Thrills

Comedy Quarry show ◦ Comedy show with music, audience-interaction, a competition, door prizes & more ◦ Professional comics join host, Christine Grillon each week in a comfortable, lounge setting ◦ For info, e-mail [email protected] or 973.731.2967 ◦ "Digging for Gold" gives aspiring comics the opportunity to present brief sets ◦ Mar 15 - Gregory K., Barry Rids & John Tansey ◦ March 22 - Matt Christmas, Joshua Henne & Kevin Israel ◦ Mar 29 - Dennis Ross, Ellen Karis & Todd Catalano ◦ Apr 5 - Ben Boime, Rob Marzulli & Sarit Catz ◦ The Martini Bar at Tiffany's Restaurant ◦ 73 Route 46 ◦ Pine Brook, NJ ◦ 973.227.2112

New Moon Reading Series ◦ Luna Stage ◦ Spring Reading series opens with Little Beasts, a darkly funny drama by Luna’s resident playwright Jeanne Marshall and directed by Artistic Director, Jane Mandel ◦ Set in 1920's Paris, the story focuses on painter Romaine Brooks, as she struggles with demons from her past ◦ Wed, Mar 15 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Honor and the River was written by Anton Dudley and directed by Nancy Robillard ◦ Set against the romantic backdrop of a New England river, a teenage boy confronts his fear of water, as he gears up for the spring rowing season ◦ Wed, Mar 22 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Back from the Front, by Lynn Rosen and directed by Giovanna Sardelli ◦ This dark comedy is about a family that believes their son to be lost in a war ◦ Wed, Mar 29 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Tea for the Fever ◦ Written by Quinn Eli and directed by Cheryl Katz, the play focuses on a tumultuous weekend retreat where a group of soon-to-be-married couples lose their footing on the way down the aisle ◦ Wed, Apr 5 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ Luna Stage ◦ 695 Bloomfield Ave ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ 973.744.3309 X302 ◦ Suggested donation of $5

The Beacon Hill Book Club ◦ by Susanna Salk ◦ A Main Stage production ◦ A brazen young woman ventures into Boston’s blue-blooded Beacon Hill Book Club, and opens their eyes, minds and hearts ◦ A comedic romp through the classes and the classics ◦ Runs Thu, Mar 16-Sun, Apr 9 ◦ 8pm Thu-Sat eves & 3pm Sun matinee ◦ A “Meet the Artists” Reception ◦ Fri, Mar 17th ◦ 12 Miles West Center for the Performing Arts ◦ 562 Bloomfield Ave ◦ Bloomfield, NJ ◦ 973.259.9187 ◦ $26 adult / $21 seniors/students ◦ Preview ticket ( Mar 16 only) $15

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ◦ A comedy with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ◦ Story by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart ◦ A day in the life of Pseudolus, a crafty slave who’ll stop at nothing to win his freedom, including assisting the romance between his master's son, Hero, and a young virgin named Philia ◦ Glen Ridge High School Drama Club Musical ◦ Fri, Mar 17 & Sat, Mar 18 ◦ 8 pm ◦ Sun, Mar 19 ◦ 5pm ◦ Ridgewood Avenue School Auditorium ◦ On Ridgewood Ave at Bloomfield Ave ◦ Glen Ridge, NJ ◦ Buy tickets at the door ◦ $15 General // $10 Students

Casting Call for women in their 20's, 30's and early 40's ◦ In the Shadow of my Son, written and adapted by Nadine Bernard ◦ An awareness-raising ensemble play on postpartum depression ◦ Pictures and resumes to PO Box 8011, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 or email info to casting@OutOfTheShadowProductions ◦ Auditions in March, Rehearsals in April, Performances in May and June (some out of town) ◦ NJ performance date: June 9 or 10: Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, NJ ◦ Info c/o Production Company website

The Miracle on Monroe Street ◦ World premiere of a puppet piece on family ◦ featuring Jennifer Levine ◦ Sat, Mar 18 ◦ 8pm ◦ The show is based on a true family story about her grandmother's near-fatal fall from a tenement roof in the early 1900's... ◦ Also "The First Shlemeil" by Grand Falloons & The Bride Lone Wolf Tribe ◦ Penny Pretzel Playhouse ◦ The Baird ◦ 5 Mead St. ◦ South Orange ◦ 973.378.7754 ◦ $12

New Jersey Tap Ensemble First Stop on the A Train ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 2pm ◦ New Jersey Performing Arts Center ◦ Victoria Theater ◦ Newark ◦ 1.888.GO.NJPAC ◦ $10/$19.

