Annual Report
The Apple Boys - Bucks County Playhouse
Dear Valued Supporters & Partners,
As a result of your support and encouragement of our work, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance remains strong and our extensive programs and services continue to have a significant impact on our member theatres, as well as the arts community as a whole.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, member theatres, and staff of New Jersey Theatre Alliance, we are grateful to you for your partnership and pleased to present this report highlighting our programs and services, and financial health for the 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 June 30, 2025).
As the challenges and uncertainty facing our nation continue to affect our industry, the New Jersey Theatre Alliance remains committed to its core values, and with your support, we will continue to serve, strengthen, support, and promote our member theatres
In FY25, the Board approved a new three-year strategic plan, developed in partnership with trustees and member theatres, to guide the Alliance in its work and to uphold its core values and commitment to programs and services that uplift our theaters.
Highlights of our work in FY25 included marketing and audience development initiatives, technical assistance to strengthen business practices of our member theatres, the launch of our Theatre and Health Bridge Project, programs to promote networking and build community, opportunities for uplifting emerging leaders, and programs to strengthen equity and access.
We applaud and thank all who encourage and invest in the work of New Jersey Theatre Alliance A standing ovation to our member theatres, Board of Trustees, staff, arts colleagues, community partner organizations, and generous supporters – we can’t do it without you! Together, we will continue to ensure the health and vitality of member theatres and our state’s arts community at large.
Laura Ekstrand Board Chair Marshall Jones, III Board President
John McEwen Executive Director
About Us
New Jersey Theatre Alliance was founded in 1981 by five professional theatres on the belief that the theatre community is stronger united, not divided, and that one theatre’s success is a success for all.
Today we serve forty-one professional theatres in New Jersey and the region, representing sixteen of the state’s twenty-one counties, as well as Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey Theatre Alliance is an extremely valuable resource for the local theatrical community. The Alliance provides member theatres with the tools and information needed to keep up-to-date on any new and changing industry information. They support individual theatre professionals with access to seminars, training programs, and most importantly, a platform that encourages independent connection within the community. The Alliance reflects the rich and diverse fabric that makes up the New Jersey theatre scene, and resonates with a warmth and inclusivity that embraces the wide variety of theatrical programming this state has to offer. NJ Rep is proud to be a member of this very important organization.
– Dee Dee Irwin, Managing Director, New Jersey Repertory Company
Our Mission
The mission of New Jersey Theatre Alliance is to unite, promote, strengthen, and cultivate New Jersey and the region’s professional theatres. We advance the theatre community by developing innovative, collaborative, and engaging programs and services for member theatres and their diverse audiences.
Our Vision
New Jersey Theatre Alliance and its members envision a field that is flourishing, collaborative, and equitable for artists, administrators, member theatres, organizations, and audiences.
Core Values
Equity & Access
Innovation & Creativity
Collaboration & Partnership
Integrity & Accountability
Lonely Planet - Luna Stage
HollywoodNebraska-SouthCamdenTheatreCompany
Rock of Ages - Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Still - Premiere Stages at Kean University
Tiny Beautiful Things - Mile Square Theatre
FY25bythe Numbers
T H E A T R E S S E R V E D
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - The Growing Stage
The Velveteen Rabbit -Mile Square Theatre
How The Light Gets In - South Camden Theatre Company
$1,099,907 R A I S E D
$45K PROVIDED TO THEATRES AS NO-INTEREST LOANS
30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 310 ARTISTS SERVED
300 CONSULTING HOURS TO THEATRES
68 WORKSHOPS/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFERINGS
Alma- Passage Theatre the ripple the wave that carried me home -Luna Stage
Macbeth - Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Marshall Jones, III and Laura Ekstrand
L to R: John McEwen, Sharon Harrignton, Governor Phil Murphy, Carol Herbert, Felicia Grant
Governor Phil Murphy and Diane Parker
L to R: Natasha M. Gallop, Saphire Oshun, Elezia Miller, Camille Rhoden, Latrell Wagner, and Jaka Doherty
L to R: Performances by, Jelani Remy, Kate Baldwin, and Ali Stroker
Ovation Gala
The Alliance held its Ovation Gala on June 5, 2025, at Park Loft at the historic Fort Monmouth, where we honored Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy for their outstanding contribution to the arts sector in New Jersey. The event attracted over 240 guests, including artists, arts administrators, community leaders and business partners. The event raised $254,900 to support the Alliance’s wide range of programs and services that foster community and collaboration, and help strengthen and stabilize the Alliance and its member theatres. The event celebrated the diversity and artistry of our member theatres, and the impact the Alliance has on the state’s theatre and arts sector. We were delighted that Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert served as our Gala Honorary Co-Chairs, and grateful to our Gala CoChairs, Carol A. Herbert and Sharon A. Harrington, and the exceptional steering committee for their outstanding leadership.
