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(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- This is the final weekend of Centenary Stage Company’s production of The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan. Final performances are scheduled from March 1–5 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. In the play, A sweet little old lady alone in her house is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing.
Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet, but strict, Mrs. Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs. Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs. Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?
“In the Centenary Stage Company’s production of The Ladykillers, hardened men are first surprised, then irritated, then finally bested by that most indomitable force: relentless old-world decency and charm….The Ladykillers feels like a particularly bright object on an antique store shelf: lovely, well-made and clearly designed with the sensibilities of another time. But by the end of this cheery production, that light-hearted touch of nostalgia becomes its strength.” - Chip O’Chang, Ridgevew Echo
Performance dates and times for The Ladykillers are Thursday, March 2 at 7:30pm; Friday, March 3 at 8:00pm; Saturday, March 4 at 8:00pm; and Sunday, March 5 at 2:00pm; with a special additional matinee performance at 2:00pm on Wednesday, March 1. Tickets range from $25.00 - $29.50 for adults with discounts available for seniors, students, and children under 12 for select performances and Thursday evening performances.
Centenary Stage Company offers discounted tickets for NJEA members with proof of membership. This is a 15% discount on ticket prices for performances of Centenary Stage Company theatre productions from Sunday through Friday.
For more information, or to reserve tickets, 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 1:00pm-5:00pm 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 2022-23 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 CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center Atlantic Health System, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.
