TrueSelves: A New Gender Play is an original play based on oral histories of the NJ transgender community. TrueSelves was created by coLAB Arts in partnership with the Pride Center of New Jersey. One performance only on June 9 at 7pm.
Ever find yourself in a race against the clock? Ever feel stuck? Ever notice the world rapidly changing around you? Or reinvented yourself in a new place? TheVOM returns for its second slam of the year and we want to hear your stories about speed, regret, missed connections, missed opportunity, last minute plans, time slipping away, and everything in between.
Join stART for BACK to THE REAL at Crossroads Theater Company on tour at Rutgers VJM Theater.
Produced by Crossroads Theater Company
Set in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Back to the Real – a smart and insightful play about a brother and sister along with their respective girlfriends navigating this new political reality – confront their own identity concerns with respect to racial and sexual identity. However, a recent genealogy discovery impacts several aspects of the house-hold including romantic relationship as well as tolerance in spiritual houses of worship.
Date of Event: Sunday, May 20 (2:00pm – 6:00pm) (Drop off/Pick Up: Victoria J Mastrobuono Theater, 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY Friday May 18. Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Life, Death, Life Again: Children Sentenced to Die in Prison is a verbatim theater piece by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, that shares the stories of three people sentenced to die in prison for violent crimes committed as children, and a victim’s grandson who chose to lead with forgiveness. Tonight's performance will be followed by a facilitated discussion on the theme of Radical Forgiveness.
Teams of writers, directors, and musicians are tasked with creating new 15-minute musicals in one weekend in response to the advocacy work of local organizations and communities and challenged with incorporating random props.
2018 Creative Teams to be announced soon! This year's partner organizations are PRAB, Raritan Valley Workshop, and NeighborCorps Re-Entry Services.
Life, Death, Life Again: Children Sentenced to Die in Prison is a verbatim theater piece by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, that shares the stories of four people sentenced to die in prison for violent crimes committed as children, and a victim’s grandson who chose to lead with forgiveness. Tonight's performance will be followed by a facilitated discussion on the theme of Sentencing and the Criminal Justice System.
Life, Death, Life Again: Children Sentenced to Die in Prison is a verbatim theater piece by Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, that shares the stories of four people sentenced to die in prison for violent crimes committed as children, and a victim’s grandson who chose to lead with forgiveness. Tonight's performance will be followed by a facilitated discussion on the theme of Radical Forgiveness.
Join stART for FAUST at Rutgers Theater Company Mason Gross School of the Arts
Produced by Rutgers Theater Department
Considered one of the most important works of world literature, based on an old German folktale about the substance and fragility of humanity. A dissatisfied scholar sells his soul to a roguish stranger in exchange for unlimited knowledge and self-gratification. What could possibly go wrong?
Date of Event: Saturday, March 26 (1:30pm – 6:00pm) (Drop off/Pick Up: Victoria J Mastrobuono Theater, 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY March Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Ever had your identity stolen? Pretended to be someone else? Had to prove who you were to yourself to someone who didn’t believe you? Trouble at the DMV, mistaken identity, existential crisis? TheVOM is back and wants to hear your story
Join stART for annual workshop with performance poet Glenis Redmond
Produced by State Theatre of NJ
Glenis Redmond believes that a Teaching Artist is a person that has the ability to translate their art form educationally, while simultaneously inspiring and empowering both teachers and students to experience and practice their art form.
Date of Event: Wednesday, March 7 (5:00pm – 6:30pm) (Drop off/Pick Up: State Theatre Administrative Offices, 40 Livingston Avenue, 3rd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Cost: $5 total!! This includes food and workshop
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY March Friday March 2! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Our Common Thread is an annual performance event presented by coLAB Arts and the First Reformed Church, to tell the story of and support New Brunswick's Interfaith Men's Rotating Shelter. Tickets are available here.
Join stART for AMERICAN HERO at George Street Playhouse
Produced by George Street Playhouse
Captain Rob Wellman's perfect life starts to unravel when a fellow veteran seeking justice shows up threatening to expose a hidden past. From the author of last season’s American Son, this probing drama shines a light on how America honors its veterans, the corrupting effect of awards and commendations, and questions what it truly means to be a hero. American Hero joins American Son and a yet-to-be titled new work to create a trilogy of plays that explore American injustice. American Hero is the recipient of the Steinberg Award Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association.
Date of Event: Feb 10 (12:30pm – 5:00pm) (Drop off/Pick Up: George Street Playhouse, 103 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901)
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY Feb 8. Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Join stART at the Zimmerli
Food + Private tour of the Museum + Photography Exhibit and Workshop with Artist Kether Tompkins!
Date of Event: Saturday January 6 (12:00pm – 4pm) (Drop off: Zimmerli Art Museum, 11 Hamiton Street, New Brunswick, NJ
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and workshop
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY January 5! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Join stART for THE Nutcracker
Performed by American Repertory Ballet
The only American Repertory Ballet performances featuring a live orchestra and choir!
American Repertory Ballet brings the beloved classic Nutcracker to the stage with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, stunning sets, thrilling choreography, and a cast of more than 100 performers. A holiday tradition for more than 50 years, ARB’s is one of the longest continuously running Nutcracker productions in the nation. Directed by Artistic Director Douglas Martin, ARB’s professional company will be joined by select students from Princeton Ballet School to tell the story of a young girl named Clara and how a mysterious gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer brings about enchanted dreams and fantastical scenes. ARB’s Nutcracker is a perfect holiday treat for your entire family!
