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SUMMARY:Disaster! The Musical
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Main Stage season wraps with DISASTER! \, a new musical straight from Broadway\, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. “Knock on Wood\,” “Hooked on a Feeling\,” “Sky High\,” “I Am Woman” and “Hot Stuff” are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host\, Seth Rudetsky\, and Jack Plotnick. Directed by Jessa Blackthorne\, Musical Direction by Scott Burzynski\, and Choreography by Bong Dizon. \nIt’s 1979\, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star\, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins\, a disaster expert\, a feminist reporter\, an older couple with a secret\, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies\, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters\, such as earthquakes\, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day\, everyone struggles to survive and\, quite possibly\, repair the love that they’ve lost… or at least escape the killer rats. Audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms\, platform shoes and the hustle. \nVenue: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South\, Harrison\, NJ (the former Holy Cross High School) \nProduction Dates: April  26\, 27 & May 2\, 3\, 4 @ 7:30 pm | April 28 @ 2:00 pm  **additional show added** April 27 @ 1:00 pm \nTickets: $20 Adults or $15 Seniors/Students \n\n    BUY TICKETS\nTickets may be available at the door. \n  \nCAST \nFrankie Perez ………………………… Chad\nRoman Koster  ………………………. Scott\nDylan Myers ……………………………. Ted\nMaria Ruppert ………………… Marianne\nJohn Jesse Jeffords ……………….. Tony\nSamantha Egge …………………….. Jackie\nMaisie Kelly ……………………… Ben/Lisa\nJessica Nelson .…… Sister Mary Downy\nMelissa Broder ……………………. Shirley\nRobert Strauch …………………….. Maury\nLily Mayo …………………… Levora Verona\nMatthew Masiello …………………… Jake \nAshley “Ash” Nichols ……….. Ensemble/US Tony\nKarina Munoz …………………..  Ensemble/US Shirley\nMaggie Madere …………………. Ensemble/US Sister Mary Downy\nAmanda Regan …………………. Ensemble\nPaula Barratta ………………….. Ensemble\nDanubia Vilar  ………………….. Ensemble\nJudy Espaillat …………………… Ensemble\nHolly Stefanik …………………… Ensemble/US Marianne\nGunnar Holmberg ……………. Ensemble\nRichard Dwyer …………………. Ensemble\nLeo Vasile …………………………. Ensemble\nJavier Woodard ……………….. Ensemble \n**US = Understudy; Understudies will perform their leading roles during the 1;00 pm matinee performance on Saturday\, April 27. \nDISASTER! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/disaster/2024-05-02/
LOCATION:Holy Cross School\, 15 Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South\, Harrison\, 07029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Main Stage,Productions
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SUMMARY:Disaster! The Musical
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Main Stage season wraps with DISASTER! \, a new musical straight from Broadway\, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. “Knock on Wood\,” “Hooked on a Feeling\,” “Sky High\,” “I Am Woman” and “Hot Stuff” are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host\, Seth Rudetsky\, and Jack Plotnick. Directed by Jessa Blackthorne\, Musical Direction by Scott Burzynski\, and Choreography by Bong Dizon. \nIt’s 1979\, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star\, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins\, a disaster expert\, a feminist reporter\, an older couple with a secret\, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies\, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters\, such as earthquakes\, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day\, everyone struggles to survive and\, quite possibly\, repair the love that they’ve lost… or at least escape the killer rats. Audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms\, platform shoes and the hustle. \nVenue: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South\, Harrison\, NJ (the former Holy Cross High School) \nProduction Dates: April  26\, 27 & May 2\, 3\, 4 @ 7:30 pm | April 28 @ 2:00 pm  **additional show added** April 27 @ 1:00 pm \nTickets: $20 Adults or $15 Seniors/Students \n\n    BUY TICKETS\nTickets may be available at the door. \n  \nCAST \nFrankie Perez ………………………… Chad\nRoman Koster  ………………………. Scott\nDylan Myers ……………………………. Ted\nMaria Ruppert ………………… Marianne\nJohn Jesse Jeffords ……………….. Tony\nSamantha Egge …………………….. Jackie\nMaisie Kelly ……………………… Ben/Lisa\nJessica Nelson .…… Sister Mary Downy\nMelissa Broder ……………………. Shirley\nRobert Strauch …………………….. Maury\nLily Mayo …………………… Levora Verona\nMatthew Masiello …………………… Jake \nAshley “Ash” Nichols ……….. Ensemble/US Tony\nKarina Munoz …………………..  Ensemble/US Shirley\nMaggie Madere …………………. Ensemble/US Sister Mary Downy\nAmanda Regan …………………. Ensemble\nPaula Barratta ………………….. Ensemble\nDanubia Vilar  ………………….. Ensemble\nJudy Espaillat …………………… Ensemble\nHolly Stefanik …………………… Ensemble/US Marianne\nGunnar Holmberg ……………. Ensemble\nRichard Dwyer …………………. Ensemble\nLeo Vasile …………………………. Ensemble\nJavier Woodard ……………….. Ensemble \n**US = Understudy; Understudies will perform their leading roles during the 1;00 pm matinee performance on Saturday\, April 27. \nDISASTER! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/disaster/2024-05-03/
