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The Theater Project's 2025 New Play Readings Series Continues on October 18th

(CRANFORD, NJ) -- The Theater Project will continue its fall 2025 New Play Readings and discussion series on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Cranford Community Center's 110-seat theater. Admission is free, with no registration required. The reading begins at 2:00pm.





 

Main Street Theatre Company presents "The Secret Garden: Spring Version"

(OLD BRIDGE, NJ) -- Main Street Theatre Company presents The Secret Garden: Spring Version across two weekends from October 18-26, 2025. This 90-minute version of the beloved musical captures the beauty and spirit of the original in half the time. Featuring Music by Lucy Simon Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.



Greater Ocean City Theatre Company presents "Hadestown: Teen Edition"

(OCEAN CITY, NJ) -- Greater Ocean City Theatre Company presents Hadestown: Teen Edition from October 18-19, 2025 at Ocean City Music Pier. This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. It features Book, Music, and Lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell.



"Blue Skies Yonder" by Peter Fenton to have Staged Reading at ArtWorks

(TRENTON, NJ) -- A free staged reading of Blue Skies Yonder, a new dark comedy by Peter Fenton, will take place at Artworks in downtown Trenton on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 2:00pm. This event will be the play's first public presentation. The reading is directed by Trenton actress, writer, and acting coach Monah Yancy and stars Fenton himself in the role of Harrison Fowler. Both Fenton and Yancy are members of the administrative staff of Passage Theatre, the only professional theater company in Trenton.



Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein"

(MADISON, NJ) -- The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) presents Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, written by David Catlin, from October 22 through November 16, 2025 at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. On a stormy night in 1816, Mary Shelley gave birth to one of literature's most haunting and enduring legends...





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East Lynne Theater Company presents World Premiere of "Sherlock Holmes: Scandals"

(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Aligning with Cape May MAC's Sherlock Holmes Weekend, East Lynne Theater Company will present a full weekend of radio-style performances with "Sherlock Holmes: Scandals" from October 23-25, 2025 at Cape May Presbyterian Church.



Hudson Theatre Works presents Edward Albee's "At Home At The Zoo"

(WEEHAWKEN, NJ) -- Hudson Theatre Works is starting its season of plays, until the Performing Arts Center is completed, at the historic Weehawken Water Tower. The season begins with Edward Albee's "At Home At The Zoo" running from October 23 - November 8, 2025. This work combines Albee's groundbreaking 1959 short play The Zoo Story with his acclaimed prequel Homelife written in 2004.



American Theater Group presents "Our Town"

(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder as the company's 2025-26 Season Opener. The production runs October 23 through November 9, 2025 at the DMK Theater in Union and at the Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge.



NJCU's Center for the Arts presents "Assassins"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- NJCU's Center for the Arts presents Assassins across two weekends from October 24 - November 2, 2025. Our nation's most notorious assassins gather on stage to violently pursue a twisted American Dream. The musical features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Book by John Weidman. The production is directed by Marc G. Dalio.



Crossroads Theatre Company presents "Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company (CTC) opens their season with Lynn Nottage's Crumbs from the Table of Joy from October 24 – November 23, 2025. The production is directed by Nataki Garrett, a brilliant educator, artistic leader and winner of the prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award. The play follows the Crump family after the passing of their beloved matriarch.