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  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    By Tennessee Williams
     

    Directed by Benedict Andrews
     

    Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of
    A Streetcar Named Desire,

     Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) stars Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.

    On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. The scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out? 

    ★★★★ 

    “A bold reimagining…innovative and powerfully acted”  

    Sunday Times

    ★★★★ 

    “A brilliant, lacerating account of the play… unforgettable”  

    The Independent

    ★★★★ 

    “Miller and O’Connell get to a raw and naked truth”  

    The Metro 

  • Marlon James

    Marlon James was born in Jamaica in 1970. His recent novel A Brief History of Seven Killings won the 2015 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean
    Literature for fiction, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction, and the Minnesota Book Award. It was also a New York Times Notable Book. James is also the author of The Book of Night Women, which won the 2010 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Minnesota Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction and an NAACP Image Award. His first novel, John Crow’s Devil, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for first fiction and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. James lives in Minneapolis.

  • Guerrilla Girls On Tour presents If You Can Stand the Heat: A History of Women and Food

    This new comedy is an energetic romp through humorous historical moments in the lives and works of world renowned master chef Julia Child, acclaimed food writer M.F.K. Fisher, and the grand dame of southern cooking Edna Lewis, with a focus on issues surrounding women and food such as body image, eating disorders, and global hunger. The result is a hilarious, flour-dusted, stage conversation meant to dissolve fears of food and encourage freedom of the fork.

  • Macbeth

    Shakespeare’s most intense and terrifying tragedy, directed by Rufus Norris (The Threepenny Opera, London Road), will see Rory Kinnear (Young Marx, Othello) and Anne-Marie Duff (Oil, Suffragette) return to the National Theatre to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

    The ruined aftermath of a bloody civil war. Ruthlessly fighting to survive, the Macbeths are propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness.

  • BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL

    The Black Maria Film Festival was founded in 1981 as a tribute to Thomas Edison’s development of the motion picture at his laboratory, dubbed the “Black Maria” film studio, the first in the world, in West Orange, NJ. Now in its 37th year, the festival attracts and showcases the work of independent filmmakers internationally. The festival is a project of the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium, an independent non-profit organization in residence at New Jersey City University’s Department of Media Arts. Unlike other major film festivals, the Black Maria Festival is not presented in only one location. Instead, the winning films are presented at universities, museums, libraries and cultural centers across the country all year.

  • ICCA Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal at Monmouth University

    The top two finishing groups at this event will advance to the ICCA Mid-Atlantic Semifinal. 10 Universities will compete; Monmouth University, Rider, Wagner, Hofstra, Rutgers, The College of New Jersey and Georgetown. We invite you to tweet and Instagram this event using #ICCA

    Monmouth University’s Sea Sharps will host and compete.

  • David Crosby & Friends, Sky Trails Tour 2018

    Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby is heading out on tour! Joining him will be five musical friends, James Raymond on keys, Mai Agan on bass, Steve DiStanislao on drums, Jeff Pevar on guitar and Michelle Willis on keys and vocals. Crosby is in the midst of an incredibly creative and powerful period, showcasing his skills as the brilliant songwriter that he is and on this tour, he will be performing music from his new album Sky Trails alongside some of his best loved songs and greatest hits.

  • Kids on Keys & Dueling Pianos

    In this concert showcasing the very best of piano music, a cast of young all-star piano prodigies including: TAKSH GUPTA, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS and ANDY MILSTEN will showcase their incredible talent. Their collective credits include winning Steinway competitions and Golden Key Awards, appearing at the Merkin Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and at the Musikverein with renowned pianist Lang Lang. The show will also feature STORMIN’ NORMAN SELDIN. In his nearly 50 year music career, singer/songwriter keyboardist Seldin has performed at almost every live performance venue out there and is also credited as one of the originators of the Sound of Asbury Park. He will perform solo & with VANCE VILLASTRIGO on DUELING PIANOS. SPECIAL GUEST Tim McLoone will be joining them on stage! Finally, see the amazing Steinway & Sons “Spirio” Grand Piano on stage!  The Steinway & Sons
    Spirio

     is the world’s finest high resolution player
    piano

    .
    A

     masterpiece of artistry and engineering
    Spirio

     will play pieces from Vladimir Horowitz, Lang Lang, and George Gershwin live to the audience!

  • Senior Recital: Evan Kudish

    Evan Kudish, a Music Performance major, will be performing his Senior Recital on Sat, April 28th at Lauren K. Woods Theatre beginning at 6:00 PM. He will be performing voice selections and feature Sea Sharps A cappella. Light refreshments will follow. All are invited.

  • Senior Recital: Ruairi O’Neill

    Ruairi O’Neill, a music performance major, will be performing his senior recital on Saturday, April 29th, 2018 at Woods Theater at 5:00 PM. He will be performing piano and voice. All are invited.