Jersey Shore Magazine

j e r s e y s h o r e • s p r i n g 2 0 1 4 25 ing, contemporary plays, the Duncan Smith Theatre offers a front row seat to exciting and imaginative theater. 3-28 – 4-12 Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, various days and times FIrST Avenue PLAYHOuSe 123 First Avenue, Atlantic Highlands (732) 291-7552 www.firstavenueplayhouse.com This charming, intimate dessert theatre features year-round entertainment for adults and children. Performances include musicals, dramas, and comedies. Patrons sit at tables and have coffee and dessert and enjoy Broadway shows (Thurs. - Sun.). Please call for reservations. 2-28 – 3-29: Sylvia, various days and times 4-4 – 5-3: Nunsense, various days and times geOrgIAn COurT unIverSITY 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood (732) 987-2263 www.georgian.edu 4-5: Jazz Band Concert (Gavan Student Lounge), 11:00 AM 4-14: Concert Band Concert (Casino), 7:30 PM 4-26: Chorale Concert (Casino), 7:00 PM 5-1: Student & faculty Recital (Marron Chapel), 7:30 PM 5-4: Senior Recital of Patricia Dunphy (The Mansion), 2:00 PM 5-10: Senior Recital of Jennifer Swenticky (The Mansion), 2:00 PM 5-12: Court Singers, Guitar & Chamber Ensembles Concert (Marron Chapel), 7:30 PM THe LITTLe egg THeATre COmPAnY Little egg Harbor Community Center 319 W. Calabreeze Way, Little egg Harbor (609) 442-7957 www.littleeggtheatreco.com A local non-profit community theatre group whose mission it is to entertain, inform, and educate, thereby enriching the cultural life of the Greater Little Egg Harbor area. 4-3 – 4-6: Heda Gabler @ Surflight Theatre, various days and times LumIA THeATre new Jersey repertory Company, 179 Broadway West Long Branch, (732) 229-3166 www.njrep.org The New Jersey Repertory Company is dedicated to develop- ing 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. 3-6 – 4-6: Date Of A Lifetime, various days and times 4-24 – 5-25: A View Of The Mountains, various days and times 6-12 – 7-13: Butler, various days and times 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 pro- duces three professional Equity plays, each for three weeks from June through August. 4-10: Sean Tyrrell, 7:30 PM 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. 4-14: On Screen/In Person: United In Anger: A History of ACT UP, 7:30 PM 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. 3-25: Richard Bianco, 4:30 PM 3-29: Songwriters By The Sea, 8:00 PM 3-30: Met Opera: Prince Igor Encore, 1:00 PM 4-4: Ethel featuring Kaki King:…And Other Stories, 7:30 PM 4-5: Met Opera: La Boheme, 1:00 PM 4-6: In The Mood: 1940s Musical Revue, 4:00 PM 4-8: Provost film Series: A Bottle In The Gaza Sea, 7:30 PM 4-13: Met Opera: Werther Encore, 1:00 PM 4-15: Teacher from The Black Lagoon & Other Story Books, 10:00 AM 4-17: Spring Awakenings, 7:30 PM 4-24: Louise Gluck, 4:30 PM 4-29: Dinosaur Zoo Live, 10:00 AM 5-25: Light of Day foundation presents: Alejandro Escovedo & the Sensitive Boys with Special Guest Amy Cook, 8:00 PM 4-26: Met Opera: Cosi fan Tutte, 1:00 PM 5-4: Met Opera: La Boheme Encore, 1:00 PM 5-8: National Theatre Of London: King Lear, 7:00 PM 5-10: Met Opera: La Cenerentola, 1:00 PM 5-18: Met Opera: Cosi fan Tutte Encore, 1:00 PM 6-1: Met Opera: La Cenerentola Encore, 1:00 PM OCeAn COunTY COLLege ArTS AnD COmmunITY CenTer THeATre College Drive, Toms river, (732) 255-0500 www.ocean.edu/campus/fine_arts_center/sched- ule.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-in-residence. 4-5: The Jersey four – frankie Vallie and The four Seasons Tribute, 8:00 PM 4-10 – 4-13: "A funny Thing Happened On The Way To The forum," various days and times 4-16: MidWeek Jazz Series Concert: Emily Asher's Garden Party, 8:00 PM 4-24 – 5-3: "Romeo & Juliet," various days and times 4-26: William Michael Broadway In Concert, 8:00 PM 5-3: OCC Concert Band's Salute To American Composers, 8:00 PM 5-28: MidWeek Jazz Series Concert: Bob Milne At The Piano, 8:00 PM 6-11: MidWeek Jazz Series Concert: Bucky Pizzarelli, 8:00 PM OCeAn grOve greAT AuDITOrIum AnD YOuTH TemPLe 21 and 22 Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean grove For tickets: 800-590-4064 www.oceangrove.org 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 recit- als 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. OCeAn THeATre COmPAnY Performances at: The Bengal Auditorium (on the campus of Barnegat High School) 180 Bengal Boulevard, Barnegat, (609) 312-8306 www.oceantheatre.org Ocean County's newest professional theatre company. Discounted group packages available. 