Date of Event: Sunday, December 17 (12:00pm – 3:30pm) (Drop off: Filippos Pizza, 336 George Street. New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Pick location: State Theatre, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. We will meet at Filippos for lunch and then walk one block to the theater.
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY December 14! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Middlesex County.
Choreographers are commissioned to explore new ideas about movement and dance in working directly with local social advocacy organizations and their constituencies. We'll soon be announcing our six choreographers and six partner nonprofit organizations.
Choreographers are commissioned to explore new ideas about movement and dance in working directly with local social advocacy organizations and their constituencies. We'll soon be announcing our six choreographers and six partner nonprofit organizations.
This is it! The culminating Story Slam event of 2017!
Come hear the litLAB writers share their new work, LIVE AT PINO'S in Highland Park!
Open and FREE writing worskhop for the New Brunswick and Rutgers University communities. We'll start developing new work for our November 29 litLAB Live event at Pino's Lounge!
Join stART for Mecca Tales
by Rohina Malik
Tells the tale of five Muslim women on the pilgrimage known as the Hajj. When their bus breaks down miles short of their destination, tempers flare and the women are tested in unexpected ways.The Mecca Tales explores the power of ritual and redemption, and what it means to be an American Muslim woman.
Date of Event: Saturday, November 11 (1:00pm – 6:30pm) (Drop off/Pick location: Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant, 88 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. We will travel by Bus to Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ.
Locations: Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant, and Crossroads Theater Company at Middlesex County College
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch, transportation, and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY November 6! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Johnson & Johnson.
Comic in a Day is an annual art-making competition held by coLAB Arts where teams of illustrators and writers work together to create a standard American size comic book of 24 pages, all within the span of 24 hours.
Join stART for I love you, You're perfect, Now change.
by Joe DiPietro
Playhouse favorite Joe DiPietro (The Second Mrs. Wilson, Clever Little Lies and The Toxic Avenger) returns with a fresh, new, contemporary look at his record-breaking off-Broadway musical I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – exclusively for George Street Playhouse patrons! The world of dating has evolved, and this newly revisited musical will tackle modern love in all its forms. From the first date, to marriage, children and the twilight years, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change follows the arc of relationships in insightful and hilarious ways.
Date of Event: Sunday, October 15 (12:00pm – 5:00pm) (Drop off/Pick location: 371 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. We will travel by Rutgers Bus to the playhouse location in New Brunswick.
Locations: Indochine Restaurant, and George Street Playhouse
Cost: $5 total!! This includes lunch and show ticket.
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY October 12! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Johnson & Johnson.
Town Clock Community Development Corporation and coLAB Arts are partnering for a community story telling event around domestic violence prevention.
Open and FREE writing worskhop for the New Brunswick and Rutgers University communities. We'll start developing new work for our November 29 litLAB Live event at Pino's Lounge!
Join us for the unveiling of the new coLAB Arts mural, "Convergence Point", created by local New Brunswick artist Ingrid Morales and commissioned by Rutgers University to cap off Rutgers University's 250th anniversary celebration.
coLAB Arts and Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership will be hosting a free Potluck Picnic! Join us for a water monitoring workshop and community story slam, as part of World Water Monitoring Day. We'll learn more about the Raritan River, how you can participate as a steward of your watershed, and share one of your favorite river stories!
Nature Calls! Come prepared to tell your story on stage, unscripted without notes. A personal, true story, that happened to you where you are the central character. Though we love fiction, we're interested in the truth. Your truth. Spill all of the details.
This event has been postponed to Thursday, July 20 due to inclement weather. We'll see you next week at 8pm!
FREE EVENT! BYOB! S'mores provided! Come join us for a live reading of new original works of literature from the participating writers at litLAB. For the last three months, these artists have been meeting at least once a month to hone their craft and further develop the original pieces they will be reading live tonight.
WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR and coLAB Arts, in partnership with Reformed Church of Highland Park and TrueSelves of the Pride Center of NJ present a staged reading of The Laramie Project, featuring professional and community performers from around NJ.
FREE EVENT! Please join us as we celebrate the unveiling of a new mural designed by the Esperanza Neighborhood, created by Ingrid Morales with support from the New Brunswick High School Art Honor Society. The event will include food, music, and a community story slam, guest hosted by Carolina Moratti with Dusty Ballard and John Keller.
Join stART for Intimate Apparel
by Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Lynn Nottage
The year is 1905. A young, single African American seamstress is supporting herself by creating exquisite lingerie for wealthy Manhattan clients. When a letter arrives from a stranger, it awakens a desire within her that leads to the love she yearned for, but is nothing like she expected. It is a deeply moving tale of one woman’s discovery of her own empowerment.
Date of Event: Saturday, May 13 (12:45pm – 6:45pm) (Drop off/Pick location Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick. Participants must arrive on time so we don’t miss our train!!
Locations: McCarter Theater, Princeton NJ
Cost: $5 for ticket and lunch + $10 for Train Ticket = $15 Total
Due Date: YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE BY MAY 8! Bring Form and Money with you.
stART is a program in partnership with the New Brunswick Cultural Center and made possible through generous support from Johnson & Johnson.
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