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CDC Theatre Seeks Directors for 2024-25 Season

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 02/28/2024


(CRANFORD, NJ) -- CDC Theatre has announced its 2024-25 season and is accepting submissions from potential directors.  The season includes their annual Hispanic Play Festival (June 2024), Angels in America (October 2024), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (December 2024), Jesus Christ Superstar (February 2025), and Legally Blonde, the Musical (May 2025). Submissions must be received by email or by physical mail by March 11, 2024.

Directors submitting for the first time as a director to CDC Theatre are asked to include a directorial résumé, biography of your theatrical background or links to a portfolio. The Selection Committee reserves the right to require and verify additional directorial qualifications on a case-by-case basis.

Directors under consideration will be asked to meet with the Planning Committee to discuss your vision, your process collaborating with actors and designers, and why you feel you are good fit for this production at CDC Theatre.

CDC Theatre is an all-volunteer Non-Profit Community theater that operates as an independent 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization. All Directors are provided a stipend.

Click here for more information or to download the Director Submission forms.




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Please Note: CDC Theatre has no required experience, fees, or membership dues for anyone on or backstage.

CDC Theatre stands committed to casting people of color in any role that will showcase their talent, to producing works by playwrights of all races, faiths, genders, and sexual orientations, and to inviting all people in our diverse communities to join us onstage and behind the scenes to express our collective voices and stories.

The Cranford Dramatic Club is a non profit all volunteer organization whose purpose is to produce and present plays of merit; develop, by discussion and active participation, the talents of members in all phases of dramatic work, e.g., directing, acting, staging, etc.; and stimulate community interest in amateur theater.




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