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By Nilo Cruz / Directed by Beatriz Esteban-Messina Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Anna in the Tropics is a poignant and poetic play set in 1929 Florida in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, the scandalous lives of Tolstoy’s characters start to intertwine with the lives of his listeners with tragic consequences. Feb. 9, 10, 11*, 16, 17, 18*, 22, 23, 24** Auditions: Sunday 11/5 & Monday 11/6 *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Feb. 24. The Feb. 9 performance is for the benefit of the Boys and Girls Club of Clifton. By Alan Ball / Directed by Alex Oleksij This show contains adult language and brief, partial nudity. From Alan Ball, Emmy-winning creator of Six Feet Under and Oscar-winning screenwriter of American Beauty, comes this comedy/drama about five bridesmaids discovering truths about each other and themselves on the day of the wedding. April 13, 14, 15*, 20, 21, 22*, 26, 27, 28** Auditions: Sunday 2/11 & Monday 2/12 *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on April 28. The April 13 performance is for the benefit of Franklin Reformed Church. By Donald Margulies / Directed by Cynthia S. Ross Show includes adult language and situations. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Dinner with Friends examines the lives of two couples and the repercussions of divorce on their friendships. With wit, compassion and consummate skill, playwright Donald Margulies weighs the cost of breaking up and of staying together. “Margulies writes about relationships with such intelligence and spiky humor that his comedy-drama…becomes something quite wonderful.” —Time Magazine June 8, 9, 10*, 15, 16, 17*, 21, 22, 23** Auditions: Sunday 4/15 & Monday 4/16 *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on June 23. The June 8 performance is for the benefit of The Oasis. Discounts for our seniors and students NLT– Live theatre, close to your home, at prices you can afford! Convenient online ordering, quick and easy Visit the NLT web site: www.nutleylittletheatre.com The 2017–2018 NLT season Post Office Box 131, Nutley, NJ 07110 Order your tickets online: www.SmartTix.com or call: 212-868-4444 Music & Lyrics by William Finn Book by William Finn & James Lapine / Directed by Juliana Valente From the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning hit, Falsettos, A New Brain is the story of a neurotic, frustrated composer, confronted with creative block and a terminal illness, who finds salvation in the healing power of art. The New York Times described the show as “an attractively abstract, shadow-filled production [that] is essentially one long, harmonious thank-you note for second chances in life.” Sept. 8, 9, 10*, 14, 15, 16, 17*, 22, 23** Auditions: Saturday 6/10 at 1:00pm & Monday 6/12 *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Sept. 23. There is no performance on Sept. 21 due to Rosh Hashanah The Sept. 8 performance is for the benefit of the Nutley Family Service Bureau. By Ken Ludwig / Directed by Penny Paul The Fox On the Fairway is a hilarious farce which pulls the rug out from under the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and romantic shenanigans, this madcap comedy recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics and explores man’s eternal love affair with...golf. The Star Ledger called the show “phenomenally funny!” Nov. 3, 4, 5*, 10, 11, 12*, 16, 17, 18** Auditions: Sunday 9/10 & Monday 9/11 *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Nov. 18. The Nov. 3 performance is for the benefit of New Jersey Buddies By David Harrower / Directed by Alex Oleksij As an alternative to the usual holiday fare, NLT presents this critically acclaimed, Olivier- winning and Tony-nominated drama about a young woman who confronts the man who sexually abused her as a child. “Immensely powerful,” said The New York Times. “Four Stars!” raved The New York Post. “Mesmerizing,” said The Guardian. “Fascinating and unnerving,” said the Associated Press. This production will make its Off-Broadway debut in January 2018 — but catch it here first! December 8, 9, 10*, 15 & 16** *2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Dec. 16 All proceeds will go to the benefit of Nutley Little Theatre. Enjoy the 2017–2018 NLT Season www.nutleylittletheatre.com Curtain time for evening performances is 8 p.m. *Matinee performances, 2 p.m. Audition dates are subject to change. Please confirm the dates by checking our website at www.nutleylittletheatre.com. NLT-4529 NLT Brochure 2017-18-04_NLT Brochure 6/30/17 6:59 PM Page 1
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By Nilo Cruz / Directed by Beatriz Esteban-MessinaWinner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Anna in the Tropics is a poignant and poeticplay set in 1929 Florida in a Cuban-American cigar factory, where cigars are still rolled byhand and “lectors” are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of anew lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from AnnaKarenina, the scandalous lives of Tolstoy’s characters start to intertwine with the lives ofhis listeners with tragic consequences.Feb. 9, 10, 11*, 16, 17, 18*, 22, 23, 24** Auditions: Sunday 11/5 & Monday 11/6
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Feb. 24.The Feb. 9 performance is for the benefit of the Boys and Girls Club of Clifton.
