Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Rev. Sandye A. Wilson will lead a "talk back" in West Orange
Luna Stage will hold a Sunday afternoon "talk back" session after the matinee performance of Carnaval. Reverend Sandye A. Wilson, Rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew & Holy Communion in South Orange will lead discussion. Carnaval, written by Nikkole Salter, tells the story of three men who leave New York for a Rio de Janeiro getaway. According to the synopsis, "what starts out as a joyride takes an unexpected turn and the three sex tourists find themselves in a situation that will change their friendships and their lives forever." The play, which has adult themes and language, is at Luna Stage until March 3. However, Rev. Wilson's appearance is a singlar event. Wilson is not the first South Orange woman to lead a talk back …
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Nikkole Salter talks with Patch about her upcoming play “Carnaval,” an explicit play about the consequences of sexual tourism.
Bloomfield playwright Nikkole Salter will have have her second play, “Carnaval,” produced at Luna Stage in West Orange beginning at the end of January. Salter is coming off her first critically acclaimed coauthored play, “In the Continuum,” which was written in 2005. The Off-Broadway production lasted about five months, and it was also produced overseas. Salter has also appeared in the feature film “Pride & Glory," and received various accolades and nominations. Her most recent written work, “Carnaval”, was selected to be a part of The New Black Fest 2011-2012 season. About the Play, “Carnaval” A year ago in Brooklyn, two young men mourned the untimely loss of their best friend. In his honor they decided then and there that, despite …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Vita and Virginia will be performed on Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.
In a late-breaking theatre opportunity, Luna Stage will present Vita and Virginia at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 11. Get tickets here. The performance has garnered exciting reviews from The New York Times. The work of two women, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, is presented by many. Luna Stage premieres 'Vita and Virginia', written by Eileen Atkins, in New Jersey, with performances starting this weekend. Directed by Jane Mandel, and starring Mona Hennessy as Virginia Woolf and Rachel Black-Spaulding as Vita Sackville-West, the show was introduced Sunday to the public by South Orange resident and Virginia Woolf scholar, Professor Anne Fernald. The play is based on letters the two writers exchanged over a period of some 20 years. …
Friday, October 5, 2012
The Valley Arts District's Luna Stage premieres 'Vita and Virginia." South Orange's Anne Fernald introduced the show.
The work of two women, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, is presented by many. Luna Stage premieres 'Vita and Virginia', written by Eileen Atkins, in New Jersey, with performances starting this weekend. Directed by Jane Mandel, and starring Mona Hennessy as Virginia Woolf and Rachel Black-Spaulding as Vita Sackville-West, the show was introduced Sunday to the public by South Orange resident and Virginia Woolf scholar, Professor Anne Fernald. The play is based on letters the two writers exchanged over a period of some 20 years. Performances continue through October 28. Mandel describes 'Vita and Virginia' as the story of "two exceptional women struggling to navigate their lives, their work and their need for intimacy in a world full …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Three Character Play Delves the Darkness in the Human Soul
A superb revival of the 2000 Tony Award-winning three-character drama “Copenhagen” by playwright Michael Frayn opened this past weekend at Luna Stage Theater Company in West Orange, running Thursdays to Sundays through May 20. Brilliantly acted, staged and directed, this production goes to the heart of matter—atomic physics—and the heart of darkness—the deployment of the atomic bomb, Nazi brutality, racism, chauvinism, deception and self deception. “Copenhagen” imagines a series of impassioned dialogues among the ghosts of two 20th century theoretical giants, the Danish Niels Bohr, a father of modern physics, and 1932 Nobel Laureate Werner Heisenberg, the German author of the revolutionary Heisenberg Principle. Their ghosts are joined by …
Saturday, January 21, 2012
This Sunday Michael Aquino curates the Indie Music Circus at Luna Stage.
He wears more hats than Bartholomew Cubbins, the kid in that book by Dr. Seuss. He's an actor, a playwright, an emcee, a musician, a singer and a songwriter. However, this Sunday night at Luna Stage in West Orange, Michael Aquino will perhaps play his best-known role. Aquino will be curating his Indie Music Circus. No, no elephants, girls in sparkly tights or guys on a high wire. Just a few tunesmiths sitting in the round, playing their songs. Then, talking to Aquino about their craft. This night has become one of the certainties of life. "The Indie Music Circus is in its fourth year," said Aquino, who hails from Union City and now lives in Bloomfield. "We've had it at Luna Stage for about 2½ of those years. I started it and I host it. But…
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Marcia Worth
7:52 am on Saturday, October 6, 2012
I also loved the spare set decor and those mannequins. Very effective and not distracting -- really clever idea. more ›