(BURLINGTON, NJ) -- Bridge Players Theatre Company presents The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson weekends from October 24 to November 8, 2025. Three sisters reunite for their mother’s funeral in this poignant and darkly funny play.
As memories collide and long-buried truths surface, they confront the realities – and contradictions – of their shared past, with unexpected humor and heart.
The cast includes Bonnie Leigh Renner (Mary), Samantha Wentz (Vi), Andrea Veneziano (Teresa), MacKenzie Ryann Smith (Catherine), Robert Pacquiao Ruelan (Mike), and Stephen Kreal (Frank).
Performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm. There will be an additional 3:00pm matinee on Saturday, November 1st and no performance on October 31. Tickets are available for purchase online. The theater is located at 36 E Broad Street in Burlington, New Jersey.
“The Memory of Water…is dotted with stimulating observations…it has a raw spontaneity that captures perfectly the idea of what normal people do in abnormal times…” —The New York Times.
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Burlington County Board of Commissioners, Department of Resource Conservation, Division of Parks.
Bridge Players Theatre Company was founded in 1976 by the late Girard Paolini and the late Joseph LaCerra, two former residents of Palmyra. When the Bi-Centennial celebration was being organized, Mr. Paolini, a Palmyra pharmacist, wrote a musical called “Let’s Wave the Flag Once More." It was performed in Palmyra as part of the planned events, and at the production's conclusion, those who participated enjoyed themselves so much that they decided to form a community theatre organization. Thus, Bridge Players was born. The name was chosen because of the proximity to and the identification with the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. LaCerra and Paolini remained active with the group until their passings.
The company is dedicated to presenting high quality, affordable theatrical productions to the community. They encourage an active and diverse membership by creating opportunities, both on and off stage, for people of all ages and from all backgrounds, inviting all to celebrate their individual talents and their mutual passion for live theatre.