We would like to thank the following individuals, businesses and foundations for their generous support of the Ovation Gala:
Director Sponsors
New Brunswick Development Corporation
Joan Rechnitz
Leading Player Sponsors
Count Basie Center for the Arts and Jeremy Grunin
Carolyn J. Ferolito
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Modivcare
Netflix
Supporting Player Sponsors
Joseph and Nan Benincasa
Capital Impact Group
Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert
Entertainment Community Fund
Harold and Carol Herbert
Mills + Schnoering Architects
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance
Diane L. Parker
Stone Foundation of New Jersey
Professional Theatre Close to Home
In its second year, the Explore Professional Theatre Close to Home Campaign continued to elevate the work of member theatres by increasing their visibility across the region. Through a series of social media posts and Google ads, the Alliance increased traffic to the Alliance’s website and to those of our member theatres. Our most recent metrics show the significant reach of our campaign for FY25: over 1.4 million impressions (total number of times our social media ads were seen) resulted in over 137,000 clicks to our campaign landing page, 130,000 clicks to our calendar performance listings, and over 100,000 visits to member theatres’ websites.
To support the Explore Professional Theatre Campaign and build deeper awareness of our member theatres, we launched a partnership with Emmy Award-winner John Bathke, former News 12 arts reporter, to develop a series of video news features covering various topics highlighting the work of our member theatres. This year the topics included innovative community and education programs, the creation of new work, and making theatre accessible to people with disabilities. In addition, a series of reels was produced to highlight upcoming shows and promote the Explore Professional Theatre Close to Home campaign.
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance is an extraordinary, uncommon resource for regional theaters to have. I have worked on Broadway and Off, and not even at our industry’s highest echelon is the deep work of nonprofit theaters so well supported and proclaimed. The Alliance offers its member theaters space and time for skills-building, cultivating relationships, and, with the implementation of the Explore Theatre Close to Home campaign, the Alliance expands our reach and creates a rich, accessible well of arts offerings to the general public.
– Jessica Damrow Sherman, Director of Marketing & Audience Services, Two River Theater
I learned a great deal about rest and taking care of ourselves in times of crisis in order to provide for our communities. The actual work and energy needed to make any of this happen will not be possible if I am not pouring into myself as well.
I'm grateful to have worked with a cohort of nonprofit leaders engaged in similar issues supporting greater diversity, equity and inclusion in our organizations and communities.
– Anonymous Survey Response from a Creating Change Summit Attendee
– Cindy Mullock, Harriet Tubman Museum, Trustee Training Series Attendee
The Alliance believes in breaking down silos and will often open its programs to benefit the entire arts sector. This is especially true in its equity and access work. Despite the changes in the political landscape, equity and access remain core values of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
Equity & Access Creating Change Network
The Creating Change Network, a program of the Alliance in partnership with ArtPride New Jersey and guided by a steering committee of NJ-based arts and social justice leaders, continued to offer thought-provoking programming designed to support arts organizations in bringing real change to organizational culture and practices. Our four virtual roundtables and two learning cohort series for arts trustees brought together over 120 colleagues committed to meeting the moment and doing their part to embrace and strengthen equity and access at all organizational levels. Our annual in-person Creating Change Summit attracted more than 200 arts colleagues. Held at Count Basie Center for the Arts, the Summit offered unique opportunities to learn and strategize around healing through art, somatic rest practices, disability justice, disrupting oppressive systems, and much more.
Donna Walker-Kuhne
I applied to the Career Accelerator because I grew up in the New Jersey theatre community, and some of my early experiences made me feel shunned because of the color of my skin or my gender expression. As a Black and Brown Trans woman, I wanted to step into arts administration not only to support myself but to increase trans representation in influential spaces. Over the past six months, I’ve been exposed to so many facets of arts administration and given insider knowledge from incredible mentors. I’ve gained what feels like years of experience in just half a year. I would highly recommend this program to anyone looking to transform their life and launch a career in the arts.
