In the Arts

“Shadows of Shadow Lawn,” an hourlong documentary on the alleged haunting of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, will debut on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in Wilson Auditorium. The free screening is open to the public and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Produced by Monmouth University graduate student Tom Hanley and alumna Pat Perrotto, the film examines the alleged campus haunting of the Guggenheim Cottage at the Monmouth University Library, the Woods Theater and historic Woodrow Wilson Hall. For more information, contact Tom Hanley at (908) 614-3838 or e-mail wmcxnews@monmouth.

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New Jersey Repertory Company presents the professional premiere of “Tilt Angel” by Dan Dietz. Performances are Oct. 14-Nov. 20, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 p.m. and matinees on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. “Tilt Angel” is a blue-infused, grown-up fairy tale about a dysfunctional Tennessee family. Tickets are $30 and can be reserved by calling (732) 229-3166 or at www.njrep.com. Performances are at the Lumia Theatre, 179 Broadway in Long Branch, which has convenient, free on-site parking.

The Monmouth Symphony League will host a luncheon-musicale on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 11:30 a.m. at the Deal Golf and Country Club. The program will feature Alicia Rowe, flute; Gizela Collier, cello; and Patricia Nixon, violin. All are members of the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra, which the league financially supports. For more information, call Joan Berzansky at (732) 531-0601 or Jean Westfall Hones at (732) 774-4819.

The Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Association of New Jersey will stage a show and jam session Sunday, Oct. 16, 1-5 p.m., at Embury Methodist Church on Church Street in Little Silver. Five bluegrass, country and folk bands will perform. Tickets are $5, and $4 for members. For more information, call (732) 787-1891 or visit www.newjerseybluegrass.org.

Imperial Brass, a 30-piece brass and percussion ensemble, will perform in concert on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, 255 Harding Road. “Songs of Autumn” will feature a wide range of styles from brass band classics to music from Broadway. For information, call the music office at (732) 747-1329.

The Fall 2005 Visiting Writers Series at Brookdale Community College will open on Oct. 17 with a free reading and lecture by Edward P. Jones, author of “The Known World.” The reading will begin at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center’s Back Box Theater. Jones’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel takes an unflinching look at slavery in all of its moral complexities. For more information, contact Laura McCullough, assistant professor, English and chairwoman of the Visiting Writers Series, at (732) 224-2053.

Running Rabbit Theatre Company, a family theater company in residence at Luna Stage in Montclair and Two River Theater in Red Bank, is holding open auditions for “Winnie the Pooh,” “A Christmas Carol” and “The Velveteen Rabbit.” Auditions are Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m. at Two River Theater on Bridge Avenue. Needed are musical theater performers, especially a boy age 8-15 for “The Velveteen Rabbit.” Auditioners should prepare a song and be prepared to read. Call (973) 680-8058 for an appointment.

The fall semester begins the week of Oct. 17 for New Jersey Repertory Studio’s classes in acting for adults and teens and workshops in playwriting, monologues, improvisation, voice and movement. Classes will meet weekly through Dec. 17. For a full description of courses, instructors and fall schedule, visit www.njrepstudio.com.

Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” will be staged at the United Methodist Church, 247 Broad St. in Red Bank, Oct. 20-22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information, call (732) 747 0446. A perennial favorite, “Our Town” takes place in Grovers Corners, N.H., at the turn of the last century and is a story that speaks to people of all ages.

The Two River Theater Company in Red Bank is in need of volunteers to assist in various capacities including staffing parties and special events, assisting at the box office, performing administrative tasks and ushering performances. A volunteer training session will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. at the theater, located at 21 Bridge Ave. To register for the session or for more information, call Kathryne Singleton at (732) 842-8108 or e-mail to [email protected].

“Time Lapse Dance,” a postmodern twist on vintage dance genres performed by choreographer and dance scholar Jody Sperling will be presented at the Two River Theater, 21 Bridge Ave. in Red Bank, on Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. The performance is part of the Two River Too series of innovative programming. Tickets are $25 and $20 for children.

“The Halloween Victorian Magic Lantern Show” presented by American Magic Lantern Theater, the nation’s only touring theater company recreating Victorian magic lantern shows, will be presented on Friday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. at the Two River Theater. The show is suitable for adults and children ages 6 and up and will be held in the Marion Huber Theater. Tickets are $18 and $15 for children. Tickets for both events are available at the box office at (732) 345-1400 or at www.trtc.org.

The Monmouth Organ/Keyboard Society will hold its fall dinner and concert on Sunday, Nov. 6, at noon at Jacques in Middletown. Guest artist at the fundraiser will be Jeff Barker. For reservations and information, call Joseph Visinho at (732) 382-5631.

Holiday Express has announced that during the week of Dec. 14, the group will take its 2005 tour to the Gulf Coast to aid victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The annual benefit concert originally scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 14, will now be held on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Tickets are $25-$100, and can be ordered by calling (732) 842-9000 or online at www.countbasietheatre.org. For more information, contact Holiday Express, now in its 12th season, call (732) 544-8010