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CHATHAM PLAYHOUSE TO HOST 17th ANNUAL JERSEY VOICES FESTIVAL STARTING JULY 29th.
Evening of one-act plays enables writers to showcase original scripts, while allowing directors and actors to experiment with new roles
The Chatham Community Players (CCP) will host its 17th annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival with five performances between July 29 and August 6. This year’s production will include five original short plays written by New Jersey playwrights, as well as one original dance piece.
Jersey Voices has provided a venue for New Jersey playwrights to showcase their work since 1995. "I’m constantly amazed and excited by the creativity, the resilience, the persistence of the Playwrights of New Jersey whose plays we get to present every summer. Each year they write brand-new slices of life for our enlightenment and entertainment – they are the heart and soul of Jersey Voices," said Producer Bob Denmark.
Each of the following pieces will be performed each night of the festival:
DANCE OF THE AHTU
by Desirée Caro and Anthony Rubolotta
A tribal dance piece set in a primitive wilderness that explores man's symbiotic relationship with nature and the struggle for survival. This production features Daniel Mages of South Amboy, Michael Montalbano of Astoria, NY, Jenna Cataldi of Wayne, Sarah Jes Austell of NYC, Melissa Kaban of Westfield, Megan Ferentinos of Cranford, Samuel Ryan Spare of Howell and James Lopez of Lake Hiawatha.
Directed & Choreographed by Desirée Caro of Montclair
COLD CALLING
by Thomas Tunnington
A salesman extraordinaire meets his match in a curious little girl. This production features Robert Mackasek of Union.
Directed by Joann Scanlon of Chatham
CANAAN WEDDING or The DISCIPLES GONE WILD
by John Dowgin
How different would a Biblical story look like if it was written today? This production features Jim Clancy of Basking Ridge, Lou Savarese of Randolph, Will McHugh of Bedminster, Paul Bettys of Denville, Steve Gabe of Madison, Colleen Labella of Clark, Daniel Mages of South Amboy, Michael Montalbano of Astoria, NY, James Lopez of Lake Hiawatha and Stacey Simon of Berkeley Heights.
Directed by Jon DeAngelis of Chatham
FORSAKING ALL OTHERS
by G.A. Perrie
What happens when the family of the Bride and the family of the Groom meet? This production features Beth Gleason, Steve Lemenille, Jean Kuras of Glen Ridge, Lou Savarese of Randolph, Steve Lemenille of Clark and Diane Lotti of New Providence
Directed by Loretta Napolitano of Denville
WHATEVER AND DELICATELY
by Pia Wilson
It's never wise to make snap judgments. This production features Bridget Burke Weiss of Boonton and Samantha Kaplan of Verona
Directed by Beth Amiano Gleason
Mr. X
by Susan Barsky
Jim Clancy of Basking Ridge, David Hoffman of Summit and Nick Clarey of West Orange
Directed by Arnold Buchiane of Summit
Tickets are $15 for adults (19 and older) and $10 for youth (18 and under). They can be ordered by visiting our TicketLeap affiliate. For more information, call the box office at (973) 635-7363. It is highly recommended that tickets be purchased in advance. Patrons with special needs requiring seating accommodations should contact the Playhouse at least 24 hours prior to the performance. Without prior notice, accommodations cannot be guaranteed.
Fantasy Theater - details to come!
Fantasy Theater is the Theater for Young Audiences arm of the Chatham Community Players. It is dedicated to presenting joyful family theater experiences that appeal to both the young and the young at heart.
CABARET Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb
May 4, 6, 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8pm and May 13 at 3pm (2012)
Directed by Jeffrey Fiorello
“Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!” Set in Berlin during the rise of Nazi Germany, Cabaret invites audiences into the depths of Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub. The story follows the life of the club’s headlining singer, Sally Bowles, her relationship with a young American writer, and the unfolding of dark events that encompass Berlin. Overseeing the action is the Master of Ceremonies, who serves as a constant metaphor for the tenuous and threatening state of late Weimar Germany.
“Life is a cabaret, old chum…come to the cabaret!”
BUG by Tracy Letts
Oct 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8pm and Oct 23 at 3pm (2011)
Directed by Bob Pridham
From the playwright who wrote “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Tracy Letts’ BUG centers on Agnes, a lonely, middle-aged waitress victimized by her abusive ex-husband, and tortured by the kidnapping of her child in a supermarket almost ten years ago. After spiraling into a world of alcohol, cocaine, and seedy motel rooms, Peter a timid Gulf War veteran and drifter in search of a friend wanders into her life. As their interest in each other grows, so does their paranoid obsession with understanding what –or who – brought them together. Did we mention the infestation of bugs?
This play is shocking, raw and fun in its insanity
GRAPES OF WRATH by Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck
March 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8pm and March 11 at 3pm (2012)
Directed by Frank Licato
A powerful and deeply affecting stage version of one of the masterpieces of American literature. Holding to the simplicity and directness of the original novel, the play uses the sparest of technical means to convey its timeless message of the persistence and strength of the human spirit as it battles against the adversities of nature and an uncaring society.
"…majestic…leaves one feeling that the generosity of spirit he saw in a brutal country is not so much lost as waiting once more to be found." —NY Times.
"This is, overall, a thrilling theatrical achievement that gets its power from the still sharp relevance of its human message…" —NY Post.
"THE GRAPES OF WRATH is a lesson in history, stagecraft, and truth that we cannot afford not to learn." —NY Magazine.