GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE
A Note From the Managing Director
Dear Friends,
Welcome to Gene & Gilda. This play is more than a story about two icons of comedy; it’s a reminder of what endures when everything else around us feels uncertain. In a time when our world is marked by division and discord, the love between Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner stands as a testament to connection, resilience, and humor in the face of life’s trials.
Through their joy, their struggles, and their deeply human moments, we are reminded that even in the most challenging times, there is light to be found in our relationships and a shared laugh.
In the words of Gene and Gilda , “We’re gonna be even funnier together.” And that’s the beauty of this moment—coming together to share in a story that, at its heart, is about connection.
Thank you for being here.
Edgar Herrera Managing Director, George Street Playhouse
DECEMBER 10
Student Filmmaking Showcase BFA Sophomore showcase
DECEMBER 28
The Great American SoulBook Motown and R&B
JANUARY 14 - FEBRUARY 9
Small Directed by Jessi D. Hill
FEBRUARY 22
Masterworks in Motion New Jersey Ballet
MARCH 1
Jason Harrell: My Immersive Diary
MARCH 7 - 9
Spirit of the Highlands (after La Sylphide)
MARCH 18 - APRIL 6
King James Directed by Ryan George
MARCH 22
70s vs 80s - A Musical Battle
MARCH 23
Rahul Dua One of India’s top stand-up comics
APRIL 26
Beatles vs Stones - A Musical Showdown
APRIL 29 - MAY 18
The Shark is Broken Directed by Peter Flynn
MAY 9 - 11
Pasión A mixed bill of new and known works
MAY 16
Chi-Town Transit Authority A “Chicago” concert experience
MAY 24
When Pain Talks “The Monologue”
JUNE 1
Gaurav Gupta Bigger, Funnier, and Guaranteed to Make You LOL!
Board of Trustees
Chairman: James N. Heston*
President: Penelope Lattimer, Ph.D.*
Vice President: Philip L. Kirstein*
Secretary: Sharon Karmazin*
Treasurer: Kimberlee S. P. Murphy CPA*
Ronald L. Bleich, CPA
Edgar Herrera*
Lucy Hughes
Adele T. Macula, Ed.D.
Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.
Al D’Augusta
Cody P. Eckert
Kenneth M. Fisher
Norman Politziner
David Saint*
Jocelyn Schwartzman
Janice G. Stolar
Lora Tremayne
*Denotes Members of the Executive Committee
Trustees Emeritus
Peter Goldberg
William Hagaman
Clarence E. Lockett
Honorary Board of Trustees
James Cahill
Anthony L. Marchetta
Alan W. Voorhees
George Wolansky
Thomas H. Kean Eric Krebs, Founder
Honorary Memoriam
Maurice Aaron∆
Dr. Edward Bloustein∆
Robert L. Bramson∆∆
Dora Center∆∆
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.∆
Milton Goldman∆
John Hila
Betty Wold Johnson∆
Arthur Laurents∆
Richard Sellars∆
Barbara Voorhees∆∆
Edward K. Zuckerman∆
Adelaide M. Zagoren
– Denotes Trustee Emeritus
– Denotes Honorary Trustee
GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE
David Saint, Artistic Director
Edgar Herrera, Managing Director
Present
Gene & Gilda
by Cary Gitter
Scenic, Video and Media Design by Christian Fleming
Costume Design by Gregory Gale
Lighting Design by José Santiago
Original Music and Sound Design by Max Silverman
Hair, Wig and Makeup Design by Bobbie Zlotnik
Dance Consulting by Ryan Kasprzak
Production Stage Manager Samantha Flint*
Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey
General Manager Scott Goldman
Directed by Joe Brancato
This production is sponsored by
Supported by Philip Kirstein and Melinda Raso Kirstein
GENE & GILDA had its world premiere at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, NY (Joe Brancato, Artistic Director and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director)
Gilda Radner’s “Honey (Touch Me With My Clothes On)” used with permission (1979, written by Gilda Radner and Paul Shaffer).
Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
Made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
George Street Playhouse is a constituent of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. The theatre operates under an agreement between LORT and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and is a member of the New Brunswick Cultural Center.
CAST in order of appearance
Gene Wilder........................................................ .......... Jonathan Randell Silver
Gilda Radner............. ............................................................ Jordan Kai Burnett
Time: 1981 to 1987
Gene & Gilda will be performed without an intermission.
