(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will stage a Performing Arts Showcase, Bars, Apartments and Batman, March 26-28, 2025 at 7:00pm each night. The showcase, which is free of charge and open to the public, will be presented in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg campus.

Bars, Apartments and Batman will feature one-acts and extended scenes from plays by Neil Simon, John Patrick Shanley, Maria Irene Fornes, and Marco Ramirez.

The scenes range from comic to dramatic and are a collaboration between the students and director, RVCC Professor Dennis Russo. The goal was for the students to have a direct hand in the content being staged. The showcase concept is common in the industry as a way for actors to celebrate and promote their range as performers.

The content is for mature audiences and contains adult language and themes. The cast and crew include: Talia Gentles – Readington; Fallon Billy – Bridgewater; Rachael Bello – Gillette; Cami Galvez – Manville; Nazar Turchyn – North Plainfield; Josiah Kemp – Flemington; Gretchen Albrecht – Washington; Tyler Isherwood – Green Brook; Sofia Morales – Bridgewater; Liam Donnelly – Basking Ridge; Jack Leichter – Bedminster;  and Isabella Scaglione – Bridgewater.

Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, New Jersey.