Tag: Center Players

  • Center Players will present ‘Crimes of the Heart’ in Freehold

    Center Players will present ‘Crimes of the Heart’ in Freehold

    Center Players continues its return to live theater with a production of Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Crimes of the Heart.” Directed by award-winning filmmaker and playwright Anthony Marinelli of Manalapan, the production will run from May 6-22 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, according to a press release. The tragicomedy tells the…

  • ‘A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx’ to premiere in Freehold Borough

    ‘A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx’ to premiere in Freehold Borough

    The award winning Center Players of Freehold will present the world premiere of Gary Morgenstein’s “A Tomato Can’t Grow in the Bronx,” a multi-generational comedy-drama set against the backdrop of the tumultuous 1960s. Directed by Bernice Garfield-Szita, the production will run from April 1-10 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, according to a…

  • News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 26

    News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 26

    Center Players will hold auditions for an upcoming production of “Crimes of the Heart” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The play was written by Beth Henley and will be directed by Anthony Marinelli. Audition dates are Feb. 5 from noon to 2 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 7-9 p.m., with callbacks on…

  • Tri-Town News news briefs, Jan. 26

    Tri-Town News news briefs, Jan. 26

    New Jersey American Water has begun its next phase of water main replacement in the Candlewood section of Howell. Township Manager Brian Geoghegan reported on the project during the Jan. 18 meeting of the Township Council. “They are scheduled to start on Old Bridge Drive near the Newbury Road intersection on Jan. 24. Be aware…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 26

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 26

    Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that allows municipalities to hold owners responsible for maintaining vacant or abandoned residential and commercial properties. The news was reported by Assemblyman Ron Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington), who said the goal of the law is to prevent derelict buildings from becoming a neighborhood nuisance. The…

  • News Transcript News Briefs, Dec. 1

    News Transcript News Briefs, Dec. 1

    The Manalapan Police Department has reported that an armed robbery occurred at a local gas station on Nov. 16. Deputy Police Chief Leonard Maltese said that at 7:25 p.m., a 57-year-old Keyport resident reported that an unknown man armed with a knife approached an employee of the Lukoil service station, 360 Route 9, Manalapan, and…

  • Tri-Town News news briefs, Dec. 1

    Tri-Town News news briefs, Dec. 1

    Two current members of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education and a former member of the board were elected to three-year terms in the 2021 general election. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, incumbent board members Jennifer Okerson and MaryRose Malley were re-elected with 11,516 and 11,242…

  • Monmouth Arts announces recipients of ArtHelps funding for 2022

    Monmouth Arts announces recipients of ArtHelps funding for 2022

    Monmouth Arts has announced the ArtHelps Local Arts Program Awards for Fiscal Year 2022, through a partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. These competitive grants are awarded to local nonprofit arts organizations that provide high quality art programs and events to residents throughout Monmouth County each year, according to a press…

  • Center Players return with live performances in Freehold Borough

    Center Players return with live performances in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD – Following a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, Center Players will mark its return to live theater with a production of Neil Simon’s “California Suite” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, from Oct. 22 through Nov. 7. This classic 1976 play focuses on four couples who arrive in turn from New York,…