Posted by Emily Duguay for Theatre
Join us for our inaugural outdoor Spring season of theatre! Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream and the delightfully funny musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be performed in repertory May 21 - June 6 in the Miller Fountain Plaza!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Four brawling lovers, caught in a dispute of increasingly magical proportions; a crew of committed mechanicals; and one roguish sprite, hell-bent on wreaking as much havoc as possible… What could possibly go wrong?
Exploding with dramatic poetry, mischief and merriment, this outdoor adventure will kick-off your summer with much-needed, and much-deserved fun.
By Patty Hullett
For the Daily Light
Jericho Thomas, third-year theater teacher at Red Oak High School, is the acting and technical director of the Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which will be performed at the high school May 21-22.
This 2005 Tony award-winning production will have Thomas’ theater students as his actors in this production, which features the hilarious, heartwarming musical about awkward, school-age spellers vying for the ultimate prize: a spot in the National Spelling Bee. A proven crowd-pleaser, Putnam also invites audience volunteers at every show to come onstage to compete in the bee (with predictably entertaining results).
Auditions set for Elgin Summer Theatre s Nunsense show
Posted5/13/2021 5:39 PM
The Hemmens Cultural Center and Up and Coming Theatre Company are happy to announce that Elgin Summer Theatre will present an outdoor version of the hit comedy, Nunsense, this summer. Performances will take place July 9-11 and 16-18 at the Wing Park Band Shell in Elgin.
The EST production of In the Heights has been rescheduled to summer 2022.
Nunsense is an audience interactive show that EST is excited to bring to an outdoor setting. The fresh air and ample space of Wing Park will be home to the Little Sisters of Hoboken this summer. Join the Sisters as they put on a variety show! Come meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a street-wise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory
What’s happening in the South Jersey area this weekend and beyond (May 13-20)
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WHAT’S GOING ON?
Here is a small sample of area happenings some in-person, others online you may want to check out in the coming days.
Salem County Arts in Bloom will feature open studio and gallery tours throughout the county on May 15 and 16.artsinbloomnj.com
Art/Museums
MAY 14
MILLVILLE Virtual Paperweight Festival, presentations, breakout sessions with paperweight artists, live demonstrations with molten hot glass and shopping rooms with artists and dealers in association with the Delaware Valley Paperweight Collectors Association, 6:30-7:15 p.m. May 14, 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 15 and 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. May 16. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center. $45-$60. wheatonarts.org, 856-825-6800. Registration required.