Tag: Center Players

  • Center Players to present four films by local filmmaker

    Center Players to present four films by local filmmaker

    Center Players will present four award-winning short films by filmmaker Anthony Marinelli of Manalapan at 2 p.m. and at 5 p.m. Sept. 10 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The event will be a fundraiser for Center Players, a community theater, according to a press release. The first film will be “Walt Whitman…

  • Reading of ‘Twelfth Night’ slated for Center Playhouse

    Reading of ‘Twelfth Night’ slated for Center Playhouse

    Area residents are invited to attend a reading of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at 7:30 p.m. June 19 in the Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The reading is part of the Center Players’ Book in Hand theater series. Admission is free, although a $5 donation is suggested by the organization. “Twelfth Night” is…

  • Center Players to present ‘Doodle’

    Center Players to present ‘Doodle’

    Center Players will present an original family friendly musical, “Doodle – All American Sing Along” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, from June 16-25. Directed by Leslie Hochman, “Doodle” is the story of the town of Dependence which is planning its annual Fourth of July celebration. Doodle Dandy feels that the residents have…

  • Center Players to present ‘Murder on the Nile’

    Center Players to present ‘Murder on the Nile’

    Center Players will present Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit “Murder on the Nile” from April 21 through May 21 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. “Murder on the Nile” will be co-directed by Center Players Artistic Director Bernice Garfield-Szita and Zach Berman. “Murder on the Nile” is adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel “Death on…

  • ‘Charlotte’s Web’ comes to Oakley farm

    ‘Charlotte’s Web’ comes to Oakley farm

    Center Players will present its first play reading of its 2016-17 season with a production of “Charlotte’s Web,” E.B. White’s classic tale of Wilbur, a little pig who becomes famous with the help of his wise friend Charlotte, a spider, and their chatty animal neighbors. The staged reading will take place at 2 p.m. Oct.…

  • Center Players to begin new season Oct. 21

    Center Players to begin new season Oct. 21

    Center Players has announced its upcoming 2016-17 season of six main stage productions to be performed from October through August at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold. Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” kicks-off the season, running Oct. 21 through Nov 20. Directed by Ray Parnese, this comedy follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent…

  • Center Playhouse is hub for the arts in Freehold Borough

    Center Playhouse is hub for the arts in Freehold Borough

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer A revival of “Crossing Delancey,” the first play the Center Players staged at the Center Playhouse in Freehold Borough, will mark the 15th anniversary of the group’s intimate theater at 35 South St. Center Players is a 501(c)3 volunteer organization that was founded by Bernice Garfield-Szita and Bob Szita in…

  • Group will celebrate theater’s 15th anniversary

    Group will celebrate theater’s 15th anniversary

    FREEHOLD – Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its Center Playhouse with a fundraising gala at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, on April 8 from 7-11 p.m. The evening will feature a buffet dinner, cocktails, music and live entertainment, according to a press release. Three local business leaders who…