– Saphire Oshun/ FY25 Career Accelerator Fellow
We had the pleasure of hosting Saphire Oshun this season, and she brought wonderful energy and creativity to the experience. She worked closely with the company on a mainstage production, providing support on marketing, props, and stage management She also took ownership of many administrative tasks over the eight weeks she was with us. The Career Accelerator Program has allowed us to become acquainted with inspiring young professionals whom we hope to see as colleagues in the very near future.
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Laura Ekstrand, Artistic Director at Vivid Stage | FY25 Host Theatre March/April for Saphire Oshun
L to R: Amoria Burks (FY22 Fellow), Natasha M Gallop, and Asia Todd (FY24 Fellow)
L to R: Asia Todd (FY24 Fellow), Natasha M Gallop, and Amoria Burks (FY22 Fellow)
Career Accelerator Program
Launched in 2023, the Career Accelerator Program was designed as a mentoring program connecting young professionals from underrepresented communities to a select group of member theatres. The 2025 Fellows continued to show unique talents and a strong desire to build community. Over a 6-month period, our Fellows fully engaged in the work of 6 member theatres and acquired new skills in marketing and communications, fundraising, artistic direction, casting, education and outreach, among many others.
One of the primary goals of the program is to provide opportunities for the Fellows to secure employment in the state's arts sector after their fellowship. We are proud to report that 8 of the 9 Fellows who have gone through the program found work at our member theatres or other arts organizations in New Jersey.
L to R: Saphire Oshun, Elezia Miller, and Natasha M Gallop
Natasha M Gallop at the Combined Auditions Check-in Table
L to R: Natasha M Gallop, Saphire Oshun, Elezia Miller, and Asia Todd (FY23 Fellow)
ArtsPay NJ
Launched in 2023 as a collective effort by the 5 service organizations in New JerseyArtPride NJ, Arts Ed NJ, Dance NJ, New Jersey Alliance of Museums, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, as well as the New Jersey State Council on the ArtsArts Pay NJ represents the first-ever compensation study of the New Jersey arts sector. Based on the key findings of the Organization and Arts Worker surveys, the Alliance designed four virtual trainings in FY25 to address some of the needs identified in the rich data resulting from these surveys. These trainings focused on retirement benefits, employee classification, salary banding, and ethical internship models, reaching over 300 participants. The Alliance, the initiative’s lead organization, and its partners will distribute these surveys every other year to keep track of the progress made in our field when it comes to pay equity.
The Arts Pay NJ survey is a critical tool for adding credibility to our field and establishing meaningful benchmarks for both employers and employees. If the arts are to thrive, we must understand the true value and real cost of producing high-quality, impactful programs for the public. This data is essential to advocate for sustainable practices, fair compensation, and long-term investment in our sector.
– Meredith Burns, Executive Director, Art House Productions
Theatre and Health Bridge Project
Launched as a pilot program to integrate theatre-based activities into health initiatives, the Theatre and Health Bridge Project represents a collaborative partnership between the Alliance, member theatres, and medical institutions focused on improving the overall physical and emotional well-being of people experiencing health issues. This past year, Vivid Stage of Summit and Epic Actors Workshop of Somerset offered an artist residency to patients in the oncology unit at Overlook Medical Center in Summit; The Growing Stage - the Children’s Theatre of New Jersey offered a residency to patients in both the long-term care unit and pediatric outpatient support groups at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus; and Premiere Stages in Union offered a residency to the “Living with Cancer” support group at Overlook Medical Center.
This experience has reshaped my understanding of healing through the arts. By sharing their stories with me, patients begin a process of externalization taking their complex emotions, fears, and triumphs and giving them form outside themselves. Through the interview process, I've observed how storytelling helps patients organize fragmented memories of their diagnosis and treatment into coherent narratives that provide meaning and structure to what once felt chaotic. I have noticed patients reclaiming agency over their own stories and shifting their self-view from victim to thriver.
Sharing his thoughts about the presentation of the theatrical scripts that were developed during Vivid’s and Epic Actor’s artist residency at Overlook Medical Center, Thomas Dooley said "it's really powerful to be able to take someone's story and to hold it so tenderly and intimately and then share it with that incredible respect. So my experience throughout the whole performance, I kept reviewing this wisdom in my mind: Healing begins with being seen....But that healing begins with being seen not just as a patient and your medical chart, but that you're being seen as a whole person. And that's why I think this collaboration and this product were so valuable to our patients.
