Month: May 2007

The Little Mermaid

 

March 28 – April 5, 2009

Directed by Hilde Steinberg
I’m long for the world above…Based on the popular story by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid tells the tale of a young mermaid who longs to liveon solid ground and falls in love with a human prince.  She defies the rules of the ocean and makes a bargain with the sea witch, who grants her wish to “stand on her own two feet.”  But, of course, the story ends happily ever after.General Admission – All Tickets $10

Saturdays at 12NOON and 3:00PM, Sundays at 12NOON.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 12NOON – SOLD OUT

Reservations can be made through this website under ‘Tickets’,

e-mail boxoffice@villagertheatre.com or call 732-873-2710.

Group Rates available upon request.

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Babes In Toyland

December 13-21, 2008

Directed by TINA LEE

Sponsored by Cafe Amici

 

  
Toyland, Toyland, dear little boy and girl land… This classic tale will wow you, as it presents the villanous Barnaby, who has fallen in love with sweet Mistress Mary Quite Contrary.  If he can’t buy her love, then he’ll force her to marry him by threatening to foreclose on her mother, the poor Widow Piper.  Can the Master Toymaker and the magical secret of Toyland save the day?General Admission – All Tickets $10

Saturdays at 12NOON and 3:00PM, Sundays at 12NOON and 3:00PM

**December 20th, 3:00PM Show closed to public, My Name is Matthew Program **.

Reservations can be made through this website under ‘Tickets’,

e-mail boxoffice@villagertheatre.com or call 732-873-2710.

Group Rates available upon request.

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Disney’s 101 Dalmation KIDS

September 6 – 14, 2008

Music & Lyrics by Brian Smith, Dan Root, Martin Lee Fuller, Mel Leven, Randy Rogel and Richard Gibbs

Directed by HOWARD WHITMORE

Cruella De Vill . . . if she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will! In their loving home, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita, happily raise their puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vill plots to steal them for her new fur coat! Join all the dogs in London in a daring attempt to rescue the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen in this fun, exciting, musical romp!

General Admission – All tickets $10

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The Dumb Waiter

 

 

October 10 – 25, 2008

By Harold Pinter

Directed by David T. Hampson
He might not come. He might just send a message. He doesn’t always come. Two hitmen are waiting in a basement for their assignment. To the curiosity of both, the dumb waiter in the back of the room continuously delivers food orders. As the tension rises and their assignment doesn’t arrive, the become anxious. When will the boss give them instructions…and who is the victim?

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Doubt

 

 

February 13 – 28, 2009

By John Patrick Shanley

Directed by ROB PHERSON

Performances are scheduled for February 13th thru 28th, show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM and 2nd Sunday at 2:00PM. This production is directed by Rob Pherson and produced by Jonathan Wierbicki.

 
What do you do when you’re not sure? In this story of suspicion and moral uncertainty set at a Catholic school in the Bronx, a nun grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth? Doubt won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play.

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String Fever

 

 

May 8 – 23, 2009

By Jacquelyn Reingold

Directed by STEPHANIE YOUNGMAN
“Think Sex and the City meets Copenhagen” – NY Times. Lily is juggling the big issue: turning forty, artificial insemination, and the elusive scientific theory of everything. Throw in an Iccelandic comedian, her wisecracking best friend, a cat loving physicist, her no-longer-suicidal father and an ex-boyfriend who carries around a chair, and we ahve a kooky, unique look at one woman’s love life. 

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New Years Eve 2008

 

Dec 31, 2008

Directed by Jessica Pfieffer
7th Annual New Year’s Eve Gala Benefit. This year our show is titled “Old Friends, New Favorites” and will offer a collection of contemporary and classic songs from your most loved Broadway musicals, featuring some special selections from your Villagers favorites. As always, we will be honoring a special “Villager” who has gone “above and beyond” in their efforts to make the Villagers Theatre an indespensable insitution in Franklin Township for nearly 50 years.

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A Christmas Carol – 2008

  A Christmas Carol From the Public Readings of Charles Dickens As Performed by Michael Kroll   December 19, 2008 8:00 PM ONE NIGHT ONLY! The Villagers Theatre proudly presents this tour de force one-man show inspired by the tour Charles Dickens performed of his classic holiday work in the United States during the late … Read more

Rent: School Edition

  July 31 – August 16, 2009 Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Directed by Timothy Walton Musically directed by Shawn Condon Choreographed by Irazema Rivera Produced by Howard Gross and Jessical Pfeiffer This Jonathan Larson Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical is based loosley on Puccini’s opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the … Read more

The Tunnel of Love

   

The Tunnel Of Love

by Peter De Vries and Joseph Fields

Tom Ewell played the Broadway part of a suburban husband in a 5 year childless marriage. He and his wife decide to adopt a baby, but a loud mouth neighbor upsets the apple cart when the adoption investigator comes to call. However, not to be outdone, Ewell finds himself in the clutches of the investigator, who has suddenly turned color. Later she announces that she is pregnant and is going off to have the baby. She will see that the man and his wife receive the child in due time through the agency. Shortly after the baby arrives, however, the wife learns of the matter and starts packing to go home to Mother. But it turns out that the adopted baby was not fathered by the husband, and also that the wife is now herself pregnant; and matters are mended.

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