We're Having a Rummage Sale

Playwrights Theatre is leaving its space at 33 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ and is selling excess articles it has acquired over the past 25 years. Items for sale include: props, furniture, dishware, knickknacks, costumes and office supplies including filing cabinets and desks. All items will be priced to move. Lighting and sound equipment will not be available and the theatre seats have already been claimed.

The rummage sale dates are:
Saturday, October 1 from Noon-6pm
Sunday, October 2 from 9am-6pm
Saturday, October 8 from 9am-6pm
Sunday, October 9 from 9am-6pm

The sale will take place on the first floor of 33 Green Village Road. Cash and checks gladly accepted. Playwrights Theatre regrets it cannot accept phone calls or e-mail inquiries about sale items. All business to be conducted in person.

Meredith Sue Willis, Playwrights Theatre Teaching Artist, Releases New Book

Hamilton Stone Editions Presents NEW BOOK OF SHORT STORIES BY MEREDITH SUE WILLIS

Re-Visions: Stories from Stories
By Meredith Sue Willis

Re-visions: Stories from Stories is a collection of spin-offs from myth, fiction, and the Bible. From a new look at Adam and Eve and why they left the Garden to a grown-up Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin to the confessions of Saint Augustine's concubine- each story offers a gloss on the original as well as insights into how we can live today.

The palimpsestic and generative sub-title , Stories from Stories, says it all when it comes to the genesis of tales. There is an unbroken, though far from straight, chain of tellers and listeners, repeatedly borrowing and spending in an economy of beginnings, in principios voiced around a fire whose skyborne sparks ever dim. The debt is paid off again and again, willingly, knowing that there's no such thing as something new, but rather it's a matter of what's owed and sowed by women in the first tales to children; the real heroes' tales.

Take the case of the first speaker, Monica, Augustine's teen concubine in "Sermon of the Younger Monica," who warns her charges, "the Vandals always come." Sometimes they are in the guise of warriors, other times court plotters, or serpents (isn't there always one down the hall?)– saints even, such as Augustine, who can't let one young girl be. Good, bumper-sticker-worthy advice, from women to women everywhere, which accounts for the often minatory tenor of these nine engaging stories, narrated in the first person by women of myth and legend, with Monica succeeded by Scheherazade and others, such as Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
--The Bloomsbury Review

The stories were so vivid and natural that after a while I forgot of them as based on actual classic myths and felt them alive in my modern world, real as any other stories. My favorite was the one about Lazarus (for the wonderful imagery about fire and moths and desire) --but so many engaged and moved me.
-- Leora Skolkin-Smith

ISBN 978-0-9801786-6-1 $14.95
To read a sample story, click here.
To order Re-Visions by mail, click here .
To order from Barnes & Noble, click here.
To order from Amazon.com, click here .

SAVE THE DATE! September 17, 2011

Save the Date! September 17, 2011 - Playwrights Theatre Benefit Celebrating 25 Years of Creativity and Community http://www.ptnj.org/miscpage/p​laywrights-theatre-benefit

Honoring:

Lawrence S. Feinsod, Executive County Superintendent, Essex County

Jeannie Tsukamoto, Council Member, Madison Borough Council

Lisa Ellis, President, Madison Board of Education

Dave Carver and Playwrights Theatre’s Champion Girls Softball Team

Arthur Wilson, Poet/Playwright/Teaching Artist

Shamsuddin Abdul-Hamid, 2010 NJ State Poetry Out Loud Champion

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Featuring the Improbable Playwrights:

New plays by

Hon. Jon M. Bramnick, NJ State Assemblyman

Hon. Mary-Anna Holden, Mayor of Madison

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Music by:

Jerry Vezza

Sahirah Johnson with Jane Keitel

and...

The MoMs (from MoM A Rock Concert Musical)

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A Collaborative Play Written by You

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Silent Auction

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Menu: Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, Wine, Light Refreshments, Dessert and Coffee

Dress: Business Casual

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We hope you will join us! Tickets are $75 and you can get yours today by mail, phone or online.


