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Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival 2024 takes place in November

originally published: 10/17/2024


(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival 2024 will begin its portion of CSC's 2024-2025 season with Dr. Glas, My Buddy, and Courage. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown, throughout November.

Dr. Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher - Daniel Gerroll is Dr. Glas in Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of the classic Swedish novel by Hjalmar Soderberg. When you read this psychological thriller with its dashes of philosophical musings woven into intricate and intimate journal entries, Dr. Glas stays deeply embedded in the imagination. An aloof Swedish physician who gradually unburdens his soul with the story of his obsession for another man's wife and the murder he plots to win her heart.

Published in 1905 in Swedish it wasn't until 1963 that there was an available English translation. In 1942 it was adapted for a film in black and white by Rune Carlsten and in 1968 Mai Zetterling directed a Danish version in color. Various stage adaptations have appeared all over Northern Europe but this adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, performed by Daniel Gerroll, is the first serious American version.

It was workshopped in 2020 in the inaugural SOLO FLIGHTS one-person play festival produced by Jed Bernstein, directed by Lisa Peterson. In 2021 it was part of North Coast Repertory Theatre's covid-era video series, directed by the Artistic Director David Ellenstein. In 2022 it played for two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In September 2023 it was expanded from a 60-minute one act to a full length play and presented at the inaugural Ukraine Fringe Festival in Kyiv.

Tickets for Dr. Glas are $22.50 – $27.50 for adults with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30pm in person at the box office. Performances will take place Thursday, November 7th at 7:00pm; Friday, November 8th at 8:00pm; Saturday, November 9th at 8:00pm; and Sunday, November 10th at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.




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My Buddy by Sandy Hackett - Legendary comedian Buddy Hackett is brought to life in My Buddy, a live musical, theatrical production, told by the person closest to him... his son, Sandy Hackett. My Buddy takes the audience on a journey that explores the deep bond between a father and son. Sharing personal anecdotes, Sandy brilliantly captures the nuance of his father's comedic style as he reminisces about a lifetime together, including 10 years they spent touring on the road, sharing stories and memories from the beginning days of Buddy's career, to his skyrocketing success as a movie star and night club entertainer, to being the most sought after comedian of his day.

Tickets for My Buddy are $22.50 – $27.50 for adults with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30pm in person at the box office. Performances will take place Thursday, November 14th at 7:00pm; Friday, November 15th at 8:00pm; Saturday, November 16th at 8:00pm; and Sunday, November 17th at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.

Courage by John Pielmeier - John began his career with the internationally - acclaimed play and movie Agnes of God. Since then, he's had three more plays mounted on Broadway and over twenty-five film, television movies and miniseries produced, including acclaimed adaptations of The Pillars of the Earth, Gifted Hands, and The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Courage, is his one-person adaptation of the life of J.M. Barrie, the man who first told Peter Pan's version of this story and whom Hook hates with a passion.

Tickets for Courage are $22.50 – $27.50 for adults with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30pm in person at the box office. Performances will take place Thursday, November 21st at 7:00pm; Friday, November 22nd at 8:00pm; Saturday, November 23rd at 8:00pm; and Sunday, November 24th at 2:00pm. Performances will take place in the Kutz Theatre located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ.

For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers. 

The 2024-25 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, Explore Warren, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.




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