The actors and stage manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The director is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The stage technicians of George Street Playhouse are proud members of IATSE Local 21.
The Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Projection and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
Jordan Kai Burnett (Gilda Radner) is thrilled to be playing the great Gilda again, after originating the role in the world premiere at Penguin Rep. JKB also played Gilda Radner in the NYC premiere of Not Ready For Primetime. Jordan recently starred as the Emcee for Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike Live and was featured in the same role for “Finding Magic Mike,” on HBOMAX. They originated the title role in Scissorhandz, the musical, which will debut in London, January 2025. Favorite roles include: Denise in Found (LA premiere), Heather Mooney in Romy & Michele the Musical (the 5th Ave). Jordan is the co-creator of “Daisy & Jordan’s Sunday Brunch of Shame,” with Tony Award® winner, Daisy Eagan. BFA Emerson College @jkaib
Jonathan Randell Silver (Gene Wilder) is absolutely delighted to be playing the extraordinary Gene Wilder once again. OffBroadway / Regional shows include: Gene & Gilda; Joseph Andrews (Penguin Rep); Bump; Please Continue (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Shear Madness! (New World Stages); Red Emma (The Tank); Wizards of Oakwood Dr. (La Jolla Playhouse); The Grift (Bay Street); Lenin’s Embalmers (Wellfleet); Animal Crackers (Denver Center); The Fantasticks! (Long Wharf). Film/TV include: “Keeping the Faith” (Touchstone); “Nevada” (Sundance); “Rover” (Slamdance); “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon); “Succession” (HBO); “The Endgame” (NBC); “The Knick” (Cinemax); “Bored To Death” (HBO). Proud artistic member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. Even prouder father of MB & R. More info at JonathanRandellSilver.com.
Cary Gitter (Playwright) is the playwright-in-residence at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, New York. His plays include The Steel Man, The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews, and The Sabbath Girl, and he is the co-creator of the musicals The Sabbath Girl and How My Grandparents Fell in Love, which will premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch in July 2025. His work has appeared off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters and is published by Dramatists Play Service. His debut novel, “Cammy Sitting Shiva,” is due out from Alcove Press in the fall of 2025. BFA, MA: NYU. @carygitter
Joe Brancato (Director) is happy to return to George Street! Founding Artistic Director of Penguin Rep Theatre, where he has directed over 50 premieres including Scream by Arthur Laurents and The Man Who Was Peter Pan, basis for the film and musical Finding Neverland. Off-Broadway credits include: Sabbath Girl: The Musical, Daniel’s Husband, Tryst, Erasmus Fenn’s Drop Dead Perfect, The Devil’s Music (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Off Bway Alliance & Audelco Award nominee), Miracle on South Division Street, Fall to Earth, Freed (Audelco nominee), From Door to Door. Regional: Royal Manitoba Theatre Center, Seattle Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Williamstown, Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage, Westport Playhouse, Capital Rep, Florida Rep, TheaterWorks Hartford, Cape Playhouse. Joe was cited by The New York Times as “one of America’s most insightful directors.”
Christian Fleming (Scenic, Video and Media Design) Christian is thrilled to be making his GSP debut! Big thank you to Joe and the entire team! Recently, Christian designed Madwomen of the West starring Marilu Henner (Off-Broadway), the new comedy Chasing Happy (Off-Broadway), and an immersive play at Lincoln Center, Outside In. His work has been seen around the country at companies like Pittsburgh CLO, Titusville Playhouse, Nebraska Shakespeare, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Thelma Arts, and Riverside Center. Up next: Dear Jack, Dear Louise (Off-Broadway). Christian’s work has been recognized internationally at World Stage Design ‘22 and PQ23, and with the 2021 USITT Scene Design Award. MFA Carnegie Mellon.
José Santiago (Lighting Designer) is a New York City based Lighting Designer. His work has been seen at Pioneer Theatre Company, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chicago Opera, The Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL), Drury Lane (Chicago), The REV Theatre Company, Skylight Music Theatre, Center REP, Bristol Riverside Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Bay Street Theatre, Gretna Playhouse, The Gateway, The Engeman Theater, Guild Hall, Penobscot Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, Slow Burn Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse. He received his MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University. Proud member of USA829 and represented by Michael Moore Agency. www.jsantiagodesign.com
Gregory Gale (Costume Designer) is an awardwinning designer working across film, TV, theater, opera, and dance. His achievements include two Lucille Lortel Awards for Fairycakes and The Voysey Inheritance, and two Tony nominations for Cyrano de Bergerac and Rock of Ages. He has received multiple Drama Desk and Henry Hewes Design Award nominations and the Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. Gale’s opera work includes La Rondine, An American Soldier, and Romeo et Juliette with notable companies such as Houston Grand Opera and Dallas Opera. Recent film credits include “The Mental State” (on Apple TV and Amazon) and “Real Drag.”
