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Middletown Improv Project Show

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 7:00pm



Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748

date icon02/18/2026

time icon7 pm

price iconFREE

location icon36 Church Street, Middletown NJ 07748

Come cheer on our talented performers at the culminating showcase of the Middletown Improv Project class! A brave group of humans armed with no scripts, big imaginations and just enough questionable ideas to keep this interesting:

Jane Amery

Emma Cleaver

Christopher Hand

Stacey Lebitz

Spencer Mullen

Anne Marie Noronha

Michelle Orr

Rachael Sarafian

Jay Sluzynski

Brilliantly led by Trish Tyler



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EVENT PREVIEWS

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