Centenary Stage Company’s Fringe Festival 2024
WHEN: throughout November (see specific dates below)
WHERE: Kutz Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown
TICKETS: Tickets range from $22.50 – $27.50 for adults with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30 in person at the box office. For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit centenarystageco.org or call the box office at (908) 979-0900.
Dr. Glas
by Hjalmar Söderberg, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
DANIEL GERROLL is Dr. Glas in Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of
the classic Swedish novel by Hjalmar Soderberg. When you read this
psychological thriller with its dashes of philosophical musings woven into
intricate and intimate journal entries, Dr. Glas stays deeply embedded in the
imagination. An aloof Swedish physician who gradually unburdens his soul with
the story of his obsession for another man's wife and the murder he plots to
win her heart.
Published in 1905 in Swedish it wasn't until 1963 that there was an available English translation. In 1942 it was adapted for a film in black and white by Rune Carlsten and in 1968 Mai Zetterling directed a Danish version in color. Various stage adaptations have appeared all over Northern Europe but this adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher, performed by Daniel Gerroll, is the first serious American version.
It was workshopped in 2020 in the inaugural SOLO FLIGHTS one-person play festival produced by Jed Bernstein, directed by Lisa Peterson. In 2021 it was part of North Coast Repertory Theatre's covid-era video series, directed by the Artistic Director David Ellenstein. In 2022 it played for two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In September 2023 it was expanded from a 60-minute one act to a full length play and presented at the inaugural Ukraine Fringe Festival in Kyiv.
WHEN: Thursday, November 7th, at 7:00 pm; Friday, November 8th, at 8:00 pm; Saturday, November 9th, at 8:00 pm; and Sunday, November 10th, at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: Dr. Glas are $22.50 – $27.50 for adults
with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances.
Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night
starting at 5:30 in person at the box office.
My Buddy
by Sandy Hackett
Legendary comedian Buddy Hackett is brought to life in My Buddy, a
live musical, theatrical production, told by the person closest to him... his
son, Sandy Hackett. My Buddy takes the audience on a journey that explores the
deep bond between a father and son. Sharing personal anecdotes, Sandy
brilliantly captures the nuance of his father's comedic style as he reminisces
about a lifetime together, including 10 years they spent touring on the road,
sharing stories and memories from the beginning days of Buddy's career, to his
skyrocketing success as a movie star and night club entertainer, to being the
most sought after comedian of his day.
WHEN: Thursday, November 14th, at 7:00 pm; Friday, November 15th, at 8:00 pm; Saturday, November 16th, at 8:00 pm; and Sunday, November 17th, at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $22.50 – $27.50 for adults with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30 in person at the box office.
Courage
by John Pielmeier
JOHN PIELMEIER began his career with the internationally -
acclaimed play and movie Agnes of God. Since then, he's had three more plays
mounted on Broadway and over twenty-five film, television movies and miniseries
produced, including acclaimed adaptations of The Pillars of the Earth, Gifted
Hands, and The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Courage, is his one-person adaptation
of the life of J.M. Barrie, the man who first told Peter Pan's version of this
story and whom Hook hates with a passion.
WHEN: Performances will take place Thursday, November 21st, at 7:00 pm; Friday, November 22nd, at 8:00 pm; Saturday, November 23rd, at 8:00 pm; and Sunday, November 24th at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $22.50 – $27.50 for adults
with discounts available for Students & Children on select performances. Thursday evening performances also feature “Buy One Get One” ticket night starting at 5:30 in person at the box office.
For more information, visit centenarystageco.org or call the
Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979-0900. The Centenary Stage
Company box office is open Monday through Friday from 1:00-5:00 pm and two
hours prior to performances. The box office is located in the Lackland
Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University at 715 Grand Ave.
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The 2024-25 Season of Performing Arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, the John and Margaret Post Foundation, The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the CSC corporate sponsors, including Platinum Season Sponsor the House of the Good Shepherd, Silver Sponsors, Heath Village, Visions Federal Credit Union, Explore Warren, and Fulton Bank, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.