4-9 – 4-13: Showtune @ Oceanfirst Theater, Stafford Township Arts Center, various days and times 6-26 – 7-5: Call Me Madam, various days and times 7-10 – 7-19: Singin' In The Rain, various days and times OCeAnFIrST THeATer STAFFOrD TOWnSHIP ArTS CenTer STAFFOrD TOWnSHIP eDuCATIOn FOunDATIOn 1000 mcKinley Avenue, manahawkin (609) 489-8600 The Oceanfirst Theater at the Stafford Township Arts Center (STAC) is south Jersey's resource for artistic and cultural experiences. Live music, dance, and theatri- cal programs offer enrichment for people of every age. Programmed and managed by the Stafford Township Education foundation, STAC features state-of-the-art amenities and plays host to the finest amateur and profes- sional talent. 4-9 – 4-13: Showtune (Ocean Theatre Company), various days and times 6-27 – 6-29: High School Musical (Our Gang Players), vari- ous days and times Our gAng PLAYerS www.ourgang.org Our Gang Players, Inc., founded in 1977, is a theater troupe open to anyone wishing to experience the joy of performing. Performances are held at a number of venues including the historic Elizabeth V. Edwards School in Barnegat, the Barnegat High School Theater, the Stafford Township Arts Center's Oceanfirst Theater, The Surflight Theater in Beach Haven, and the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin for dinner theater. 4-11 – 4-13: Godspell @ Surflight Theater, various days and times 5-18: An Affair To Remember @ Uncle Wills Grill 6-27 – 6-29: High School Musical @ Oceanfirst Theater, Stafford Township Arts Center, various days and times SOuTH STreeT PLAYerS Wesley Hall at St. Andrews methodist Church 4th and mercer Avenues, Spring Lake (732) 447-5169 www.southstreetplayers.org founded in 1982, the South Street Players have been delighting audiences with their performances at The Clarksburg Inn and other Monmouth and Ocean County locations. 5-2 – 5-4: Picnic, various times SPrIng LAKe THeATre AT THe SPrIng LAKe COmmunITY HOuSe Third and madison Avenues, Spring Lake (732) 449-4530 www.springlaketheatre.com Since 1978, the Theatre has been the home of the Spring Lake Theatre Company. Renovated in 1986, the theater seats over 350 patrons. The Spring Lake Theatre Company produces Broadway-quality musicals, comedies, and dra- mas, with professionally talented casts and lavish sets and costumes. Each year, the Company puts on six different shows, with the opening night ticket sales of each donated to different area charities. 5-2 – 5-17: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, various days and times THe STrAnD CenTer FOr THe ArTS 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, (732) 367-7789 www.strand.org Built in 1919, The Strand is known as one of the best acoustical theatres in the nation. This fully restored theatre features a variety of musical, dramatic, and comedic events by some of the country's top performers, as well as the Garden State Philharmonic and fine ballet. 3-23: Garden State Philharmonic – Lest We forget: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, 4:00 PM 4-12: Garden State Philharmonic – Lights…Camera… Music!, 8:00 PM 4-18: Backstage Pass Series: Rod Picott, 8:00 PM 5-31: Garden State Philharmonic - MasterWorks IV: Mahler and LaGruth!, 8:00 PM SurFLIgHT THeATre engleside and Beach Avenues, Beach Haven (609) 492-9477 www.surflight.org The Surflight Theatre produces large-scale musicals and plays from April through December. With a resident com- pany of professional actors, Surflight has been producing live theater in a classic summer stock situation for over fifty years. In addition, Surflight offers Children's Theater from mid-June through September and a Celebrity Concert series. Please call for shows, times, and prices. Special rates for groups of fifteen or more are available including lunch and dinner packages. 4-3 – 4-6: Heda Gabler (Little Egg Theatre Company), vari- ous days and times 4-11 – 4-13: Godspell (Our Gang Players), various days and times 6-11 – 6-15: Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein, various days and times 6-18 – 7-6: Jekyll and Hyde, various days and times TWO rIver THeATer CO. 21 Bridge Avenue, red Bank, (732) 345-1400 www.trtc.org One of the newest additions to Monmouth County the- aters is the new Two River Theater, which opened in Red Bank in the fall of 2005. This is a state-of-the-art perfor- mance space. The main theater seats 350 people and is home to the main stage season. Centered around a thrust stage, the furthest seats are no more than thirty-six feet from the performers. The new facility also includes the 99-seat Marion Huber Theater, a black box theater that is host to more experimental works, readings, classes, and rehearsals. 4-5 – 4-27: Trouble In Mind, various days and times 4-26: Hatched, Life On The farm, various times 5-31 – 6-22: Third, various days and times continued on page 26 courtesy of Count Basie Theatre The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.

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