– Thomas Dooley, Program Manager, Humanistic Medicine, Overlook Medical Center
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Jason Szamreta, artist in residence at Overlook Medical Center
A core value of the Alliance is collaboration and we are grateful to the following individuals and organizations for their partnership and dedication in supporting and lifting up our theatre and arts community.
Cultural Access Network Project Committee
Krystle Allen, New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Kelly Boyd, Preparedness Bureau/Emergency Management Section, NJ Office of Emergency Management, Lisa Cooney, Paper Mill Playhouse, Janet Zoubek Dickson, Educator, Donald Ehman, Arts Advocate, Diane Feldman, Arts Advocate, Lee Grimanis, NJ Department of Human Services, Julie Hain, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, Maureen Heffernan, Arts Advocate/Teaching Artist, Sam Hwang, Grounds For Sculpture, Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, Communications Strategist, and Author, Kat Lily, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Michelle Marigliano, Young Audiences Arts for Learning, John McEwen, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Beth Prevor, HandsOn, Arlene Romoff, Hearing Loss Association of NJ, Cathy Roy, The Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Michael Schnoering, FAIA, Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC, Jack Tomy, Paper Mill Playhouse, Heather Williams, Arts Access, Matheny, Miss Ruth Williams, Writer & Low Vision/Disability Rights Advocate, Wanda Williford, The New Jersey Council for the Blind, Members Ex Officio: Allison Tratner, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Lindsay Dandeo, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Creating Change Network Committee
Creating Change Steering Committee Chair: Donna Walker-Kuhne, NJ Performing Arts Center Steering Committee: Rachel Aponte, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Donia Salem Harhoor, The Outlet Dance Project, Vince Hall, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Jessica Gaines, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Deonté Griffin-Quick, DGQ Culture, Chase Jackson, Ocean City Arts Center, Sharnita Johnson, Victoria Foundation, Marshall Jones, III, Rutgers University, Eyesha Marable, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, John McEwen, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Elizabeth Murphy, Stone Foundation of New Jersey, Erica Nagel, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Adam Perle, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Gwen Ricks-Spencer, Ernst and Young, Michael Roberson Reid, Young Audiences of NJ and Eastern PA, Daria M Sullivan, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Kayla Kim Votapek, Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA), Talia Young, Newark Symphony Hall
New Jersey Arts and Culture Administrators of Color
(NJACAC) Network Steering Committee
Briana Butler, Two River Theater, Andy Chiang, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, Priscilla Cordero, Arts Advocate, Olivia Duho-Sterling, Young Audiences NJ & Eastern PA, Jessica Gaines, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, April Grier, New Dawn Multimedia, Vincent Hall, ArtPride NJ, Sam Hwang, Grounds For Sculpture, Erika Sage Kelley, Sage Horizons, Paul McRae, New Jersey Ballet, Dipan Ray, Epic Actors’ Workshop, Shoanne Seijas, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, Daryl L Stewart, Daryl Stewart Productions & Newark Arts Festival, Daria M Sullivan, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Sunjay Venkatraman, Art House Productions, Kayla Kim Votapek, Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA)
New Jersey Arts and Culture Administrators of Color (NJACAC)
feel like a number; I feel like Im valued.
Diane Feldman Receives Champion Recognition
Bryan Woolbert Plays Piano at the Afternoon Session
L to R: Bojana Cokylat, Alex Salerno, Bryan Woolbert, Neve Mazique, and Madison Zalopany
iDance Ministry receives Innovator Recognition
L to R Valdon Daniel II, Maria Daniel, and Kat Lily
John F Peto Studio Museum receives Innovator Recognition L to R: Judi Leone, Frank Parisi, and Julie Hain
Montclair Art Museum receives Leadership Recognition
L to R: Todd Caissie, Christine James, Leah Fox, Ellen Sander, and Celene Ryan
Cultural Access Network Project Steering Committee L to R (Front Row): Kelly Boyd and Diane Feldman (Back Row) Janet Zoubek Dickson, Miss Ruth Williams, Krystle Allen, Julie Hain, Jack Tomy, John McEwen, Allison Tratner, Wanda Williford, Kat Lily, and Lindsay Dandeo
The Cultural Access Network is a co sponsored project of New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
This program has been a project of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for 34 years. In FY25, the Cultural Access Network offered six virtual roundtables and seven awareness trainings reaching over 368 arts colleagues. Topics covered included sensory friendly experiences, the role of trustees in ADA planning, and how touring companies and hosting venues can work together to ensure access. The Alliance also offered its Audio Description Training to 9 people and 3 people completed our new Audio Description Mentorship Program, expanding the pool of audio describers qualified to work with theatres on making programs accessible to those who are Blind/low vision.
