On With The Show: Live Theater, For Less Than A Movie Ticket

(Newark, N.J., Sept. 21, 2009) – The successful theatrical partnership continues between Rutgers University in Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The Rutgers/NJIT  Theatre Arts Program, which taps the combined talents of Rutgers and NJIT students and faculty, will produce two shows this fall and another two in spring 2010. For information, call 973/596.3457; for reservations, call 973/353-3737, or go to theatre@njit.edu.  All programs, dates and locations are subject to change. For updated information and additional events, visit www.newark.rutgers.edu/arts .

FALL 2009 PRODUCTIONS

HELL HATH NO FURY: THE RAP AND ROLL STORY OF MEDEA

Based on Medea by Euripides; Directed by Dan Drew

Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall, NJIT Campus

Nov. 4, 5, 6, 7:  7 p.m.; Nov. 8: 2:30 p.m.

THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULATHON

by Don Zolidis; Directed by Cuchipinoy Productions

Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers-Newark Campus, 110 Warren St., Newark

Dec. 2, 3, 4, 5:  7 p.m.; Dec. 6: 2:30 p.m.

SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, a Musical Thriller

Music and Lyrics and Book by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler; from an Adaptation by Christopher Bond; originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince, originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos.
Directed by Michael Kerley

Jim Wise Theatre, Kupfrian Hall, NJIT Campus

March 3, 4, 5, 6: 7 p.m.; March 7: 2:30 p.m.

BOYS' LIFE by Howard Korder

Directed by Louis Wells

Bradley Hall Theatre, Rutgers-Newark Campus, 110 Warren St., Newark

April 21, 22, 23, 24: 7 p.m.; April 25: 2:30 p.m.

BOTH BRADLEY  HALL AND KUPFRIAN HALL ARE HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE

Tickets: Students/Senior Citizens:  $10; General Admission:  $12; children under 15:  Free.

Reservations: theatre@njit.edu or 973-353-3737. Tickets will held up to 10 minutes before curtain.

Parking: NJIT PARKING DECK (free) located on Summit Street, just off Warren Street, or the attendant-staffed Bradley Hall lot ($10.70) adjacent to Bradley Hall, 110 Warren St.