LOCATION:Holy Cross School\, 15 Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South\, Harrison\, 07029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Main Stage,Productions
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SUMMARY:Disaster! The Musical
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Main Stage season wraps with DISASTER! \, a new musical straight from Broadway\, featuring some of the most unforgettable songs of the ’70s. “Knock on Wood\,” “Hooked on a Feeling\,” “Sky High\,” “I Am Woman” and “Hot Stuff” are just a few of the scintillating hits in this hilarious musical comedy with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and SiriusXM Broadway host\, Seth Rudetsky\, and Jack Plotnick. Directed by Jessa Blackthorne\, Musical Direction by Scott Burzynski\, and Choreography by Bong Dizon. \nIt’s 1979\, and New York’s hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star\, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins\, a disaster expert\, a feminist reporter\, an older couple with a secret\, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies\, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters\, such as earthquakes\, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day\, everyone struggles to survive and\, quite possibly\, repair the love that they’ve lost… or at least escape the killer rats. Audiences and critics are wild for this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms\, platform shoes and the hustle. \nVenue: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. South\, Harrison\, NJ (the former Holy Cross High School) \nProduction Dates: April  26\, 27 & May 2\, 3\, 4 @ 7:30 pm | April 28 @ 2:00 pm  **additional show added** April 27 @ 1:00 pm \nTickets: $20 Adults or $15 Seniors/Students \n\n    BUY TICKETS\nTickets may be available at the door. \n  \nCAST \nFrankie Perez ………………………… Chad\nRoman Koster  ………………………. Scott\nDylan Myers ……………………………. Ted\nMaria Ruppert ………………… Marianne\nJohn Jesse Jeffords ……………….. Tony\nSamantha Egge …………………….. Jackie\nMaisie Kelly ……………………… Ben/Lisa\nJessica Nelson .…… Sister Mary Downy\nMelissa Broder ……………………. Shirley\nRobert Strauch …………………….. Maury\nLily Mayo …………………… Levora Verona\nMatthew Masiello …………………… Jake \nAshley “Ash” Nichols ……….. Ensemble/US Tony\nKarina Munoz …………………..  Ensemble/US Shirley\nMaggie Madere …………………. Ensemble/US Sister Mary Downy\nAmanda Regan …………………. Ensemble\nPaula Barratta ………………….. Ensemble\nDanubia Vilar  ………………….. Ensemble\nJudy Espaillat …………………… Ensemble\nHolly Stefanik …………………… Ensemble/US Marianne\nGunnar Holmberg ……………. Ensemble\nRichard Dwyer …………………. Ensemble\nLeo Vasile …………………………. Ensemble\nJavier Woodard ……………….. Ensemble \n**US = Understudy; Understudies will perform their leading roles during the 1;00 pm matinee performance on Saturday\, April 27. \nDISASTER! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/disaster/2024-05-04/
LOCATION:Holy Cross School\, 15 Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South\, Harrison\, 07029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Main Stage,Productions
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SUMMARY:Auditions: Twelfth Night\, or What You Will | Shakespeare in the Park
DESCRIPTION:West Hudson Arts & Theater Company and Teaneck New Theater\, in association with The Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC) are proud to announce open auditions for their Shakespeare productions scheduled for this summer! \nTwelfth Night auditions will be held in-person as follows: \nDate: Wednesday\, May 8\, 2024 \nTime: 7:00 – 9:30 pm \nLocation: West Hudson Arts & Theater Company\, 15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd S Harrison\, NJ (the former Holy Cross School) \nFree parking is available in the lot at Jersey Street. \nProduction Dates: \nJuly 10\, 17\, 24 at 7:30 pm \n(Teaneck New Theater will be performing Romeo and Juliet on August 7 ad 14 at HACPAC) \n** NOTE: Performances will be held outdoors at The Hackensack Performing Arts Center (102 State Street\, Hackensack)\, with encore performances of Twelfth Night scheduled in outdoor venues in West Hudson (to be announced) \n***if you are interested in auditioning but cannot make the date\, please email Matt at mmasiell2@gmail.com regarding video auditions. Any video submission must be submitted by 9:30 pm on May 8th. \n Please contact shakes@whatconj.org with questions or for additional information. \n  \nActors ages 18-80+ are invited to read from the provided sides.