The Chatham Community Players (CCP) will host its 31st annual Jersey Voices One-Act Festival with six performances between July 25th and August 3rd. This year’s production will include eight original short plays written by New Jersey playwrights.
This year's Jersey Voices features eight pieces by local New Jersey playwrights exploring relationships – estranged family members, new loved, old loves, strangers, and that within ourselves. The evening is a great opportunity to see brand new stories brought to life by talented members of our NJ theater community. In the 31 seasons of performances, Jersey Voices has brought the work of over 125 playwrights to live on the stage.
Performance dates are July 25, 26, 31, August 1 and 2 at 8pm and August 3 at 3pm at the Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Avenue, in Chatham. All tickets are $20. Tickets can be purchased at our Box Office or Online at ccp.ludus.com. For more information, call the box office at (973) 635-7363 or go to www.chathamplayers.org.
We are proud to announce the following pieces that will make up our Jersey Voices production:
“DisConnected” by Susan Brown-Peitz of Avenel, Directed by Lauri MacMillan of Hackettstown, Assoc. Kayla Fiore of Scotch Plains: When Ellie gets a call from the 9th Precinct, she never expected she'd have to bail out her mom! Will their already strained relationship be further tested or can this crisis bring them closer together?
· Gloria Lamoureaux of Succasunna as Claire
· Jackie Jacobi of Metuchen as Ellie
· Nick Foil of Bridgewater as Officer Kenny
“Der Fröhliche Wanderer” by Stephanie Buckley of Montvale, Directed by Giovanna DiSanto of Green Brook: Boy and Girl are having relationship problems, which are complicated by the fact that they are automatons in a chalet style cuckoo clock.
· Robert Colon of Ridgefield Park as Boy
· Erin Feith of Florham Park as Girl
“With This Ring” by Caroline Grant of Brooklyn, Directed by Brooke Harrsch of Bethlehem: At a suburban country club’s poolside on a stormy summer day, Jim, a man determined to forge his own path, confronts his overbearing mother who is intent on rekindling old ties through plans for a wedding he never wanted. Long-buried family secrets and past regrets come crashing into the present, forcing both to face the consequences of misplaced "tough love."
· Yves Turgeon of Wharton as Jim
· Holly Hampton of Maplewood as Mother
“Sidequest” by Steven Hayet of Springfield, Directed by Ann Pattan of New Providence: First dates are always awkward. Two young people navigate their specific quirks using video game avatars to find a comfort zone.
· Nick Foil of Bridgewater as Daniel
· Dawn Collet of Madison as Gemma
· Karen Koronkiewicz of Chatham as Blue Sphynx - AKA BlueSphynx3641
· Jessie Thiele of East Rutherford as Alpaca Fan - AKA AlpacaFan47
· Jonathan Wilcox of Chatham as Waiter
“The Old Church” by John AC Kennedy of Springfield, Directed by Sarah Pharaon of South Orange: A man pushes his way through a thicket, waist-high and neglected for years, and emerges into a clearing. "A sensible person would turn back. Or just sit down for a bit."
· Pierce V. Lo of East Rutherford as Desmond
· Michael Sasso of Newark as Brian
“Ponce de León and the Old Dog” by Alexis Kozak of Ocean, Directed by Jeanne Johnston of High Bridge: When an older professor clashes with a young college student over the use of AI, who wins?
· Eric Williams of Mount Tabor as Jim
· Lori Smith of Montclair as Rita
“Keeper of the World” by Akhir Stewart of Highland Park, Directed by Leslie Ellis of Florham Park: A whimsical, allegorical, poetic journey. Keeper of the World is a meditation on the trials and pitfalls of Womanhood as seen through the underbelly of a Fairy Tale.
· Tasha R. Williams of Union as The Keeper of The World
“Two Birds, One’s Stoned” by Jonas Wilcox of Chatham, Directed by Emma Schwartz of Westfield: Two strangers meet at a train station - waiting for a train from Maine to Boston. Their worlds are generations apart, until their similarities reveal that the synchronicity of their meeting is inevitable and healing.
· Jodi Freeman Maloy of Cedar Grove as Bea
· Anna McCabe of Morristown as Nat
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