Tag: Play

RED BANK – Here’s the thing about great theater: It can take you on an entire journey without ever leaving a single room.

“American Mariachi,” the heartwarming play by Jose Cruz Gonzalez, is on stage through Oct. 20 at the Two River Theater. T. Charles...

Mariachi was always a male-dominated form of music, performed by men in rural areas of Mexico. These were traveling musicians who generally performed at functions where alcohol was consumed, which made it an environment that was not acceptable for women.

A close friend doesn’t necessarily have to live close by. That’s especially true for Bernie and Mags, who have confided more in each other than they ever have with another soul. And they’ve never actually met.

RED BANK – On April 30, Count Basie Center for the Arts announced the nominees for its 19th annual Basie Awards. 

From playwright Tony Meneses and director Aneesha Kudtarkar, “A Thousand Maids” has its world premiere run through April 28 in the intimate confines of the Marion Huber Theater, part of the Two River Theater’s 30th anniversary season.

Although Tony Meneses has had his plays produced all over the country, he considers the Two River Theater his artistic home.

“Sunday in the Park With George” doesn’t go easy on its audience – nor should it.

Playwright Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter,” now in its world premiere run at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, is a hypnotic, enthralling indictment of the pain and isolation lurking in the periphery of even the most pious of communities.