\nSummary \nNamed for the twelfth night after Christmas\, the end of the Christmas season\, Twelfth Night; or What You Will (directed by Matt Masiello) plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia\, a woman with her own household\, attracts Duke (or Count) Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious steward\, Malvolio\, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. \nOnto this scene arrive the twins Viola and Sebastian; caught in a shipwreck\, each thinks the other has drowned. Viola disguises herself as a male page and enters Orsino’s service. Orsino sends her as his envoy to Olivia—only to have Olivia fall in love with the messenger. The play complicates\, then wonderfully untangles\, these relationships. \nCast of Characters: \n\nViola: A young woman of aristocratic birth\, and the play’s protagonist. Washed up on the shore of Illyria when her ship is wrecked in a storm\, Viola decides to make her own way in the world. She disguises herself as a young man\, calling herself “Cesario\,” and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She ends up falling in love with Orsino—even as Olivia\, the woman Orsino is courting\, falls in love with Cesario. Thus\, Viola finds that her clever disguise has entrapped her: she cannot tell Orsino that she loves him\, and she cannot tell Olivia why she\, as Cesario\, cannot love her. Her poignant plight is the central conflict in the play.\nOrsino: A powerful nobleman in the country of Illyria. Orsino is lovesick for the beautiful Lady Olivia\, but becomes more and more fond of his handsome new page boy\, Cesario\, who is actually a woman—Viola. Orsino is a vehicle through which the play explores the absurdity of love: a supreme egotist\, Orsino mopes around complaining how heartsick he is over Olivia\, when it is clear that he is chiefly in love with the idea of being in love and enjoys making a spectacle of himself. His attraction to the ostensibly male Cesario injects sexual ambiguity into his character.\nOlivia: A wealthy\, beautiful\, and noble Illyrian lady\, Olivia is courted by Orsino and Sir Andrew Aguecheek\, but to each of them she insists that she is in mourning for her brother\, who has recently died\, and will not marry for seven years. She and Orsino are similar characters in that each seems to enjoy wallowing in his or her own misery. Viola’s arrival in the masculine guise of Cesario enables Olivia to break free of her self-indulgent melancholy. Olivia seems to have no difficulty transferring her affections from one love interest to the next\, however\, suggesting that her romantic feelings—like most emotions in the play—do not run deep.\nSebastian: Viola’s lost twin brother. When he arrives in Illyria\, traveling with Antonio\, his close friend and protector\, Sebastian discovers that many people think that they know him. Furthermore\, the beautiful Lady Olivia\, whom he has never met\, wants to marry him. Sebastian is not as well rounded a character as his sister. He seems to exist to take on the role that Viola fills while disguised as Cesario—namely\, the mate for Olivia.\nMalvolio: The straitlaced steward—or head servant—in the household of Lady Olivia. Malvolio is very efficient but also very self-righteous\, and he has a poor opinion of drinking\, singing\, and fun. His priggishness and haughty attitude earn him the enmity of Sir Toby\, Sir Andrew\, and Maria\, who play a cruel trick on him\, making him believe that Olivia is in love with him. In his fantasies about marrying his mistress\, he reveals a powerful ambition to rise above his social class.\nFeste: The clown\, or fool\, of Olivia’s household\, Feste moves between Olivia’s and Orsino’s homes. He earns his living by making pointed jokes\, singing old songs\, being generally witty\, and offering good advice cloaked under a layer of foolishness. In spite of being a professional fool\, Feste often seems the wisest character in the play.\nSir Toby: Olivia’s uncle. Olivia lets Sir Toby Belch live with her\, but she does not approve of his rowdy behavior\, practical jokes\, heavy drinking\, late-night carousing\, or friends (specifically the idiotic Sir Andrew). Sir Toby also earns the ire of Malvolio. But Sir Toby has an ally\, and eventually a mate\, in Olivia’s sharp-witted waiting-gentlewoman\, Maria. Together they bring about the triumph of chaotic spirit\, which Sir Toby embodies\, and the ruin of the controlling\, self-righteous Malvolio.