The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is the state's largest professional theatre company dedicated to the presentation of Shakespeare's canon and other classic dramatic entertainments for the cultural enrichment of the community.

A community of professional playwrights, theatre artists, and arts educators, playwrights theatre provides opportunities for writers to develop their works in a nurturing environment and connect with new audiences.

Est.. 1986 as Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Writers Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, professional theatre and arts education organization dedicated to developing new works, writers, and a creative community.

The mission of the Chatham Community Players is to produce high quality theater for a diverse audience, while elevating our standard of excellence and providing a creative outlet with educational opportunities and outreach programs.

We are a non-profit 501c3company dedicated to producing distinctive, challenging and thought-provoking theater, and to providing local actors, directors and writers the opportunity to display and expand their talents.

NJ’s oldest continuously running community theatre. Our season consists of three main stage plays, several youth productions, theatrical workshops and community collaborations. ​Each production benefits a local outreach, and each year a theater arts award is presented to two high school seniors.

The mission of Paper Mill Playhouse is to enrich, entertain, and inspire our audience and our students as the nation’s premier musical theater. We foster a creative environment for advancing the art form, educating students, and developing future theater lovers, while providing access for all.

Mission: The Vivid Stage professional ensemble of actors builds community with our audience by sharing contemporary, life-affirming stories that challenge, energize and entertain. ​ Core Values At Vivid Stage we are dedicated to the integrity of the artistic process and our belief in the essential goodness of people. Our core values are: Affirmation Collaboration Empathy Honesty Loyalty Playfulness Trust Vision Plan Vivid Stage will be a model of a true ensemble theatre of artists committed to working together on a permanent basis. Vivid Stage will be a place that nurtures artists’...

The Women’s Theater Company has provided a distinct voice and imprint on the state’s professional theatre community since its start in 1993. Unlike any of the other nearly 30 professional theatre companies in NJ, the Women’s Theater is dedicated to development, promotion and inclusion of women in all aspects of theatre production. The voices of these women have begun to be heard thanks to the commitment of the Women’s Theater to do just that.

Luna Stage develops and produces thought-provoking theatre that gives voice to emerging American playwrights and new life to contemporary and classic plays that speak to our times. As producer, educator and innovator, Luna Stage is committed to collaborating with artists of multiple disciplines and partnering with our community to illuminate the diverse perspectives of our society.

Pushcart Players is the award-winning touring theater company specializing in arts education for children. Pushcart Players addresses social studies, literature, history, the Autism spectrum, special educational needs, and values clarification for young people, their families and their educators.

our mission is to tap into the ephemeral nature of theatre as an art form that leaves no trace and only exists in the present. to put to the test the idea that theatre can happen anywhere, from a mountain to a Walmart parking lot. to challenge expectations of what a play is. to blur the lines between theatre and _____. to pull back the veil of the illusion of disconnection (particularly between the “audience,” “performers,” and the natural environment). to make a space for voices that are not best served by the walls of a theatre space in NYC or for works that are too “out there” to be “...