(SUMMIT, NJ) -- Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is thrilled to announce the addition of two new members to its Resident Acting Ensemble. Beginning with the 2026-2027 Season, Ciara Chanel and Joshua T. Crockett will join the acting company, which now includes thirteen members.
Vivid Stage is the only professional theatre in the state to boast a resident acting company, which informs and enriches all of the work the company does. The actors in the ensemble have been integral to Vivid’s spirit of collaboration, creativity and trust over the years. Vivid Stage’s resident acting ensemble is made up of versatile, exciting artists who are performers, directors, writers and teaching artists, and whose creativity Vivid strives to nurture and develop over time. The benefits of this structure accrue to the audience, who can perceive the trust and affection the actors have for each other, and who themselves develop relationships with the company.
Ciara Chanel is an Actress, Choreographer and Teaching artist of over 10 years, and Fundraising coordinator by day. She is a BFA Acting graduate from Montclair State University. Since then, she has performed across NY/NJ at theatres including Teatro Latea, Theatre for a New City, ArtHouseProductions, Yendor Theatre Company, Theatre Resources Unlimited, "Nettie, Nana, & Friends" Interactive puppet show, Beanstalk Interactive TV, and more. She studied at both the Chautauqua Acting Conservatory and the British Academy for Dramatic Arts Midsummer in Oxford program.
Joshua T. Crockett was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Montclair State University, earning a BFA in Acting. He has co-starred in TV Shows like FX's American Sports Story, and CBS's FBI: Most Wanted and East New York, as well as performing on stage for companies like Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Theater for the New City, Yendor Theatre Company, Vivid Stage, Pushcart Players and more. Joshua is also a writer, director, and filmmaker.
To read more about the Vivid Resident Ensemble, go to their ensemble page.
Vivid Stage was founded in 1994 as Dreamcatcher Rep, and is a non-profit professional ensemble of actors who build community with the audience by sharing contemporary, life-affirming stories that challenge, energize and entertain. Their work has at its heart a belief in the essential goodness of people and the power of live performance to connect people through our shared humanity. They expose theatregoers to ideas and lives like and unlike their own with the intention of awakening their imaginations and creating empathy for others. They deepen the experience of all their patrons with personal contact through receptions, talkbacks, and interactive programs.
The company’s activities include mainstage productions, improvisational comedy and cabarets, new play readings, works in a variety of media, and a menu of educational and senior outreach programs.
Vivid Stage’s programs are funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, the Shubert and Summit Foundations and many other corporations, foundations and individuals. Vivid Stage is an Equity Producing member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
Vivid Stage, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) corporation, incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
