Calendar
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Theater
Rutgers Theater Company: “Life Is a Dream” by Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Levin Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesA prince is imprisoned on a remote mountain because of a prophecy, and a young woman disguised as a man is in search of vengeance. Revolution, love, murder—but in this drama, is the real truly real, or is it all just a dream?
Rutgers Theater Company: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesShakespeare's great tragedy of ambition and its consequences is also a fast-paced thriller of historic proportions.
Playwrights Festival: “Holy Week” by Sam Giberga
Levin Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe arrival of a mysterious young missionary brings hope, dread, and the possibility of a miracle to a struggling Catholic family.
Playwrights Festival: “Heavenly Fools” by Amanda Horowitz
Levin Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesAt Heavenly Fools Fishery, sad people slurp their soup and talk about desire. But on the eve of a party, things begin to go awry. Creatures dethaw, relationship ghosts return, and the world is thrown into slippery decline. Luckily, the water is there to catch them all.
Rutgers Theater Company Presents: “She Kills Monsters” by Qui Nguyen
Mastrobuono Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesWhen Agnes chances on her late sister's Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she starts a journey of discovery and adventure in an imaginary world of ferocious fairies, obnoxious ogres, and pop culture of the 1990's. This big-hearted comedy warps back and forth between fantasy and reality, with the two ultimately colliding as Agnes learns who her sister really was.
CANCELLED Rutgers Theater Company Presents: “Masculinity Max” by MJ Kaufman
Levin Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesHow should a family celebrate an important passage in a guy's life? Give a great big Super Bowl party! Max is a trans man who recently transitioned. But the guys in his family may not be the kind of guys Max wants to be. Masculinity Max is a sharp, insightful comedy about dating, roommates, bikes, and what it might really mean to Max to be a man.
MLK Celebration: Poor People’s Campaign
Nicholas Music Center 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPerformances centered around the 1968 march planned by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he sought to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States. Featuring a documentary about the campaign […]
Rutgers Theater Company: “The Giant Void In My Soul” by Bernardo Cubría
Mastrobuono Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesTwo friends set out on a quest to discover the meaning of life in this existential comedy inspired by "Don Quixote" and "Waiting for Godot."
Opera Theater Rutgers and Rutgers Theater Company Present: “Candide”
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThis operetta by Leonard Bernstein, based on Voltaire’s 1759 satire, follows the increasingly far-flung, globe-trotting journeys of Candide and Cunégonde as their optimism is tested through nonstop catastrophe.
Rutgers Theater Company: “R&J” (“Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare)
Levin Theater 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe beloved tale of star-crossed lovers is reimagined with consideration of our modern times and influences. Drawing from the complete canon, modern music, and poetry, the classic story remains relevant to audiences today.