By Alan Ball / Directed by Alex Oleksij This show contains adult language and brief, partial nudity.From Alan Ball, Emmy-winning creator of Six Feet Under and Oscar-winning screenwriter ofAmerican Beauty, comes this comedy/drama about five bridesmaids discovering truthsabout each other and themselves on the day of the wedding.April 13, 14, 15*, 20, 21, 22*, 26, 27, 28** Auditions: Sunday 2/11 & Monday 2/12
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on April 28. The April 13 performance is for the benefit of Franklin Reformed Church.
By Donald Margulies / Directed by Cynthia S. Ross Show includes adult language and situations.Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Dinner with Friends examines the lives of twocouples and the repercussions of divorce on their friendships. With wit, compassion andconsummate skill, playwright Donald Margulies weighs the cost of breaking up and ofstaying together. “Margulies writes about relationships with such intelligence and spikyhumor that his comedy-drama…becomes something quite wonderful.” —Time MagazineJune 8, 9, 10*, 15, 16, 17*, 21, 22, 23** Auditions: Sunday 4/15 & Monday 4/16
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on June 23.The June 8 performance is for the benefit of The Oasis.
Discounts for our seniors and students
NLT– Live theatre, close to your home, at prices you can afford!
Convenient online ordering,quick and easy
Visit the NLT web site:www.nutleylittletheatre.com
The 2017–2018 NLT season
Post Office Box 131, Nutley, NJ 07110
Order your tickets online: www.SmartTix.com or call: 212-868-4444
Music & Lyrics by William Finn Book by William Finn & James Lapine / Directed by Juliana Valente From the creative team behind the Tony Award-winning hit, Falsettos, A New Brain is thestory of a neurotic, frustrated composer, confronted with creative block and a terminalillness, who finds salvation in the healing power of art. The New York Times described theshow as “an attractively abstract, shadow-filled production [that] is essentially one long,harmonious thank-you note for second chances in life.”Sept. 8, 9, 10*, 14, 15, 16, 17*, 22, 23** Auditions: Saturday 6/10 at 1:00pm & Monday 6/12
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Sept. 23.There is no performance on Sept. 21 due to Rosh Hashanah
The Sept. 8 performance is for the benefit of the Nutley Family Service Bureau.
By Ken Ludwig / Directed by Penny Paul The Fox On the Fairway is a hilarious farce which pulls the rug out from under the stuffydenizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, andromantic shenanigans, this madcap comedy recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics andexplores man’s eternal love affair with...golf. The Star Ledger called the show“phenomenally funny!” Nov. 3, 4, 5*, 10, 11, 12*, 16, 17, 18** Auditions: Sunday 9/10 & Monday 9/11
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Nov. 18.The Nov. 3 performance is for the benefit of New Jersey Buddies
By David Harrower / Directed by Alex OleksijAs an alternative to the usual holiday fare, NLT presents this critically acclaimed, Olivier-winning and Tony-nominated drama about a young woman who confronts the man whosexually abused her as a child. “Immensely powerful,” said The New York Times. “FourStars!” raved The New York Post. “Mesmerizing,” said The Guardian. “Fascinating andunnerving,” said the Associated Press. This production will make its Off-Broadway debut inJanuary 2018—but catch it here first!December 8, 9, 10*, 15 & 16**
*2 p.m. matinee **There will be a 2 p.m. matinee and an 8 p.m. performance on Dec. 16All proceeds will go to the benefit of Nutley Little Theatre.
