Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 03/20/2023
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- George Street Playhouse (GSP) announces a very special event with internationally known artist and activist, Maulik Pancholy on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Admission to this event is complimentary. Hosted by George Street Playhouse's Artistic Director, David Saint, the evening will take place at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club in Edison, NJ. The event begins at 6:00pm.
“What an honor it is to share the exceptional talent of Maulik Pancholy with our George Street Playhouse audience,” said David Saint, Artistic Director, George Street Playhouse. “This is sure to be an engaging evening of conversation with one of the most fascinating and impactful artist-activists in America today.”
Mr. Pancholy will be sharing his unique experiences as an actor, writer, and activist. Best known by television fans as the intrepid assistant Jonathan on the Emmy®, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning NBC comedy 30 Rock.
In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed Maulik to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, where he co-founded the anti-bullying campaign ActToChange.org. His work as an author includes the middle-grade novel, Nikhil Out Loud (a Kirkus Best Book of 2022), and the Stonewall Honor-winning The Best At It, which is in development for television.
Admission to this event is complimentary. RSVPs are required here. Metuchen Golf & Country Club is located at 244 Plainfield Road in Edison, New Jersey.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint since 1997, George Street Playhouse produces groundbreaking new works, inspiring productions of the classics, and hit Broadway plays and musicals that speak to the heart and mind, with an unwavering commitment to producing new work. As New Brunswick’s first producing theatre, George Street Playhouse became the cornerstone of the revitalization of the City’s arts and cultural landscape. With its 47-year history of producing nationally renowned theatre, the Playhouse continues to fill a unique theatre and arts education role in the city, state and greater metropolitan region.
Beginning with the 2019-20 Season, George Street Playhouse moved to the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in downtown New Brunswick. Featuring two state-of-the-art theatres -- The Arthur Laurents Theater with 253 seats and The Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater which seats 465-- and myriad amenities, the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center marks a new era in the esteemed history of George Street Playhouse.
Founded by Eric Krebs, George Street Playhouse, originally located in an abandoned supermarket on the corner of George and Albany Streets, was the first professional theatre in New Brunswick. In 1984, the Playhouse moved to a renovated YMCA on Livingston Avenue, and in 2017 took temporary residence in the former Agricultural Museum at Rutgers University during construction of its new home.
The Playhouse has been well represented by numerous productions both on and off-Broadway. In 2018, George Street Playhouse was represented on Broadway with Gettin’ the Band Back Together which premiered on the Playhouse mainstage in 2013. American Son, produced by George Street Playhouse in 2017, opened on Broadway in 2018 starring Kerry Washington and Stephen Pasquale, and appeared on Netflix in 2019. Other productions include the Outer Critics’ Circle Best Musical Award-winner The Toxic Avenger. In 2015, It Shoulda Been You opened on Broadway and Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies opened off-Broadway. Both shows received their premieres at the Playhouse. Others include the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill; and the Broadway hit and Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn, which was developed at the Playhouse during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays.
George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
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