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2023 STAGES FESTIVAL

The Stages Festival

We’re back for 2023!

The Stages Festival is BACK in 2023 with over 50 virtual and safe in-person theatre events in March, April, and May. We look forward to sharing the wonderful work of our member theatres!

About the Stages Festival

The Stages Festival is a state-wide spring festival of free and low-cost theatre events for all ages including performances, classes, workshops, and play readings. The Stages Festival is designed to showcase the diversity and excellence of New Jersey theatre, to break down barriers of cost and access, and to introduce new audiences to the work of our member theatres. From readings of new plays to touring children’s shows, participatory workshops to community discussions, the Stages Festival offers something for everyone!

2023 Stages Festival Sponsors

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Logo
Horizon Foundation logo
Ocean First Logo

Fund for the
New Jersey Blind

  • Go to THINK FAST Short Play Competition
    THINK FAST Short Play Competition
    The Theater Project

    THINK FAST Short Play Competition

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Free Tickets: World Premiere of The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project by John Jiler
    New Jersey Repertory Company

    Free Tickets: World Premiere of The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project by John Jiler

    New Jersey Repertory Company
    Please call: 732-229-3166
  • Go to Clean Slate
    Passage Theatre Company

    Clean Slate

    2023 Stages Festival
    609-392-0766 x105
  • Go to Unfinished Women Cry in No Man's Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage
    Camden Repertory Theater

    Unfinished Women Cry in No Man's Land While a Bird Dies in a Gilded Cage

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Free Youth Tickets to The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
    Free Youth Tickets to The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
    The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey

    Free Youth Tickets to The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

    The Historic Palace Theatre, The Growing Stage
    Please call the Box Office at (973) 347-4946 for offer
  • Go to A New Devised Piece Celebrating Newark's New Harriet Tubman Monument
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    Yendor Theatre Company

    A New Devised Piece Celebrating Newark's New Harriet Tubman Monument

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to The Art of Doing
    Atlantic City Theatre Company

    The Art of Doing

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Graceland Too - Playworks Reading
    Hudson Theatre Works

    Graceland Too - Playworks Reading

    Theatre at the Wilson School, Hudson Theatre Works
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to The Flip Side
    Vivid Stage

    The Flip Side

    Oakes Center, Vivid Stage
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Ritz Theatre Company's Student Matinees of Macbeth
    Ritz Theatre Company

    Ritz Theatre Company's Student Matinees of Macbeth

    Ritz Theatre Company
    • Sign Interpreted
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Off the Map
    Women Playwrights Series
    Centenary Stage Company

    Off the Map

    Kutz Blackbox Theatre
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer
    Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer
    South Camden Theatre Company

    Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer

    Waterfront South Theatre, South Camden Theatre Company
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Bird in a Box - Playworks Reading
    Hudson Theatre Works

    Bird in a Box - Playworks Reading

    Theatre at the Wilson School, Hudson Theatre Works
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Genesis Festival of New Plays and New Voices
    Crossroads Theatre Company

    Genesis Festival of New Plays and New Voices

    The Elizabeth Ross Johnson Theater, Crossroads Theatre Company
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Broadway in the Works-A Thousand Faces, a new musical
    Broadway in the Works
    Skyline Theatre Company

    Broadway in the Works-A Thousand Faces, a new musical

    The Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, Skyline Theatre Company
    • Sign Interpreted
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to The Ground On Which We Stand
    Luna Stage Company

    The Ground On Which We Stand

    Luna Stage Company
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Vivid Stage

    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series

    Summit Public Library
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Call Me Crazy-Diary of a Mad Social Worker
    Call Me Crazy-Diary of a Mad Social Worker
    Paterson Performing Arts Development Council

    Call Me Crazy-Diary of a Mad Social Worker

    Great Falls Center
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to "The Next Big Thing" – The Making of a Musical
    Axelrod Performing Arts Center

    "The Next Big Thing" – The Making of a Musical

    Axelrod Performing Arts Center
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to 2023 INKubator: New Play Festival
    Art House Productions

    2023 INKubator: New Play Festival

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Story Slam: Blooming Into Spring
    Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble

    Story Slam: Blooming Into Spring

    Fred Erxleben Recreation Center
    Please call: 908) 820-4707
  • Go to A Developmental Reading of EXIT 1 by Ravin Patterson
    The New Jersey Play Lab

    A Developmental Reading of EXIT 1 by Ravin Patterson

    This event is offered free of charge as part of the NJTA Stages Festival.
  • Go to National Playwrights Symposium - New Play Festival
    Cape May Stage

    National Playwrights Symposium - New Play Festival

    Robert Shackleton Playhouse
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to STORMÉ ~ A Musical Play
    STORME
    Paterson Performing Arts Development Council

    STORMÉ ~ A Musical Play

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Plays by People
    Premiere Stages at Kean University

    Plays by People

    Robert Schonhorn Arts Center at Matheny Medical and Educational Center, Premiere Stage at Kean University
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Young Playwrights Competition Performance & Awards Ceremony
    Young Playwrights Competition Performance & Awards Ceremony
    The Theater Project

    Young Playwrights Competition Performance & Awards Ceremony

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Women Playwrights Series
    Women Playwrights Series
    Centenary Stage Company

    Women Playwrights Series

    Kutz Blackbox Theatre
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Healing Voices: Caregivers Stories on Stage
    Premiere Stages at Kean University

    Healing Voices: Caregivers Stories on Stage

    Enlow Recital Hall, Premiere Stages at Kean University
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to It's Our Story, Es Nuestra Historia
    Eagle Theatre

    It's Our Story, Es Nuestra Historia

    Eagle Theatre
    Free Registration
  • Go to Cuentos del Arbol
    Pushcart Players

    Cuentos del Arbol

    Ocean County Library - Barnegat Branch, Pushcart Players
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Plays by People
    Premiere Stages at Kean University

    Plays by People

    North Avenue Academic Building (NAAB), Premiere Stages at Kean University
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Cuentos del Arbol
    Pushcart Players

    Cuentos del Arbol

    CONTACT -Name: Pam Weichmann -Email: pweichmann@wheatonarts.org
  • Go to Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
    The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

    Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
    • Audio Described
    • Closed Captioning
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Short Shakespeare: Macbeth
    The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

    Short Shakespeare: Macbeth

    The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
    • Audio Described
    • Closed Captioning
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Healing Voices: Caregivers Stories on Stage
    Premiere Stages at Kean University

    Healing Voices: Caregivers Stories on Stage

    Enlow Recital Hall, Premiere Stages at Kean University
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Free Youth Tickets To "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus"
    The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey

    Free Youth Tickets To "Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus"

    The Historic Palace Theatre, The Growing Stage
    Please call the Box Office at (973) 347-4946 for offer
  • Go to Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
    The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

    Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Short Shakespeare: Macbeth
    The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

    Short Shakespeare: Macbeth

    The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
    The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey

    Short Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Vivid Stage

    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series

    Summit Public Library
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series
    Vivid Stage

    Meet the Artist New Play Reading Series

    Summit Public Library
    Tickets & Info
  • Go to Tentacles & Dismantling the Racism Machine
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    The Meta Theatre Company

    Tentacles & Dismantling the Racism Machine

    2023 Stages Festival
    Tickets & Info