On May 29, 2025, more than 152 arts colleagues attended the Cultural Access Summit at Grounds For Sculpture. Through an engaging panel discussion focused on artists and arts workers with disabilities, we sparked an important conversation about how to continue to expand employment opportunities in the arts. We also honored incredible advocates for their contributions to the field: Diane Feldman (Champion Award); the Montclair Art Museum (Excellence in Leadership Award); IDance Ministry (Excellence in
The Cultural Access Network at the New Jersey Theatre Alliance is an essential resource in the New Jersey cultural community. Over the years, the Montclair Art Museum has turned to the Cultural Access Network for support in our journey to ensure that everyone can fully participate, belong, and celebrate each other’s talents at MAM. Thank you for sharing best practices for our use and for creating a network where artists and arts organizations can exchange ideas and resources. We look forward to continuing our work together in the years ahead.
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Leah Fox, Director of Vance Wall Art Education Center at Montclair Art Museum, Recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award
Carrie - Centenary Stage Company
Her Beautiful Sound - The Growing Stage – The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey
What the Constitution Means to Me - George Street Playhouse
Kinky Boots - Ritz Theatre Company
Legacy of Light - McCarter Theatre Center
Operating Budget
INCOME
Listing from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
Donors
We are grateful to the following individuals, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and organizations for their support and encouragement of our programs and events that enable us to carry out our mission.
Sustainers ($50,000+)
Anonymous Donor
Grunin Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
The F M Kirby Foundation
Producers ($25,000+)
ArtPride New Jersey
National Endowment for the Arts
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey
The Shubert Foundation
The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
The New Brunswick Development Corporation
Directors ($10,000+)
The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund
Colbert Family Fund
Carolyn Ferolito
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Diane Parker
Modivcare
Netflix
RSI Foundation, Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey Stone Foundation of New Jersey
Benefactors ($5,000+)
Capital Impact Group, LLC
Count Basie Center for the Arts
Entertainment Community Fund
Jeremy Grunin
Carol and Harold Herbert
IATSE International
Mills + Schnoering Architects LLC
NJM Insurance
Sponsors ($2,500+)
Larry Capo and James Olson
Customers Bank Fund for the NJ Blind
Merrill G and Emita E Hastings Foundation
IATSE District 10
Seth and Amy Geldzahler
Jared Kelner
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
OceanFirst Foundation
Stages Consultants LLC
Elliot and Susan Stupak
Patrons ($1,000+)
Laura Aden
Alongi Media
Bartley and Dick
Joseph and Nan Benincasa
Neha Bhalani, Esq.
