Following is the press release detailing the upcoming season at Centenary Stage Company. Centenary College's professional Equity theater doesn't get a lot of notice, probably because geography (Hackettstown) separates them from a lot of New Jersey's theater-loving population. But using a mix of Equity pros along with theater students at the college, they do a decent job of classics and new works. They also are dedicated to supporting female playwrights by staging a reading festival of plays by women and select one to premiere during their main-stage season.
Their three-play 2007-08 season is business as usual, opening with a "costume" classic (Moliere's "School for Wives") and wrapping with this year's Women Playwright Series winner, Eugenie Chan's "Daphne Does DimSum."
Personally, I tend to favor their contemporary works over the classics, which are done better and closer to home. But at a top price of $22.50, with discounts available, Centenary qualifies as a legitimate "best-kept secret" theater nominee. So think about giving them a look-see. I'll be reviewing all of their main-stage shows, so check back for Review Previews.
PS: Last day of a vacation largely sacrificed of a lingering back injury. But I did catch a tasty sea bass and saw "The Simpsons Movie" (woo-hoo!). And, if the weather holds, I'll be sailing over Central Jersey at 6:30 p.m. today in the Everready Energizer Bunny hot-air balloon. So weep not for Willie, life goes on, o bla dee, o bla da.
Centenary release below:
The Centenary Stage Company will continue its tradition of presenting classic theatrical treasures by opening its 2007-08 season with the timeless classical comedy, School for Wives by Molière October 5th -October 21st. Out of his own experience and personal suffering Molière crafted the play School for Wives, a witty perfectly constructed gem of confusion that manages to chronicle the biggest hopes and lowest agonies of love.
CSC will continue its season with a production for the Holiday Season from Nov. 23rd - Dec 9th. My Three Angels by Sam and Bella Specwack is an old fashioned and wonderfully crafted holiday fable that take a warm and witty romantic look at our long standing moral convictions of what is right and what is wrong.
The CSC season wouldn't be complete without the annual World premiere of a new play from the Women Playwrights developmental series. Eugenie Chan's wonderfully crafted comedy Daphne Does Dim Sum will premiere on our very own stage Feb. 22nd -March 9th. Don't miss this delightful new play by San Francisco playwright Eugenie Chan.
The Women Playwrights Series will reconvene in April once again, bringing three new plays in workshop presentations to the CSC audiences. For three Wednesday evenings, April 9th , April 16th and April 23rd , audiences will be invited to experience the talents of three exciting new women authors from around the country, and to play their own part in the development of new work through lively discussions with the playwright and cast following each presentation
Tickets for the CSC 2007-08 productions are $22.50 for adults, $17.50 for seniors/ students, and $15 for children under twelve on Saturday evenings, $20 for adults $17.50 for seniors/students, and $15 for all other evening performances. Ticket prices for all Matinee performances will $17.50.
The popular "Family Night" option will be presented once again, offering affordable two-for-one "rush seats" available at the door only on the evening of the performance. ADA performances will be offered Oct 21st at 2:30pm, Dec. 9th at 2:30pm and March 9th at 2:30pm.
Season subscriptions are also now available, including all plays in the CSC season at the "best deal in the state" price of $45. Tickets may be purchased through the Centenary Stage Company Box office at 908-979-0900, or online at www.centenarystageco.org.
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