Enjoy the 2017–2018 NLT Season www.nutleylittletheatre.com
Curtain time for evening performances is 8 p.m. *Matinee performances, 2 p.m.Audition dates are subject to change. Please confirm the dates by checking our websiteat www.nutleylittletheatre.com.
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Get ready to ENJOY GREAT PERFORMANCES at NUTLEY LITTLE THEATRE!
From the Garden StateParkway:Take exit 153 to Route 3 east. Take theMain Ave. exit from Route 3, turning leftonto Main. After the Kingsland St.intersection in Nutley, Main becomesPassaic Ave. Turn right onto Brookfield Ave.(4th right). Erie Place is on the left, acrossfrom Yantacaw School.
From Clifton/Passaic:Take Main Ave. from Clifton/Passaic. Followabove directions from Kingsland St.intersection in Nutley.
From Bloomfield/Montclair:Take Watchung Ave. over Garden StateParkway to East Passaic Ave. Turn left ontoE. Passaic, then right onto West Passaic,which becomes Kingsland St. TakeKingsland and turn right onto Franklin Ave.At the railroad trestle over Franklin, turn leftonto Brookfield.
From Belleville:Take Franklin Avenue north through Nutley.Just past the railroad trestle over Franklin,turn right onto Brookfield.
From Hudson County:Take the Park Avenue Bridge in Lyndhurstover the Passaic River. Take Park Ave. to itsT-intersection with Passaic Ave., turningright onto Passaic. Turn left onto Brookfield.
It's easy. We're located at 47 Erie Place in Nutley, NJ. Parking is prohibited on Erie Place,but is available on nearby Brookfield Avenue.
Minor streets are omitted from this map
Nutley Little Theatre is located at 47 Erie Place in the Erie Place Historic District of Nutley
Discovering Nutley Little Theatre
Who We AreNutley Little Theatre was formed in 1934, and has been operating and performingcontinuously ever since, making us one of New Jersey’s oldest community theatregroups. A not-for-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers, NLT is committed toproviding excellence in drama and stagecraft and to serving as a cultural center in theNorthern New Jersey area. Located in the Erie Place Historic District in Nutley, NJ, NLTmakes its home in “the Barn,” an intimate, 48-seat theatre.
Readers’ TheatreBesides our regular productions, NLT also presents Readers’ Theatre, free events inwhich actors read from scripts for a unique appreciation of classic and contemporaryworks. Watch local newspapers for announcements of Readers’ Theatre eventsthroughout the season. Following are dates for Readers’ Theatre productions:
2017 October 8
2018 January 14
March 11
May 13
Join Us!Our membership is open to everyone. Work in front of the footlights or backstage—
There's something for every talent and skill. Call 973-667-0374 for information and we’llprovide all the information you need to join. Share the excitement of a vital creativeexperience.
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Buy your tickets online–it’s quick and easy!You can buy NLT tickets online! Just visit our website at www.nutleylittletheatre.com,click on the link to SmartTix and follow the simple prompts.
The NLT Ticket Line: 212-868-4444Ticket price $18 non-musicals, $22 musicals
Matinee Discounts for Students and SeniorsFor all matinees, $2 off for students and seniors, age 62 and above. (Please show IDwhen you pick up tickets.)
Theatre Party DiscountsA group of 10 or more? Make a night of it and save 10% on all tickets for thatperformance. To receive the Theatre Party Discount, order tickets two weeks beforeopening night by calling 973-667-0374.
Organization DiscountLooking for a unique way to raise funds for your social or civic group? We'll schedule aspecial performance just for your group. Buy the house at a discount and set your ownticket price for members. Call 973-667-0374 and leave a message to get more details.
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Nutley Little Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.Nutley Little Theatre is a proud member of the NutleyChamber of Commerce (www.nutleychamber.com)
Opening Night Benefit PerformancesNutley Little Theatre donates half of all ticket sales from the opening nightperformance of each show to a local not-for-profit group. Show these local groupsyour support by attending opening night.
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