Bucks County Playhouse
Meredith Burns
Carolyn Campo
Sam Crane
Stephan DeMicco
Janet and Peter Dickson
William Engel
Ruth Fost
Sharon Harrington
Hudson County Cultural & Heritage Affairs
Michael Hurst
Investors Foundation
Christopher J. Paladino
Amy Mansue
Maryann Pascarella
Ann Marie and David Miller
Brian Quinn
Gayle Stahlhuth
Surflight Theatre
Vivid Stage
Kayla Kim Votapek
Nina Mitchell Wells and Theodore Wells
Paul Whelihan and Ellen Beattie
John Wooten and Andrea Blanchi-Wooten
Angels ($250+)
Art House Productions
Axelrod Performing Arts Center
Jeanne and James Barrett
Brookdale Community College
Monica Casiello
Centenary Stage Company
Patricia and Stewart Docherty
Laura Ekstrand and Joseph Zawila
Epic Actors’ Workshop
Diane Feldman
Janeece Freeman Clark
Diane Gallo
Edgar Herrera
James Heston
Howard Hirsh
Luna Stage Company
Peters Valley School of Craft
Paul McGinley
Angels Cont. ($250+)
Montclair Film
New Jersey Repertory Company
Premiere Stages at Kean University
Julie Ellen Prusinowski
Public Strategies Impact
Steve and Gail Steiner
Michael Stotts and David Mayhew
Yendor Theatre Company
Friends ($100+)
American Theater Group
Michael Barnes
Audrey Bartner
Merissa and Ben Buczny
Paul Byrne
Danny Campos
Melverne Cooke and Jessica Hardy
Carol Cronheim
Brian Crowe
Suzanne Dalton
Nora DeVeau Rosen
Gunther Fox
Felicia Grant
Chris and Tina Heintz
Amee Kantesaria
Judith Leone
Caroline Levin
Jess Levy
Greg Loder
Risa Lower
Benjamin Marshall
Martin Miller
Cheryl Mintz and Harris Richter
Erica Nagel and Matthew Shook
Adam Perle
Deonte Griffin-Quick
River Union Stage
Arlene Romoff
Steve Runk
Drs. Lynn and Donald Siebert
Teresa Sanpietro
Melody Serafino
Kara Shaw
Susan Speidel
The Ritz Theatre Company
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
SUSTAINING PARTNERS
Board of Trustees & Staff
Laura Ekstrand, Chair
Vivid Stage
Marshall Jones, III, President
Rutgers University
Michael Stotts, Vice Chair
Paper Mill Playhouse
Michael Schnoering, FAIA, Treasurer
Mills + Schnoering Architects
Janeece Freeman Clark, Secretary Vanguard Theater Company
Neha Bhalani, Esq.
CSG Attorneys at Law
Joseph Benincasa
Entertainment Community Fund
Meredith Burns
Art House Productions
Wendy Collins
Cape May Stage
Seth Geldzahler
JLL-Northeast Region
Carol A. Herbert
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Jared Kelner
Connection I T Solutions
Diane L. Parker PGIM Fixed Income
Gwen Ricks-Spencer Ernst & Young
Kelly Ryman McCarter Theatre Center
Teresa Sanpietro Bucks County Playhouse
Alec Stoll Stages Consultants
Trustee Emeriti
Larry Capo Arts Advocate
Michael Hurst Arts Advocate
Ruth Fost Arts Advocate
Gayle Stahlhuth Arts Advocate
John Wooten Premiere Stages at Kean University
Kayla Kim Votapek Consortium of Asian American Theatre Artists
Paul Whelihan Pushcart Players
Staff
Stephanie Haas Grants & Development Manager
Kat Lily Access Coordinator
Lauren Mancuso Manager of Digital Communications & Marketing
Sierra London McDonald Administrative Coordinator
John McEwen Executive Director
Erica Nagel Deputy Director
Daria M. Sullivan Manager of Programs & Services
Member Theatres
American Theatre Group Basking Ridge
Art House Productions Jersey City
ArtYard Frenchtown
Axelrod Performing Arts Center Deal
Bucks County Playhouse New Hope, PA
Camden Repertory Theater Camden
Cape May Stage Cape May
Catalyst Theater Company Plainfield
Centenary Stage Company Hackettstown
The Company Theatre Group Hackensack
Crossroads Theatre Company New Brunswick
East Lynne Theater Company West Cape May
Elizabeth Youth Theater Ensemble Elizabeth
Epic Actors’ Workshop Old Bridge
George Street Playhouse New Brunswick
The Growing Stage – The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey Netcong
Hudson Theatre Works Weehawken
Jersey City Theater Center Jersey City
Luna Stage Company West Orange
McCarter Theatre Center Princeton
Mile Square Theatre Hoboken
The New Jersey Play Lab Randolph
New Jersey Repertory Company Long Branch
Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn
Passage Theatre Company Trenton
Paterson Performing Arts Development Council Paterson
Premiere Stages at Kean University Union
Pushcart Players Verona
Ritz Theatre Company Haddon Township
Ritual4Return Newark
River Union Stage Frenchtown
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Madison
Skyline Theatre Company Bloomfield
South Camden Theatre Company Camden
Speranza Theatre Company Jersey City
Surflight Theatre Beach Haven
The Theater Project Maplewood
Two River Theater Red Bank
Vanguard Theater Company Montclair
Vivid Stage Summit
Yendor Theatre Company Newark
