vital. Plays have to be realized.
It’s always a gamble because
there is absolutely no way to
know what will connect with an
audience. New plays will not be
produced unless certain theaters
make that their primary objective. That has to be their philosophy regardless of financial considerations.”
For NJ Rep, that has always
been their philosophy and in
2017 they hope to open a new
theater, which will house several
performance spaces, an art gallery, studios, classrooms, and
environments for a wide range
of arts. They are developing
plans to renovate the West End
School (Long Branch) property,
which was purchased earlier in
the year.
“Our acquiring the West End
School property for expansion
is the result of 18 years of work
and oftentimes struggle,” said
Barabas. “We have been operating in a neighborhood where
there is hardly any foot traffic
and just one block away from
our building thirty buildings
are boarded up. Our audiences
come from significant distances
and represent a certain sub-set
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