River Theater in Red Bank was
Seven Homeless Mammoths
Wander New England in 2011.
Returning years later as the Mellon Playwright in Residence, she
decided to learn more about the
people coming to the theatre.
“I am more and more impressed by how friendly, curious,
and game the audience is at Two
River,” said Madeleine. “There
are a lot of regional theatres
where the audience isn’t hungry for new works, but I noticed
that this audience comes out for
all of the events that surround
the plays. It’s not like they just
come out because it’s winter and
they have to come out to see
The Christmas Carol like they do
each year. They come out to see
panel discussions and the season announcement and to the
block parties. To me, it is very
impressive how engaged this
audience is in the theatre.”
Despite its location, a large
portion of Monmouth County
works in New York City. Many
choose to live in the area to be
Watch a video about Madeleine George and Two River Theater
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