(WEEHAWKEN, NJ) -- Hudson Theatre Works is starting its season of plays, until the Performing Arts Center is completed, at the historic Weehawken Water Tower. The season begins with Edward Albee's "At Home At The Zoo" running from October 23 - November 8, 2025. This work combines Albee's groundbreaking 1959 short play The Zoo Story with his acclaimed prequel Homelife written in 2004.
Together these short plays form Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, the complete story of publishing executive Peter, his wife Ann, and Jerry, the volatile stranger Peter meets in the park. The play begins with Homelife, and offers a revealing look at Peter and Ann's rocky marriage, their brutal attempts to communicate, and the loneliness within their shared life. The tension escalates in the next act, The Zoo Story. While reading on a Central Park bench, a stranger walks up to Peter and declares that he has "been to the zoo!" The man, Jerry, begins to tell tale after tale, probe deep into Peter's life, and attempt to take the bench for himself.
Performances take place Thursday through Sundays at 8:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. Hudson Theatre Works is located at 4078 Park Ave in Weehawken, New Jersey. NOTE: Access to the playing space is via staircase, there is no elevator access to the space.
The cast includes Quinn Cassavale (The Lover, Little Foxes), Gregory Erbach, (A Steady Rain. Uncle Vanya), and Tony Knotts (Body of an American, Desire Under the Elms).
The show is directed by Frank Licato produced and stage designed by Gregory Erbach, Sound Design/Music by Donald Stark, Fight Choreography by Rick Sordelet and Stage Managed by Dawn D'Arrigo.
The historic Weehawken Water Tower was built in 1883 on what is now Park Avenue, on the border of Union City. Designed by Frederick Clarke Withers, it was modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. The tower stands 175 feet high, 300 feet above sea level at the Hudson River.
Also, on Monday, October 20th, they will be presenting a reading of "What the Constitution Means to Me," by Heidi Schreck, with Nancy Giles. A reading co-sponsored with North Hudson Resistance. An American actress and commentator, perhaps best known for her appearances in the series China Beach and on CBS News Sunday Morning.
Their ticket prices are low because that's the way they want them to be and they are committed to making our theatre affordable to all. It's a conscious decision, not spur of the moment. Broadway ticket prices are unaffordable for far too many people. We want to see people from all economic levels in our audience, from all different backgrounds. HTW is built on the idea of community and shared conversation. Attending a play sparks ideas, examines the experience of our common humanity. In these difficult times, who doesn't need to be reminded of that?
Made possible by Hudson County Cultural Affairs.
Hudson Theatre Works is committed to a growing and adventurous community genuinely hungry for challenging performances. They choose material that is aesthetically diverse and rooted in authenticity. From highly theatrical world premieres to distilled re-imaginings of modern classics, they put the work first and embrace risk.
