(OCEAN GROVE, NJ) -- Asbury Park Theater Company presents The Wolves across two weekends from September 25 to October 4, 2026 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. Sarah DeLappe's Pulitzer Prize finalist play follows a high school girls' soccer team as they navigate friendship, identity, competition, and the challenges of growing up through fast-paced, funny, and deeply human conversations on and off the field.
Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.
Perofrmances take place Friday, September 25 at 7:00pm; Saturday, September 26 at 7:00pm; Sunday, September 27 at 2:00pm; Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm; Saturday, October 3 at 7:00pm; and Sunday, October 4 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available for purchase online. The Jersey Shore Arts Center is located at 66 S. Main Street in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
This is the first mainstage production for Asbury Park Theater Company under Nate Patten's artistic leadership.
"When I read The Wolves for the first time, it stunned me: the humor, the ferocious characters, the intensity, the dialogue – all of it," said Patten. “And I knew, what better year than one with the World Cup in our backyard to open with a show about soccer? I cannot wait for New Jersey audiences to see this remarkable and thrilling play." - Nate Patten.
Playwright Sarah DeLappe’s play The Wolves (Pulitzer Prize finalist; Lortel, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play/Emerging Playwright; Relentless Award, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize; Susan Smith Blackburn and Yale Prize finalist) premiered at The Playwrights Realm, following an engagement with New York Stage and Film, and development with Clubbed Thumb. Fellowships and developmental support include The MacDowell Colony, The Ground Floor, LCT3 Playwright in Residence, Ars Nova Play Group, Page One Fellowship at The Playwrights Realm, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and Sitka Fellows Program. MFA: Brooklyn College.
Asbury Park Theater Company offers an immersive performing arts experience that will leave you breathless. Their team of performers is made up of some of the best talent in the industry. They specialize in a variety of genres, including drama, comedy, and musical theatre. Their shows are designed to transport you to another world, with stunning sets, costumes, and lighting. They pride themselves on creating shows that are both entertaining and thought-provoking.
There are multiple performances including:
Saturday, October 17, 2026
@ 2:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
Manasquan, NJ
Saturday, October 17, 2026
@ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ
Saturday, October 17, 2026
@ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ
Saturday, October 17, 2026
@ 8:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ
There are multiple performances including:
Saturday, October 17, 2026
@ 2:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theatre)
Princeton, NJ