\nMaria Olivia’s clever\, daring young waiting-gentlewoman. Maria is remarkably similar to her antagonist\, Malvolio\, who harbors aspirations of rising in the world through marriage. But Maria succeeds where Malvolio fails—perhaps because she is a woman\, but\, more likely\, because she is more in tune than Malvolio with the anarchic\, topsy-turvy spirit that animates the play.\nSir Andrew Aguecheek: A friend of Sir Toby’s. Sir Andrew Aguecheek attempts to court Olivia\, but he doesn’t stand a chance. He thinks that he is witty\, brave\, young\, and good at languages and dancing\, but he is actually an idiot.\nAntonio: A man who rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck. Antonio has become very fond of Sebastian\, caring for him\, accompanying him to Illyria\, and furnishing him with money—all because of a love so strong that it seems to be romantic in nature. Antonio’s attraction to Sebastian\, however\, never bears fruit. Despite the ambiguous and shifting gender roles in the play\, Twelfth Night remains a romantic comedy in which the characters are destined for marriage. In such a world\, homoerotic attraction cannot be fulfilled.\nSea Captain: A fried of Viola.\nLords attending on Orsino\nLords\, attendants\, musicians and officers \n\nTwelfth Night Audition Materials \nSide 1: Orsino\, Curio\, Valentine \nSide 2: Sir Toby\, Maria\, Sir Andrew \nSide 3: Orsino\, Viola \nSide 4: Malvolio\, Olivia\, Viola \nSide 5: Victoria\, Antonio \nSide 6: Sir Andrew\, Sir Toby\, Feste\, Malvolio \nSide 7: Olivia\, Malvolio
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/twelfthnightauditions/
LOCATION:Holy Cross School\, 15 Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South\, Harrison\, 07029\, United States
CATEGORIES:Auditions,Summer Stage
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SUMMARY:2024 One Act Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for WHATCo’s One Act Play Festival \nWhen: May 17th and 18th at 7:30 PM \nWhere: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. S\, Harrison NJ\, 07029 \nTicket Price: $10 General Admission \n\n    BUY TICKETS\n  \n 
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/one-act-play-festival/2024-05-17/
LOCATION:15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd S\, 15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd S\, Harrison\, NJ\, 07032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Main Stage,Productions
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SUMMARY:2024 One Act Play Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for WHATCo’s One Act Play Festival \nWhen: May 17th and 18th at 7:30 PM \nWhere: 15 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. S\, Harrison NJ\, 07029 \nTicket Price: $10 General Admission \n\n    BUY TICKETS\n  \n 
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/one-act-play-festival/2024-05-18/
LOCATION:15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd S\, 15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd S\, Harrison\, NJ\, 07032\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Main Stage,Productions
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SUMMARY:REST & Relaxation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:An event to benefit the musicians of WHATCo\, Hudson County’s Award-Winning theater! \nRest & Relax with Kearny Rotary \nIn partnership with WhatCo (West Hudson Arts & Theater Company)\, facilitated by Stretch Studio. \nLocation: WHATCo\, 15 Frank E Rodgers Blvd South\, Harrison\, NJ 07029 Suggested Donation: $15 \nDate & Time: Sunday\, May 19 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm  Register: https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/west-hudson-arts-and-theater-company/6640e9281abf4b0e3967ab2b \nWhat to Wear: Dress in comfortable lounge wear\, t-shirts\, sweatshirts\, sweat / yoga pants \nWhat to Bring: Yoga or exercise mats\, throw blankets\, pillows\, cushions\, water \nWhat Not to Bring: Your phone! This is an opportunity to detach from technology for 2.5 hours \nAbout the Session: Expect to learn and actively participate in breathing and relaxation  techniques traditionally utilized in restorative yoga and yoga nidra (yogic sleep). Light stretching will take place as well as a  guided meditation to further tap into your parasympathetic nervous system. Folding chairs will be provided for those who do not bring a mat or are not able to lie on the floor. The workshop is intended for adults/young adults that are recovering from an injury\, illness\, or experience stress. Step away from everyday life and feel at ease and find peace. \nQuestions: Stretchstudioharrison@gmail.com
URL:https://whatconj.org/event/rest-relaxation-workshop/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Featured,Volunteer and Community Days
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