Play examines brotherhood, estrangement and ideological divide

Play examines brotherhood, estrangement and ideological divide

Luna Stage will host the world premiere of “RIFT or White Lies,” a play about the relationship between a progressive writer and his white supremacist brother. Two brothers–one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang–are united through their traumatic childhood. Now adults, these men navigate […]

Opening Doors initiative provides free space for community artists

Opening Doors initiative provides free space for community artists

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage has announced Opening Doors, a new initiative to provide artists in Valley neighborhood of the Oranges with cost-free access to the professional theater’s spaces, resources and staff. The program is sponsored by Valley National Bank. “Opening Doors will celebrate the diverse voices that surround our theater, eliminate barriers to […]

Luna Stage to perform ‘Torn Asunder’ this February

Luna Stage to perform ‘Torn Asunder’ this February

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage launches its 2023 season with Obie Award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominee Nikkole Salter’s “Torn Asunder,” a searing historical drama. Set in the years leading up to and immediately following emancipation, “Torn Asunder” is the story of a formerly enslaved woman’s quest to reunite with her husband and son. […]

Luna Stage to premiere streamlined ‘Richard II’

Luna Stage to premiere streamlined ‘Richard II’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage will present the world premiere of Zachary Elkind’s new adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Richard II” from Oct. 20 through Nov. 13 on the main stage, 555 Valley Road in West Orange. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Streamlined to […]

Luna pay-what-you-choose theater classes start Sept. 20

Luna pay-what-you-choose theater classes start Sept. 20

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage, a professional theater in West Orange, has announced that fall classes for youths and adults — including scene study, improv, musical theater, Shakespeare, creative drama for grades K-2, creative response team for teens and a new stage combat program — will begin Sept. 20. All Luna programs are pay-what-you-choose […]

Luna Stage reopens with ‘#RIFT’ this December

Luna Stage reopens with ‘#RIFT’ this December

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage will reopen its building for in-person performances with “#RIFT: The Live Culmination,” by Gabriel Jason Dean, directed by Luna artistic director Ari Laura Kreith. Through the lens of two real-life brothers — one a convicted murderer, the other a playwright; one a member of the alt-right, the other a […]

Luna Stage announces bilingual outdoor performance ‘The Frontera Project’

Luna Stage announces bilingual outdoor performance ‘The Frontera Project’

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Luna Stage will launch its in-person 2021-2022 season with “The Frontera Project,” co-conceived by Ramon Verdugo and Jessica Bauman, performing Oct. 7 to 16 at multiple outdoor locations in Essex County, including Montclair’s Lackawanna Plaza, 294 Bloomfield Ave., from Oct. 7 to 10 and Luna Stage’s tented outdoor space at 555 […]

New Jersey State Council on the Arts approves more than $35.6M in grants

New Jersey State Council on the Arts approves more than $35.6M in grants

TRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently awarded more than $35.6 million in grants to support more than 700 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state. The grants were approved at the Arts Council’s 55th annual meeting, held virtually. The awards are part of the largest state appropriation the […]

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