Multiple Personality Disorder ◦ improvisational comedy troupe ◦ Features a rotating cast of Dreamcatcher regulars ◦ Clark Carmichael, Harry Patrick Christian, Laura Ekstrand, Noreen Farley, Melissa Jane Martin, Dave Maulbeck, Janet Sales, Jeff Stone and Harriett Trangucci ◦ Performers use ingredients such as everyday objects, strange maladies, and unusual circumstances to cook up unconventional mini-plays that appear and disappear in a matter of minutes ◦ Sat, Mar 25 ◦ 8pm ◦ Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre ◦ Baird Center ◦ 5 Mead Street ◦ South Orange ◦ 973.378.7754 X2228 ◦ $10

A Shayna Maidel ◦ By Barbara Lebow ◦ Directed by Penny Potenz Winship ◦ A shayna maidel, translated, means “pretty girl,” but the phrase also carries a meaning of deeper beauty within the heart and mind ◦ This play is not about the Holocaust itself, but about the aftermath and survival ◦ The act of remembering brings reconciliation to a family in crisis ◦ Mar 31 – Apr 22 ◦ Nutley Little Theatre ◦ 47 Erie Place ◦ Nutley ◦ 973.667.0374.

Jersey Voices ◦ The Chatham Community Players is seeking original, one-act plays, short musicals and/or original dance pieces, written by New Jersey authors, for Jersey Voices' 12th Annual Production ◦ Play submissions of any genre, style and length up to 20 minutes running time will be accepted through Mar 31, 2006 ◦ Selected pieces will be performed in the black box theater in Chatham on July 28th and 29th, and August 4th and 5th.

Local movie listings here.

Comedy 2-Night ◦ produced and hosted by Jamie Ross ◦ no cover ◦ no minimum ◦ Mondays ◦ 9PM ◦ Here's 2 the Arts ◦ 97 Baker Street ◦ Maplewood ◦ 973.762.ARTS

Auditions ◦ The Strollers ◦ The Tale of The Allerfist’s Wife◦ directed by Judith cohn ◦ Auditions: Mar 28-31 ◦ Performances: May 12-20 ◦ Burgdorff Cultural Center ◦ 10 Durand Rd ◦ Maplewood ◦ 973.761.8453.

Auditions ◦ Stepping Out By Richard Harris ◦ directed by Ron Mulligan ◦ Apr 2 & 3 ◦ Nutley Little Theater ◦ 47 Erie Place ◦ Nutley ◦ 973.667.0374.

Close Shave ◦ Café Theatre ◦ an ensemble group founded by David Hoffman, will present Close Shave ◦ a quick-paced series of eight ten-minute plays ◦ Among the plays to be shown are Suicide Squeeze by Sid Frank, about a man who becomes suicidal after the Yankees lose the pennant ◦ Two Gentlemen of Verona, New Jersey by Joel Samberg (a Verona resident), about a literary agent besieged by a would-be author with a very unusual book proposal ◦ Fri & Sat, Apr 21, 22, 28 & 29 and May 5, 6, 12 & 13 ◦ 7:30pm ◦ For info contact Hoffman ◦ 908.403.1838 ◦ or e-mail JTW Public Relations ◦ [email protected] ◦ Tierney’s Tavern ◦ 136-138 Valley Road ◦ Montclair, NJ ◦ $15

Lunatic Fringe ◦ Improv comedy is alive and well and cavorting in Bloomfield! ◦ Lunatic Fringe, one of New Jersey's oldest improv groups, has been delighting audiences with its freeform comedy since 1997 ◦ The group combines audience suggestions, live music and inspired lunacy for a unique theatrical event ◦ Sat, Apr 29 ◦ 8pm ◦ 12 Miles West ◦ 562 Bloomfield Avenue ◦ Bloomfield ◦ $10/$12.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ◦ by Dale Wasserman ◦ based on the novel by Ken Kesey ◦ Apr 28 – May 13 ◦ Studio Players ◦ 14 Alvin Place ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.9752.

Lunatic Fringe ◦ Improv comedy is alive and well and cavorting in Bloomfield! ◦ Lunatic Fringe, one of New Jersey's oldest improv groups, has been delighting audiences with its freeform comedy since 1997 ◦ The group combines audience suggestions, live music and inspired lunacy for a unique theatrical event ◦ Sat, Jun 2 ◦ 8pm ◦ 12 Miles West ◦ 562 Bloomfield Avenue ◦ Bloomfield ◦ $10/$12.

Fools ◦ a comedy by Neil Simon ◦ a comic fable about a remote village in the Ukraine cursed with 200 years of stupidity ◦ Jun 9 - 24 ◦ Studio Players ◦ 14 Alvin Place ◦ Montclair ◦ 973.744.9752.

Stepping Out ◦ By Richard Harris ◦ Directed by Ron Mulligan ◦ Welcome to Mavis Turner’s tap class – ten women and one man trying to conquer their inhibitions and an overabundance of left feet ◦ Jun 9 - 24 ◦ Nutley Little Theatre ◦ 47 Erie Place ◦ Nutley ◦ 973.667.0374.

Rocky Horror Picture Show ◦ Every Saturday at Midnight ◦ The Bellevue Theatre ◦ 260 Bellevue Ave ◦ Upper Montclair ◦ 973.744.2543 ◦ $7.

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November 21, 2005