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in New Jersey

If you are part of a community theater based in New Jersey that is not listed here, please email us with the theatre name, town, and website url. Updated 6/11/2026

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Atlantic County

  • Gateway Playhouse

  • Margate Players

  • SPQR Stage Company



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    Bergen County

  • Bergen County Players, Inc.

  • Liberty Arts Theatre

  • Old Library Theatre

  • Porch Light Productions

  • Teaneck New Theatre

  • The Players Guild of Leonia

  • Round Table Theater Company

    Burlington County

  • Bridge Players Theatre Company

  • Burlington County Footlighters

  • Masquerade Theatre

  • Moorestown Theater Company

    Camden County

  • Collingswood Community Theatre

  • Haddonfield Plays and Players

  • The Village Playbox


     


    Cumberland County

  • Cumberland Players

  • For The Whim Productions

  • The Off Broad Street Players

  • Triple Threat Workshop (currently in-active)

    Essex County

  • Gas Lamp Players

  • interACT Theatre Productions

  • Nutley Little Theatre

  • Montclair Operetta Club, Inc. (currently in-active)

  • Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program

  • Studio Players

  • The Cherry Blossom Players

  • The Strollers

  • Yendor Theatre Company

    Gloucester County

  • Broadway Theatre of Pitman

  • Do It Big Productions (currently in-active)

  • Mainstage Center for the Arts

  • The Road Company Theater Group, Inc.


     


    Hudson County

  • Center Players of Bayonne (currently in-active)

  • Hudson Shakespeare Company

  • West Hudson Arts & Theater Company

    Hunterdon County

  • Clinton Area Stage Troupe

  • Franklin Theatre Works (currently in-active)

  • Hunterdon Hills Playhouse

  • Music Mountain Theatre

  • Readington Community Theatre

  • Show Kids

    Mercer County

  • Kelsey Theatre at Mercer

  • Maurer Productions OnStage

  • Off Centre Stages

  • Princeton Triangle Show

  • Shakespeare 70

  • The Princeton Festival

  • Thank You 5 Productions

  • Yardley Players Theatre Company

    Middlesex County

  • Cabaret Theatre

  • Ferrell Studios

  • Main Street Theatre Company

  • Playhouse 22

  • Plays In the Park

  • Woodbridge Community Youth Players


     


    Monmouth County

  • Axelrod Performing Arts Center

  • Center Drama

  • Center Players

  • First Avenue Playhouse

  • Holmdel Theatre Company

  • Magnolia Productions


    Middletown Arts Center
    36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748

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  • Misfits Theatre Co.

  • NENAproductions Theater Project

  • Phoenix Productions

  • Premier Theatre Company

  • South Street Players

  • Spotlight Players

  • The Spring Lake Theatre Company

    Morris County

  • All Children's Theatre (currently in-active)

  • A Work of Heart Productions

  • Brundage Park Playhouse

  • Chester Theatre Group

  • Dover Little Theatre

  • The Barn Theatre

  • The Chatham Community Players

    Ocean County

  • Artist Collective Troupe

  • Bridge Club Theatre Company

  • Exit 82 Theatre (NON-ACTIVE)

  • Harbor Stage Theatre Company

  • The MTM Players

    Passaic County

  • Aspire Performing Arts Company

  • First Flight Theatre Company

  • Iron Mountain Stage Company

  • Offbook Productions

  • Star Royale Theatre

  • Theater League of Clifton

  • West Milford Players



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    Salem County

  • The Blue Moon Theatre

    Somerset County

  • Light Opera of New Jersey

  • Open Door Arts Center

  • Somerset Valley Players

  • Trilogy Repertory

  • Villagers Theatre

    Sussex County

  • North Star Theater Company

    Union County

  • C.A.S.T. - "Community Actors' Student Theatre"

  • CDC Theatre

  • Mystic Vision Players

  • Nettingham Performing Arts Company

  • Stony Hill Players

  • Summit Playhouse

  • Westfield Community Players

    Warren County

  • Country Gate Players



    North Jersey Based

  • OffBook Productions



    South Jersey Based

  • S & L Players



    Organizations

  • NJACT

  • South Jersey Theatre League




     



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