Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
| Address | 36 Madison Avenue Madison, New Jersey United States |
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| Type | Regional theatre |
| Capacity | 308 |
| Opened | 1963 |
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The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is one of the largest professional Shakespeare companies in North America, serving over 100,000 adults and children annually. Located in Madison, New Jersey, it is the state's largest theatre company dedicated to the works of Shakespeare and other classic masterworks, including rarely produced epics not often produced by other theatres.
Under the leadership of artistic director Bonnie J. Monte since 1990, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is also the longest-running Shakespeare theatre on the east coast, and is listed as a Major Festival in the book Shakespeare Festivals Around the World by Marcus D. Gregio (Editor), 2004.
In both 2002 and 2006, The Star-Ledger named the company "Regional Theatre of the Year." In 2002, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation awarded the Theatre a $1 million Strategic Partnership Grant "in recognition of the artistry, achievements and leadership of this acclaimed Madison, New Jersey-based performing arts and education organization."
The company's annual Main Stage season, presented at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, runs May through December. An Outdoor Stage production is presented each summer at The Greek Theatre, an open-air grass-and-stone amphitheatre inspired by the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens, and one of the only theatres of its kind in the United States to host a professional company. It is located on the College of Saint Elizabeth campus in nearby Florham Park, New Jersey.
The company employs more than 250 members during the season and through its Main Stage, Outdoor Stage, and touring productions plays to approximately 100,000 audience members each year, primarily from the New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania region.
Financial support comes from more than 1,500 individuals, government agencies, corporations and foundations.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey began as the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, a small summer-stock company in the resort town of Cape May, N.J. In 1963, the Cape May Playhouse hired veteran actor and director Paul Barry to the position of Artistic Director. Mr. Barry led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival for 28 years.
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