Chester Theatre Group

CTG is proud to present (again), for one night only (again), a reading of The Ten Commandments, a comedy by Gary Hill and Perry Kroeger, based loosely (again) on the Cecil B. DeMille movie of the same name.

In the cast (again playing over 40 parts among them) are Barbara Haag, Steve Graham, Maggie Graham, Lori Lawrence, Stephen L. Fredericks, Danny Campos, Mark Happel, Steve Nitka, Perry Kroeger and Bob Jacobson as Moses.

The fun starts at 8:00 on April 16, 2011, and reservations are recommended by calling 908.879.7304.

The play was originally done in New York at LaMama in 1995.

The Chester Theatre Group at the Black River Playhouse in Chester, New Jersey will present a Valentine’s Special… the romantic comedy “Love Letters’ by A. R. Gurney. “Love Letters’ will be staged for two nights only, Friday and Saturday February 11 and 12 at 8pm.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, follows the “near misses” of a relationship through a lifetime of letters between a man and a woman, will feature Pat Sheffield and Robert Sackstein, both CTG veterans. Their friendship unfolds from what is written — and what is left unwritten — in 50 years of letters, from summer camps and boarding schools through college, war, career and relationships.

The review of the Broadway production in TIME called the play “an exquisite jewel of a play….one of the four or five best American plays of the 80′s.”

“Love Letters” was first produced at the Long Wharf Theatre in 1988.  Over the years it has starred such luminaries as John Rubenstein, Stockard Channing, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Walken, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Thomas, Elaine Stritch, Cliff Robertson, Colleen Dewhurst, Jason Robards, Robert Wagner and many others.

All seats are $10.00, Reservations recommended: 908-879-7304. The Black River Playhouse is located at the corner of Maple and Grove in Chester, New Jersey.

Welcome to a secret society—the world of women. In The Women, a 1930s Broadway hit by Clare Boothe Luce, a Manhattan socialite discovers her husband is cheating on her, and her girlfriends are no help at all. With manicured claws, these women fight to maintain their status while scheming to leave, steal or win back their own husbands.

This classic play captures a world that only half the population ever really gets to see. A revealing look into the lives of the ladies-who-lunch that is clever, cut-throat and full of outrageous humor.

The Women had an initial Broadway run of 657 performances before touring for two years. It was later adapted for the big screen in 1939.

“A play that takes place in women’s boudoirs, salons, bubble baths and powder rooms—information for the men in the audience, confirmation for the women and a true celebration of the extraordinary actresses in our company.”

“I don’t ask any man to understand me. How could he? I’m a woman.”

Featuring:  Geraldine Baillod, Karen Cantor, Rachel Cantor, Ellen Fraker-Glasscock, Barb Haag, Peg Hill, Penny Hoadley, Kathleen Campbell Jackson, Carla Kendall, Gloria Lamoureux, Colleen Lane, Jodi Maloy, Claudia Metz, Roseann Ruggiero, Erika Traugh & Roxanna Wagner

This Friday and Saturday night, November 5th and 6th at 8:00 PM
Reservations – 908.879.7304
Admission for this CTG Special Event is $10.

CTG is pleased to present a reading of Claire Booth Luce’s classic comedy of manners  ”The Women” on November 5th and 6th at 8 pm.

Directed by Cindy Alexander, the cast includes Ellen Fraker-Glassock (Mary), Barbara Haag (Sylvia), Kathleen Campbell Jackson (Crystal), Roseann Ruggiero (Nancy), Gloria Lamoureux (Peggy), Claudia Metz (Edith), Roxanna Wagner (Miriam), Karen Cantor (Countess), Carla Kendall (Olga), Jodi Maloy (Jane), Geraldine Baillod (Maggie), Rachel Cantor (Little Mary), Peg Hill (Mrs. Morehead), Penny Hoadley (Lucy), Erika Traugh and Colleen Lane

Admission for this CTG Special Event is $10.

CTG is proud to present, for one night only, a reading of The Ten Commandments, a comedy by Gary Hill and Perry Kroeger, based loosely on the Cecil B. DeMille movie of the same name.

In the cast (playing over 40 parts among them) are Barbara Haag, Steve Graham, Maggie Graham, Lori Lawrence, Stephen L. Fredericks, Danny Campos, Mark Happel, Steve Nitka, Perry Kroeger and Bob Jacobson as Moses.

The fun starts at 8:00, and reservations are recommended by calling 908.879.7304.

The play was originally done in New York at LaMama in 1995.