Bobbie Zlotnik (Hair, Wig and Makeup Designer) he/him - Wig Design - Emojiland (Drama Desk Nom.), Ibsen’s Ghost, Gatsby Immersive, Fairycakes, Disenchanted, Forbidden Broadway, Bed Bugs!!! (OffBroadway). On Your Feet, Emojiland, Cocomelon LIVE (National Tour). Anything Goes, She Loves Me, Into The Breeches, Winter Wonderettes, 26 Miles, Barefoot In The Park, Steel Magnolias, The 39 Steps (Gulfshore Playhouse). Beautiful, Waitress, Baskerville, Camelot, An American in Paris, Sense & Sensibility, Jersey Boys, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Cape Playhouse). White Christmas, The Sound of Music, Memphis, The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Music Man (The Lex). Cinderella, Murder on the Orient Express, Tender Rain, Our Town (Syracuse Stage). Frozen - Regional Premiere, Wonderland (Tuacahn). La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage) www.BobbieZlotnik.com
Max Silverman (Original Music and Sound Designer) is a Composer and Sound Designer. Select NYC: Atlantic Theatre Company, MCC Theatre, New York City Center Encores! Off-Center, TFANA, BAM, Inproximity Theatre, New York Deaf Theatre, 5th Floor Theatre, Epic Players, Actionplay, Columbia University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Juilliard. Regional: Penguin Rep., Williamstown, Trinity Rep., Hartford Stage, Cara Mía Theatre, 4th Wall Theatre, Quintessence Theatre, Colorado: Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Arvada Center, Lone Tree Arts Center, Curious Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Catamounts. International: Hoodoo Immersive, Berlin and CLB Berlin. Max has written music for podcasts, advertisements and short films. max-silverman.com
Ryan Kasprzak (Dance Consultant) is thrilled about his debut collaboration with George Street Playhouse. He previously choreographed Gene & Gilda, The Sabbath Girl, and Syncopation at Penguin Rep. Broadway: Bandstand (Chita Rivera Award Nominee). National Tours: Hamilton (Dance Supervisor), Billy Elliot (Associate Resident Choreographer), Fosse (Dance Captain). TV: “Smash” (Asst. Choreographer), “SYTYCD.” Choreography credits include Southern Comfort (Public Theater), David Blaine’s Real or Magic. BFA Marymount Manhattan College, MFA Wilson College. Interim Head of Musical Theatre and Assistant Professor at Montclair State University. Love always in all ways to LL, Sally, & Wyman. www. ryankasprzak.com
Christopher J. Bailey (GSP Production Manager)
This season marks Mr. Bailey’s 26th at George Street Playhouse and 19th as its Production Manager, having previously served the Playhouse as Technical Coordinator and Sound and Lighting Manager. Most recent for designing for GSP was Lighting Designer for What the Constitution Means to Me and The Immigrant. Also Lighting Designer for GSP’s production of Clever Little Lies, which moved to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Hampton and then off-Broadway to the Westside Theatre. His other designs for GSP includes 6 scenic designs and 9 sound designs for GSP’s Educational Touring productions, 28 lighting designs and 40 sound designs for GSP’s mainstage productions. Also, has designed for: Pearl Theatre, Barrington Stage, Premiere Stages, Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two River Theater, Ashlawn Highland Opera, LKB Dance, Randy James Dance, Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Long Wharf, Delaware Theatre Company, Jacob’s Pillow, and more. Mr. Bailey also teaches Stagecraft and Play Production at Middlesex County College.
Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager)
This marks Samantha’s fifteenth production with George Street Playhouse, favorites include What the Constitution Means to Me, tick, tick...BOOM!, A Walk on the Moon, ...Spelling Bee as well as four World Premieres: The Club, Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, Conscience, Midwives. Broadway: Venus in Fur (MTC). Off- Broadway: Final Follies, HIM (Primary Stages); Measure for Measure, In the Wake, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays (The Public). Selected Regional: Murder on the Orient Express, Disgraced, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays, Herringbone
(McCarter Theatre Center); Murder on the Orient Express, Somewhere (Hartford Stage); Camelot (Two River Theater); June Moon, The Visit (Williamstown); Kinky Boots, ...Spelling Bee, Barefoot in the Park (Bucks County Playhouse); Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theater); Chicken & Biscuits (Crossroads Theatre Company); And A Nightingale Sang (Westport Country Playhouse). Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Caitlyn Ostrowski (Assistant Stage Manager) is from East Brunswick, New Jersey. Credits Include: Assistant Stage Manager for What the Constitution Means to Me, tick…tick…BOOM!, The Club, Having Our Say, … Spelling Bee and Production Assistant for Clyde’s and Her Portmanteau (George Street Playhouse). Assistant Stage Manager for Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theatre). Production Assistant for The Last Supper (Inclusion Media), The Gorgeous Nothings (Lifejacket Theatre Co), 2ST Sapphire Anniversary Gala (Second Stage Theater) and “An Evening with Justin Paul & Friends” (Westport Country Playhouse). Production Stage Manager for Field Station: Dinosaurs (2021 Season). Caitlyn graduated with a BFA in Stage Management from Rutgers Mason Gross School of The Arts. She would like to thank her partner Emily, her family, and her friends here at GSP for always supporting and believing in her.
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation (Production Sponsor) was established in 1983 by New Brunswick philanthropist Irving Laurie. The Foundation supports a variety of projects across broad issue areas. The 2024/2025 program of cultural support currently includes the Lincoln Center Theatre presentation of McNeal; the public television series American Masters; NJPAC’s 2024/2025 American Song series; the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Pirates of Penzance; the Kennedy Center’s 2024/2025 Broadway Center Stage series; the Paley Center programs on The Media’s Role in Combating Antisemitism; and the 2024/2025 Drew Forum –New Jersey’s most prestigious ongoing speakers series – this year featuring Bob Costas, Andy Borowitz and Senator Al Franken. The Foundation has provided approximately $105,000,000 in grants to a variety of philanthropic endeavors, addressing the Foundation’s interest in the arts, education, health care and social services.
David Saint (Director/Artistic Director) is in his 27th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. He has directed nearly 50 mainstage productions at GSP, having most recently helmed tick, tick... BOOM! and Chris Bohjalian’s The Club. Additional productions include Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, Fully Committed and Tiny Beautiful Things for the GSP virtual season, Midwives, and Conscience, in addition to The Trial of Donna Caine, American Hero, American Son, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and An Act of God starring the legendary Kathleen Turner in the 2017-18 season. His time here has been marked by collaborations with such artists as Keith Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Hagen, Harriet Harris, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach, and many others including a remarkable partnership with Arthur Laurents. In addition, many new award-winning works have begun their life here during his tenure such as The Toxic Avenger, Proof, The Spitfire Grill, Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies, and It Shoulda Been You. He has directed Final Follies at Primary Stages, Clever Little Lies at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY and off-Broadway at West Side Theatre, as well as the National tour of West Side Story. In July 2016, he directed West Side Story at the legendary Hollywood Bowl starring Jeremy Jordan and Solea Pfeiffer. In Summer 2019, he directed a revolutionary new production of West Side Story for IHI Stage Around in Tokyo and served as Associate Producer for the Academy Award-nominated film version of West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. He also has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally at Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburg Public, Long Wharf and many others by such writers as Aaron Sorkin, Wendy Wasserstein, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Joe DiPietro and Jonathan Larson. He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A., Drama Critics Award, several Drama-Logue Awards and is the President of The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.
Edgar Herrera (Managing Director) Born and raised in Mexico, Mr. Herrera received the prestigious 2004-2005 Management Fellowship of the League of American Orchestras, taking on special projects with senior leadership at The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Atlanta Symphony, The Aspen Music Festival & School and The Elgin Symphony (IL). In 2005 he was appointed the Executive Director of the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra; after two years leading the PSO, he was nominated for the League´s Executive Director of the year under 40. In 2007, he was recruited by the Syracuse Symphony to lead the Marketing and Patron Development department. Mr. Herrera moved to Mexico City in 2009 to become the Executive Director of a private foundation formed by partners of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. In 2013 the Clinton Global Initiative extended an invitation to Mr. Herrera and his foundation to become a member. In 2014, with an entrepreneurial mindset and smart investments, Mr. Herrera successfully developed a multitude of business ventures, including a digital accounting firm, an international trade enterprise, a consulting firm and a mining business, which he sold in 2019 to go back to his real passion, the performing arts. Mr. Herrera joined the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in early 2020, where he successfully used his experience, both in the Arts and in the private sector, to completely transform the institution.
