINK LIBRARY THEATRE OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTER THEATRE College Drive, Toms River (732) 255-0500 www.ocean.edu/campus/fine_arts_ center/schedule.htm The Arts and Community Center, located on the campus of Ocean County College, is home to the OCC Theatre Company, the Community Chorus of Ocean County College, the OCC Concert Band, and the 3 Story Players. Professional programs include a Select-a-Series, an Aspiring Artists Series with a Meet-The-Artist Reception, a Super Seven Series of entertainment for children, Curtain Calls, a script-in-hand new look at classic musicals, and MidWeek Jazz. In addition, the Garden State Philharmonic is the Orchestra-inresidence. OCEAN GROVE GREAT AUDITORIUM AND YOUTH TEMPLE 21 and 22 Pilgrim Pathway Ocean Grove For tickets: 800-590-4064 www.oceangrove.org Please refer to our ad on page 19 and our listing on page 17. The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting owns and maintains the 5,500 seat Great Auditorium that is more than 100 years old. The Great Auditorium hosts some of the great preachers in the world on Sunday mornings and wonderful family entertainment with top name Christian and popular entertainers on Saturday nights, Thursday Night chamber music concerts, light opera performances and organ recitals on the 100-year-old, world-famous Auditorium pipe organ. The Youth Temple replaces an original building that provides a home for youth music and dramatic events and Christian concerts and meeting space. Considered to be the oldest community theater in the area, The Monmouth Players were formed in 1953. This local community theater produces family friendly comedies and mysteries for three runs a year in February, April, and October. Its fourth run in December is billed as "Not Necessarily The Players" because it gives the actors a chance to expand by putting on some more controversial plays. 48 Mike Meseroll Corner of Sears and Monmouth Avenues, Middletown, (732) 291-9211 www.monmouthplayers.org Ocean Grove Great Auditorium.