Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 08/05/2024
(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions' INKubator program is an eight-month generative playwriting process for six playwrights-in-residence in Jersey City, culminating in the annual INKubator New Play Festival in May. From October 2024 to May 2025, playwrights will meet monthly in person as a group alongside program director Alex Tobey to develop the first draft of a brand new play and receive feedback.
At the end of the process in May, each writer will collaborate with a professional director and actors to present a public staged reading as part of the annual INKubator New Play Festival.
INKubator supports playwrights and the plays they are creating at their earliest stages of development while fostering long-term artistic relationships with Art House and the Art House community.
Eligibility: Open to playwrights with any connection to New Jersey, whether through residency, education, work, or family. While New Jersey residency is not required, a strong association to the state is preferred.
Application Details: Submit by Tuesday, September 3, 2024, with a $15 fee. Applications will be reviewed by a panel, and all applicants will be notified by the end of September. For assistance due to ADA-related needs, contact Alex Tobey at [email protected].
Committment: Participants must attend monthly in-person meetings and be available for the festival in May. Monthly Meetings will be held October 7, November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3, March 3, and April 7, 2025.
Benefits: Includes a $150 stipend, a one-day rehearsal and public performance at the festival, promotional support, free admission to events at Art House Productions, and access to theater space for meetings and rehearsals.
INKubator New Play Festival: May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14, 2025.
PAST INKUBATOR COHORTS
2023-2024 INKubator Writers - Upasna Barath, Amanda Sage Comerford, Leo Layla Díaz, Neil Levi, Dave Osmundsen, and Marcus Scott
2022-2023 INKubator Writers - Micharne Cloughley, Amir-Gabriel Gad, Adin Lenahan, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Edwin Rivera-Arias, Emmy Weissman
2021-2022 INKubator Writers - Jake Brasch, Nay Harris, Justice Hehir, Christian Mendonça, Riley Elton McCarthy, Melissa Toomey
2020-2021 INKubator Writers - Andrea Coleman, Izzi D’Esposito, Madeline Dennis-Yates, Nathaniel Foster, Aja Nisenson, SMJ
2019-2020 INKubator Writers - Kev Berry, C. Julian Jiménez, Alyssa Haddad, Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, Leila Teitelman, Colin Waitt
2018-2019 INKubator Writers - Molly Bicks, Stephen Kaplan, Emily Kitchens, Dan O’Neil, Lia Romeo, Michael Shayan, Catherine Weingarten, Ruth Zamoyta
The mission of Art House Productions is to inspire, entertain, and challenge audiences with ambitious performing and visual arts programming; provide arts education to promote lifelong learning to diverse communities; and celebrate the power of the arts to illuminate humanity. AHP provides a home for innovative artists to develop new work, presents emerging and under-recognized artists who are making significant contributions to their respective fields, and serves as a safe space for established artists to take creative risks.
EVENT PREVIEWS
Ritz Theatre Cabaret Series presents "Dream On!"
(HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Ritz Theatre Company continues its Cabaret Series with Dream On! on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 7:30pm. Curated by Connor Twigg, this event features regional artists singing songs from their dream roles.
Liberty Arts Theatre presents "The America 250 USO Tour" featuring a star-studded cast from Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Jefferson with music, dance, comedy and after party!
(LEONIA, NJ) -- Liberty Arts Theatre will keep us all rockin' in the free world with the high-octane celebration America 250 USO Tour - where Vaudeville meets American history – featuring a star-studded cast from Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson to George Patton, a live orchestra, song-and-dance numbers and comedy sketches. The America 250 USO Tour will march into the American Legion Post #1 (399 Broad Street) in Leonia on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 7:00pm.
Classic American Tales honors the 250th with "Margaret's Diary During a Revolution"
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- "Before we retired to bed, an attempt was made to teach the children to pronounce 'vegates,' (how do you do?) like a German. Our good neighbors are a little concerned to think there is not one in the neighborhood who will be able to interpret for us when the Hessians are quartered here," wrote Margaret Morris in her diary on December 21, 1776.
American Theater Group and Union Arts Center present Spotlight on NJ: Play Reading Event
(UNION, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG), in partnership with the Union Arts Center, will present a three-day Spotlight play reading event featuring works by New Jersey playwrights at the DMK Black Box Theater at the Union Arts Center from July 6-8, 2026 with performances at 7:00pm each night.
Live On Stage Productions presents "Together Off-Broadway: Merman & Martin in Concert" at Cape May Stage
(CAPE MAY, NJ) -- Live On Stage Productions presents Together Off-Broadway: Merman & Martin in Concert at Cape May Stage from July 4-10, 2026. This show celebrates the remarkable bond between Ethel Merman and Mary Martin — two of Broadway’s brightest stars.
Gateway Playhouse presents Neil Simon's "London Suite"
(SOMERS POINT, NJ) -- Gateway Playhouse presents Neil Simon's London Suite with three performances from July 11-12, 2026. Witty, charming, and unmistakably Neil Simon, London Suite invites audiences into a series of hilarious and heartfelt encounters set in the same London hotel room.
The Light Opera of New Jersey presents "H.M.S. Pinafore" at the Sieminski Theater Cultural Arts Center
(BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- The Light Opera of New Jersey presents H.M.S. Pinafore from July 11-12, 2026 at the Sieminski Theater Cultural Arts Center. This is a comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan that satirize the British class system.
Misfits Theatre Co. presents "She Loves Me"
(MATAWAN, NJ) -- Misfits Theatre Co., a community theater organization dedicated to producing bold, entertaining, and accessible theater for audiences of all ages, presents its inaugural book musical production, She Loves Me at Matawan Regional High School from July 10-12, 2026.
Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center presents "Sense and Sensibility" outside duCret Center of Art
(PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center invites audiences to experience Jane Austen's beloved classic Sense and Sensibility in a charming outdoor production this summer at duCret Center of Art in Plainfield. Performances take place July 10-12, 2026.
Howell PAL Theater Company presents "Grease"
(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Howell PAL Theater Company presents the classic musical Grease weekends from July 10-12, 2026 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. Grease is a love song to the 1950s and a cornerstone of the American musical comedy form.
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