Café ZED at NJAI

The monthly series will begin with an open mic at 7:30pm. Anyone wishing to perform music, comedy, poetry, dance or any other performing art is encouraged to participate by signing up at 7pm on the night of the show. Every effort will be made to give all a chance to perform. Jazz guitarist Jan Loe will perform at 9pm. Open mic will resume after her set.

“Jazzy” Jan Loe has performed in New Jersey, New York, Texas and many Jazz and Folk venues across the country. A spirited singer/songwriter and excellent guitarist whose music is a unique blend of folk, classical and jazz, Jan has performed at the Smithsonian in D.C. has opened for Cliff Eberhard, Paul Glasse, Sara Hickman, Annie Haslam, and shared the stage with many notable musicians. Jan studied jazz, and classical voice, guitar and piano. We know you will enjoy meeting the organizer/founder of the Festival of the Goddess, LaDida Events and SHEE Collective Events, to name a few!

Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenues – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard.

7pm – 11pm. Admission $8; free for NJAI members

For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact MC, Tom Picard at 848.219.1868 or Shari at 201.306.8744 or by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com

Café ZED at NJAI

Café ZED at NJAI
Saturday, November 19
7pm
Open Mic night and performance by Laible Ben Moshe

The monthly series will begin with an open mic at 7:30pm. Anyone wishing to perform music, comedy, poetry, dance or any other performing art is encouraged to participate by signing up at 7pm on the night of the show. Every effort will be made to give all a chance to perform. Featured artist Laible Ben Moshe will perform at 9pm. Open mic will resume after his set.

All performers are welcome and encouraged to participate with music, comedy, poetry, dance…
Spearheading one of the latest trends in Jewish music, Laible Ben Moshe’s music is highly diversified and spans the range from country, folk, blues and rock to chazonos in a very original form. Laible is a virtuoso guitarist and the lead vocalist of the BAAL T’SHUVA BOOGIE BAND, which he founded 15 years ago upon his arrival into Yiddishkeit. Before that he was known as Michael Loren, a highly successful and sought after entertainer on radio and television. Laible hasopened for such notable acts as Jackie Mason and Shlomo Carlebach and has appeared at major outdoor events such as the Israeli Day Parade in Central Park.
Café ZED will take place at the NJAI studio, 495 Prospect Avenues – Essex Green on the Courtyard, just ‘follow the art’ down the walkway to the AMC Cinema entrance and turn right at the new mural into the courtyard.

7pm – 11pm. Admission $8; free for NJAI members
For more information on Café ZED or for featured musician submissions please contact MC, Tom Picard at 848.219.1868 or Shari at 201.306.8744 or by emailing CafeZedHead@gmail.com
www.njai.org
laiblebenmoshe.com

West Orange’s New Jersey Arts Incubator to Host Long-Time Central New Jersey-Based Professional Theater Company’s Hysterical Satire Production of “Penny Penniworth” July 14 Through August 7

The Theater Project Presents a Summer Satire Starring
Four of New Jersey’s Funniest Award-Winning Actors and Actresses

West Orange and Union, NJ; The Theater Project, a 17-year old Central New Jersey-based professional theater company, will present its summer production, the hysterical satire “Penny Penniworth” by Chris Weikel, from July 14 through August 7. The production will take place at the the New Jersey Arts Incubator at the Essex Green Shopping Center on Prospect Avenue just off I-280 in West Orange, NJ.

A fast-paced and loving satire of Dickensian literary conventions, this hilarious parody features four actors portraying 14 different characters and spoofing such familiar topics as Masterpiece Theatre, Nicholas Nickleby and the collected works of Charles Dickens. Familiar award-winning New Jersey actors Harry Patrick Christian, Rick Delaney, Jenelle Sosa, and Terri Sturtevant take on the multiple roles, physical comedy, silly accents, and quick-witted wordplay.

Performances will take place at the New Jersey Arts Incubator in the Essex Green Shopping Center, 495 Prospect Avenue in West Orange. Tickets range from $10-25 and are available at Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or at brownpapertickets.com. More information is available at TheTheaterProject.org and NJAI.org or by calling (908) 809-8865.

The Theater Project Presents Summer Satire “Penny Penniworth” Opening July 14

Set in Victorian England, this madcap adventure tells the story of young Penny Penniworth whose childhood love is driven out of town after nearly killing a wealthy businessman. Soon, Penny finds herself penniless, left alone to make her way through a convoluted maze of strange relationships, anonymous benefactors and ultimate justice. This cult-favorite satirical comedy also channels D.H. Lawrence, Jane Austen, Mel Brooks, Monty Python and Sid Caesar.

The New York Times hailed a previous production of “Penny Penniworth” saying, “Anyone ever tortured by a Charles Dickens novel will find lots and lots to laugh at in this parody.” NYTheater.com called the play “irresistible…with broad physical comedy and cheeky social satire.”

The Theater Project believes that a more thoughtful, inspired and creative community can be stimulated by its unique brand of professional, high-quality and theatrical programming. It is dedicated to the presentation of powerful and relevant productions that explore contemporary values and topic issues in an intimate and engaging setting.

Committed to strengthening the bond our professional artists have with our patrons and donors, The Theater Project provides our Central New Jersey community with a broad range of affordable programming — ranging from rarely-seen productions to educational offerings and programs supporting next-generation actors and playwrights to a safe developmental environment for the cultivation of new plays by authors of all ages — in celebration of the special interactive relationship between artists and audiences only live theater can provide.

Until this summer, The Theater Project presented its productions and full programming for more than 16 years at the Roy Smith Theater at the Cranford campus of Union County College. The Theater Project plans to announce its new long-term home later this summer.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
David Neal/Theater Project 908-322-458, theaterprojectpr@gmail.com
Christine Strassman/NJAI 917/554-2462, cwstrassman@comcast.net  

ABOUT THE THEATER PROJECT
Begun in 1994, The Theater Project is a Union County-based Professional Theater Company and is currently in search of a new performance venue. An award-winning Associate Member of the New Jersey Theater Alliance, The Theater Project strives to cultivate a more thoughtful and creative community by inspiring and challenging our audiences in an intimate and engaging setting through powerful, relevant and rarely-seen theatrical productions that explore contemporary values and topical issues, as well as through educational offerings and programs that benefit our Central New Jersey community. The Theater Project has recently received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey State Council for the Arts, and the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. More information is available at TheTheaterProject.org.

ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY ARTS INCUBATOR
The New Jersey Arts Incubator is an organization dedicated to the economic and creative growth of artists in New Jersey. NJAI provides education, programming and revenue raising opportunities and is both a producing and presenting organization.

Penny Penniworth

Written by Chris Weikel
Directed by Mark Spina, Artistic Director of The Theater Project

Reservations: 800-838-3006
or online at brownpapertickets.com (brownpapertickets.com/event/184213)

Info: TheTheaterProject.org and 908-809-8865

Four Weekends Only
Opens Thursday, July 14 at 8pm
Runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 3pm

Tickets: $10-25
Adults: $25
Students with ID: $10 always
Senior Sunday (7/17 only): $15
Pay-What-You-Can Performance (7/23 only): any and all donations accepted

Special audience talkbacks with actors and director after every Friday performance.
Audience and cast Q&A meet-and-greets after each and every performance.

Reviews

NJ.com – ‘Penny Penniworth’ review: Theatre Project opens new venue with comic melodrama

NJ Arts Maven Review