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| | TeensVill Presents: The Prom
Performances Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, THE PROM expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.
Directed by: Christian Confalone | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | FUNDRAISING EVENT: Burn The Jukebox (youth band)
With a repertoire that spans five decades, these young musicians are beathing new life into old favorites and forging a unique sound that is all their own. This band truly embodies the spirit of rock and roll, with infectious energy and a magnetic stage presence that leaves audiences begging for more. For more info: www.villagerstheatre.org/btj | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers KidsVill Presents: 13 JR
Performances Friday & Saturday at 7:30, Sunday at 2:00.
Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain...or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts? 13 JR. tells a timeless story about fitting in - and standing out.
A true coming-of-age musical, 13 JR. is made especially for adolescents with a universal message about friendship and being true to yourself.
Directed by: Devin Massih | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers BlackBox Series Presents: Nunsense
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Nunsense is a musical farce about five nuns who put on a talent show to raise money to bury their sisters who died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by the convent cook. The show is a riotous mix of irreverent comedy, catchy songs, tap and ballet dancing, and comic surprises. The nuns, who include Sister Leo, Sister Robert Anne, Sister Mary Amnesia, Sister Regina, and Sister Mary Hubert, take over the school auditorium, which is being used for an eighth grade production of Grease, to stage their variety show.
Directed by: Tina Barone | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Main Stage Presents: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Addtional matinee Saturday, November 16 at 2:00 pm.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a stage musical based on the animated film of the same name and the fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. The musical tells the story of Belle, a young woman who lives in a small village, and the Beast, who is actually a prince under an enchantress's spell. The Beast can break the spell by learning to love and being loved in return before the last petal of an enchanted rose falls.
Directed by: Christian Carrara | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Miniature Musical Makers Presents: The Spongebob Musical
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm
The SpongeBob Musical is the adaptation of Nickelodeon’s long-running animated children’s sitcom of the same name. We find ourselves in the undersea city of Bikini Bottom, inhabited by happy-go-lucky and ever-optimistic yellow sea sponge SpongeBob SquarePants and his equally quirky circle of friends and neighbors. SpongeBob, trying to prove to himself and the world that he is not “just a simple sponge,” resolves to save the day when everybody else has given up all hope.
The SpongeBob Musical features an eclectic score of music, each song having been written by a different musical artist with the purposes of recreating the type of musical hodgepodge exhibited by the original television series.
Directed by: Devin Massih | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Teen Ensemble Presents: Urinetown, the Musical
Performances Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm
In the not-so-distant future, a terrible water shortage and 20-year drought has led to a government ban on private toilets and a proliferation of paid public toilets, owned and operated by a single megalomaniac company: the Urine Good Company. If the poor don’t obey the strict laws prohibiting free urination, they’ll be sent to the dreaded and mysterious “Urinetown.” After too long under the heel of the malevolent Caldwell B. Cladwell, the poor stage a revolt, led by a brave young hero, fighting tooth and nail for the freedom to pee “wherever you like, whenever you like, for as long as you like, and with whomever you like.” A brilliant satire modeled off the plays of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, Urinetown is a wickedly funny, fast-paced, and surprisingly intelligent comedic romp.
Directed by: Devin Massih | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers BlackBox Series Presents: The Midsummer Project
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
This production is a unique adaptation of the classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare.
Contemporary dance will be used to tell the story of Four Athenians who run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.
Directed by: Mariella Klinger-Seamon | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Main Stage Presents: Rent
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mark, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
Directed by: Jared Milian | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers KidsVill Presents: Frozen, Jr.
Performances Saturday at 12:00 noon & 3:00 pm, and Sunday at 12:00 noon.
A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood.
Directed by: Jenna Garrison | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Main Stage Presents: The Shawshank Redemption
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
When Andy Dufresne is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in the notorious Shawshank prison, he must find a way to keep himself and his hope alive by using his wits and forging friendships. Based on the novella by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption brings the story of resilience made famous by the acclaimed film to the stage.
Directed by: Genevieve Estanislau | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SERIES: Written by Mike Sockol
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
When Brad’s wife dies, he finds solace by talking to his pets. But what happens when his pets start talking back? Is Brad going crazy or can he actually talk to animals? A quirky, poignant comedy that will encourage audiences to rethink the role of pets in their lives Written by Mike Sockol and winner of the New Jersey Association of Community Theater’s Perry Award for Best Original Play.
Directed by: Darren Nye | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |
| | Villagers Main Stage Presents: Matilda
Performances are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm, and Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Addtional matinee Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 pm.
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with extraordinary powers. The daughter of abusive parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books, which she reads quickly which helps in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, who believes in Crunchem Hall’s motto: “Bambinatum est Magitum,” or “Children are Maggots.” She finds companionship in her teacher, Miss Honey, who, though well-intentioned, is shy and fragile. Brave little Matilda knows she has to stand up against the adults in her world, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda’s bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson -- that even though life can be hard, “nobody but me is gonna change my story” so “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty.”
Directed by: Devin Massih | PURCHASE TICKETS NOW |