(CHATHAM, NJ) -- Chatham Players presents Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl across 3 weekends from October 10-25, 2025. Directed by Gabrielle Wagner Mann, the play is about art imitating life and life imitating art.
When two actors with a passionate history are thrown together as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930s melodrama, they quickly lose touch with reality as the lines between offstage and onstage begin to blur.
Stage Kiss is meta-theatre at its best, following the casting, rehearsal and production of a play within a play (well actually, two plays within a play) - bringing to life all of the hilarity and drama and playfulness and joy and insecurity and frustration and confusion that seems to be inherent in a theatrical production. It's a charming, funny and poignant tale about what happens when lovers share a stage kiss—or when actors share a real one.
The cast includes Cara Heary (She), Carl Dimaggio (He), Andrew Marr (Director), Nick Matthews (Kevin), Brett LaRose (Husband/Harrison), Erin Feith (Angela/Maid/Millie), and Meghan Coates (Millicent/Laurie).
Performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm with a Sunday Matinee on October 19th at 3:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. The Chatham Playhouse is located at 23 North Passaic Avenue in Chatham, New Jersey.
The production team includes Director Gabrielle Wagner Mann, Producer Gus Ibranyi, Assistant Director Missy Renwick, Stage Manager Geneviève Anderson, Set Design Roy Pancirov, Lighting Design Ian Clark, Costume Design Autumn Dawn, Props and Set Decoration Corina Lupp, Fight Coordinator Steve Ruskin, Intimacy Coordinator Jennifer Cooper, Box Office Kathy Rex, and Playbill Kathy Rex.
The Chatham Community Players have been entertaining residents of Morris County and the surrounding area since 1922. The company continues to be a vital cultural component of the Chatham community, Morris County, and the surrounding area. The mission of the Chatham Community Players is to produce high quality theater for a diverse audience, while elevating their standard of excellence and providing a creative outlet with educational opportunities and outreach programs.