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We are grateful to our new and renewing annual fund donors listed here for their gifts received between July 1, 2023 and November 4, 2024. If you notice an error here, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@georgestplayhouse. org so that we may correct it for our next printing.
David Saint, Artistic Director • Edgar Herrera, Managing Director
ARTISTIC
General Manager
Scott Goldman
Artistic Associate Laiona Michelle
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Director of Finance
Administration Manager / Board Liaison
Ganapathi Kamath
Megan Cherry
Business Assistant Lynne Holton
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development
Jacqueline Brendel
Development Manager Haley Kisly
Development Associate
Madaline Krawchuk
MARKETING & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Marketing Manager
VIP Sales Manager
Data Services Manager
Customer Experience Supervisor
Assistant Patron Services Manager
Patron Services Associates
Danny Decker
Michelle Dorant
Vannesa Hamilton
Rose Curran
Gary Frangione
Susan Blumert
Jessica Pace
Marlene Zyontz
Photographer T. Charles Erickson
PRODUCTION
Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Christopher J. Bailey
Billy Goheen
Company Manager Sal Fabio
SETS
Technical Director
Shop Foreman
Head Carpenter
Carpenter/Rigger
Carpenter
Scenic Charge
Mohamed Haddara
Nick Skiba
Jake Blanchette
Tyler Hughes
Ezra Silkes
Jim Hancocks
PROPERTIES
Properties Supervisor Robert Lavagno
COSTUMES
Costume Shop Manager Joleen Addleman Loyd
Assistant Costume Shop Manager Becky Erlitz
Wardrobe Supervisor
Rachel Pollard
FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Assistant Stage Manager Caitlyn Ostrowski
Production Assistant Annie Jandoli
Assistant Lighting Designer Katie Whittemore
Assistant to the Director Luca P. Ferraro
Wig Supervisor
Sarah Day
Lighting Supervisor Ryan David Fisher
Assistant Lighting Supervisor Laura Downey
Sound Supervisor Kwamina Biney
Assistant Sound Supervisor Chiara DeSantis
Video Supervisor / Programmer Xavier Vassallo
NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Executive Director Merissa Buczny
Director of Operations
Mark Sharp
Director of Patron Services Victoria Muscio
House Manager/ Assistant Box Office Manager Keelin Higgins
Marketing Manager
Social Media Coordinator
Box Office Associates
Eric Greenberg
Shellby Lawless
Jessica Jasionowski
Shellby Lawless
Ross Matos
Gwen Streitman
Production Manager / Lighting Supervisor Tommy Williamson
Sound and Video Supervisor Joshua Maywood
Deck Supervisor Andre Penn
Light Programmer /
Assistant Lighting Supervisor Aiden Mitchell
Assistant Sound and Video Supervisor / A1
A2
Light Board Operator
Deck Hand
SPECIAL THANKS
Siperstein Fords Paint Corp
Prince Bawuah
Jason Jackson
Aiden Mitchell
Christopher Nielsen
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For Your Information
George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • Patron Services: 732-246-7717
AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES
We offer audio-described performances for patrons with visual impairment.
Please call the Patron Services, 732-246-7717, for further information. Large print and Braille programs are available upon request. Audiodescribed performances are made possible by support from Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES
We offer captioned performances for patrons with hearing impairment.
George Street Playhouse’s accessible programming is made possible in part by Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM
For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable receivers are available from the NBPAC Concierge desk. If any individual requires special assistance or assistive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible.
COVID-19 SAFETY
All patrons are welcome and highly encouraged to wear masks at all times while inside the venue.
FIRE NOTICE
The exit indicated by the red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run, WALK TO THE EXIT.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
George Street Playhouse maintains a policy of not canceling performances due to inclement weather. Please call Patron Services, 732-246-7717, if you have any questions.
LATE SEATING POLICY
The theatre is open to the public one halfhour prior to the performance. In consideration of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management.
RECORDING EQUIPMENT
Due to copyright and union regulations and restrictions, still cameras, video cameras or any type of recording equipment is not permitted at any time in the theatre and will be confiscated.
SMOKING
The NBPAC is a smoke-free environment. There is no smoking or vaping in the building.
