Tag: Center Players

  • Center Players thank Lake Topanemus Commission

    Center Players thank Lake Topanemus Commission

    On behalf of Center Players of Freehold, we would like to express a sincere “thank you” to Lake Topanemus Commission Chairman Roger Kane and the entire commission for their support and cooperation in our inaugural “Plays In the Park” production of “Prelude to a Kiss.” While the performance in the park will not replace the…

  • Center Players ‘Off Stage’ will present ‘Meet the Oakleys’

    Center Players ‘Off Stage’ will present ‘Meet the Oakleys’

    Center Players “Off Stage” will present a virtual broadcast of “Meet the Oakleys” streaming April 10 at 2 p.m. The historical dramatization is produced in partnership with the Heritage Arts Program of the Freehold Township Heritage Society. “Meet the Oakleys” is an original play based on the 13 families from Monmouth County who lived at…

  • Center Players ‘Off Stage’ hosts virtual voiceover class

    Center Players ‘Off Stage’ hosts virtual voiceover class

    FREEHOLD – Center Players “Off Stage” will expand its current online programming of dramatic and musical events with an informational voiceover session for teens and adults, streaming live on Sept. 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. The program will be hosted by Bryant Falk, a corporate producer, director and professional voiceover commercial coach, from Abacus Entertainment, New…

  • ‘Same Time, Next Year’ to be performed in Freehold

    ‘Same Time, Next Year’ to be performed in Freehold

    Center Players Dessert Theater will present its next Signature Series show, a production of “Same Time, Next Year” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold, from Feb. 14 through March 8. “Same Time, Next Year,” written by Bernard Slade, is a 1975 romantic comedy that will be directed by Anthony Marinelli of Manalapan. The play…

  • Center Players to present ‘Dial M for Murder’

    Center Players to present ‘Dial M for Murder’

    FREEHOLD – Center Players Dessert Theater will present its next Signature Series production, “Dial M for Murder,” written by Frederick Knott, from May 17 through June 16 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. Directed by veteran local director Dave McGrath, the play centers around a retired tennis professional who plots the murder of…

  • ‘Emperor’s New Duds’ comes to Freehold

    ‘Emperor’s New Duds’ comes to Freehold

    FREEHOLD – Center Players Dessert Theater will present a family friendly production of “The Emperor’s New Duds” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold, from Dec. 7-16. A musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Emperor’s New Duds” was written by Bernice Garfield-Szita, who will co-direct the production with Enid Bush,…

  • Center Players announces 2018-19 season at Freehold theater

    Center Players announces 2018-19 season at Freehold theater

    Center Players Dessert Theater has announced its upcoming 2018-19 season to be performed from October through August at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. Kicking off the season from Oct. 12 through Nov. 4 will be a production of “Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions,” written by John Miranda. Faced with the loss of his…

  • ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ will have run in Freehold

    ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ will have run in Freehold

    FREEHOLD – Center Players Dessert Theater continues its season with Dale Wasserman’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” running from May 4 through June 3 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. The drama, directed by Dave McGrath, centers around Randle Patrick McMurphy as he is transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a…

  • ‘Picnic’ to open theater’s season

    ‘Picnic’ to open theater’s season

    Center Players will open its 2017-18 season on Oct. 13 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, with a production of the play that won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for drama. William Inge’s drama “Picnic” will kick off the season and run from Oct. 13 through Nov 12. The play will be directed by…