By Mail: Make checks payable to Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and send to:
Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey
PO Box 1295
Madison, NJ 07940

By Phone: Call 973.514.1787 x10 to charge your credit card

Online: You can book through Eventbrite http://ptnj25.eventbrite.com

Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the event.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Comes To Madison

The Madison Recreation Department and Playwrights Theatre Presents
YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN
Based on Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
The original direction for this version of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN by Michael Mayer
Originally Produced in New York by Arthur Whitelaw and Gene Persson

The production (appropriate for all ages) will have three performances: July 21 and July 22 at 7:30pm and July 23 at 2:00pm. The production will be directed by Danielle Constance with musical direction by Jane Keitel. The cast features all Madison youth performers: Brian Lang, Kasey Colligan, Katharine Brundage, Sharlys Leszcuk, Tori Peterson, Alex Post, Ally Dupree, Mary Meyer, Grace VanCleef, Patty Doyle. Single tickets are on sale now $10 for adults and $5 for students/child. For tickets, visit http://www.ptnj.org/mainstage/youre-a-good-man-charlie-brown or call the box office at 973-514-1787 X31. Performances take place at Playwrights Theatre, 33 Green Village Road in Madison, NJ.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is the first co-production between The Madison Recreation Department and Playwrights Theatre, which has been located in Madison for 25 years. This summer, 10 talented young people from the town will take the stage to bring Charles Schulz’s Peanuts characters to life on Playwrights Theatre’s stage in the Green Village Road School building — this will be the last full production in the space. We are pleased that this exceptional play celebrating the joy of growing into a unique individual will be the final show in a place where so many young people have developed their own imaginations and sense of self.

It's a Wrap--2011 NJYP Festival

The 28th Annual New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival has come to an end. It was an amazing time and you can read all about it on the NJYP Blog.

In the meantime, here are some photos from the festival.2011 New Jersey Young Playwrights Elementary School Winners

2011 New Jersey Young Playwrights Junior High School Winner with the Cast

2011 New Jersey Young Playwrights High School and Honorable Mention Winners

Actor Jack Moran portrays Issac in "For The Sake of America: A Story of Patriotism" by Sam Gelman

Actors Tim Regan and Shannon Sullivan in "The Prologue to After" by Jenna Postiglione

Actors Daniil Krimer and Shannon Sullivan played Devon and Bianca in "Wacky Wednesday" by Justine DeSilva

Actors Daniel Bartkewicz and Jack Moran in Sam Gelman's play "For the Sake of America: A Story of Patriotism"

Actors Noelle Cristiano and Daniil Krimer as Patty and Billy in "The Prologue to After" by Jenna Postiglione

Welcoming the College Student Back Home Challenges and Solutions

Wednesday, May 4, 2001, 7:30-9:00pm
Playwrights Theatre, 33 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ 07940

Chores ~ Friends ~ Job ~ Laundry ~ Drinking ~ Curfews ~ Car Issues ~ Meals ~ Money ~ Sleeping In

Actors will use “Playback Theatre” to enact stories from real families’ lives. The goal is to help parents address possible challenges with their student children before they occur, paving the way for an enjoyable reunion.

A FREE collaborative presentation sponsored by the Playwrights Theatre, Drew University Drug and Alcohol Services, MAASA and MACC (the Municipal Alliance Committees of Madison and the Chathams) with funding from the Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (GCADA).

We Have A New Website!

You can still find us at http://www.ptnj.org/

With all kinds of new information and ways to connect with us! Click on LOGIN NOW to register for a free account. Once you register, that is all there is to do. You can buy tickets, sign up for a class or make a donation and never have to enter your information again. Be sure to take a look around. But if you want to get to a particular area quickly, here are some links:

Click here to register for summer classes

Click here for information and residency applications for the New Jersey Writers Project

Click here for more information on our New Play Development Program -

Click here for an overview of all of our Education Programs including NJ Young Playwrights Program and Poetry Out Loud

Click here to make a donation