Now in our 44th year providing quality theater in Central Jersey!
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Tri-State Theater plays & Authors!
- Play #1 - "The Journey" by Rob Sullivan
- Play #2 - "Fairy Tale Fail" by Joel Trinidad
- Play #3 - "Third-First Person" by Alex Dremann
- Play #4 - "Everything's So Expensive Lately" by Susan Bachner
- Play #5 - "Z-A-K" by Gianna Barberia
- Play #6 - "The Man from West New York, NJ" by Matthew J. Kaplan
- Play #7 - "The Bench" by Darcy H. Sternberg
- Play #8 - "If Ever I'd Divorce You" by Loretta Bolger Wish
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16th Annual Tri-State Theatre Festival
Produced by
Rob Sullivan
SSP will present our fan favorite — the one, the
only, the original, Tri-State Theatre Festival — now back for its 16th
year! SSP will showcase the best new short plays written by local
writers from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The festival
typically receives about 300 entries annually and features a unique
collection of short comedies and dramas designed to entertain and
engage audiences. You won’t want to miss this exciting night of cool, original theatre!
Friday, November 6th, 2026 - 7:30pm
Saturday, November 7th, 2026 - 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8th, 2026 - 2pm
These events serve as a fundraiser, with proceeds helping us
maintain our commitment to producing high-quality, engaging theatrical
experiences this season & beyond.
Ticket prices are:
$10 - senior citizens and
children under 12
Purchase your tickets online!
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"The Heiress"
by
Ruth and Augustus Goetz
The Characters:
- Catherine Sloper
- Dr Austin Sloper
- Morris Townsend
- Lavinia Penniman, Catherine's widowed aunt
- Maria, the Slopers' maid
- Mrs Montgomery, Morris Townsend's widowed sister
- Marian Almond, Catherine's cousin
- Elizabeth Almond, Catherine's aunt
- Arthur Townsend, Marian's fiancé and Morris' distant cousin
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Directed by
TBD
In New York City, Catherine Sloper, the titular heiress, is a shy and reserved young woman living with her father, Dr. Austin Sloper, and his widowed sister, Lavinia Penniman at Washington Square. Catherine's mother died in childbirth, and Dr Sloper often compares his daughter unfavorably with her memory of her mother, whom he regarded as accomplished and socially admired. He views Catherine as lacking the qualities he valued in his late wife, creating tension in their relationship.
At a ball, Catherine meets the handsome young Morris Townsend. Aunt Penniman encourages the match on both sides,
and Morris begins to pursue Catherine in earnest. Morris finds a certain charm to the clumsy Catherine's sincerity,
and Catherine, overwhelmed by the attention and affection, falls deeply in love with him. Improperly,
Morris extracts promises of loyalty from Catherine before getting permission from her father to marry.
Dr. Sloper is suspicious that anyone could love the daughter he sees as so unattractive and believes Morris is nothing
but a conniving fortune hunter after Catherine's vast potential wealth.
Show dates:
Friday, February 19th & 26th, 2027 - 8:00pm
Saturday, February 20th & 27th, 2027 - 8:00pm
Sunday, February 21st & 28th, 2027 - 2:00pm
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Directed by
TBD
The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde,
the last of his four drawing-room plays, celebrated for its wit and repartee, parodies contemporary dramatic norms,
gently satirises late Victorian manners, and introduces ‐ in addition to the two pairs of young lovers ‐ the formidable
Lady Bracknell, the fussy governess Miss Prism and the benign and scholarly Canon Chasuble.
Show dates:
Fridays, May 7th & 14th, 2027 - 8pm
Saturdays, May 8th & 15st, 2027 - 8pm
Sundays, May 9th & 16nd, 2027 - 2pm
The Characters:
- John Worthing, JP of the Manor House, Woolton, Hertfordshire
- Algernon Moncrieff, his friend
- Rev Canon Chasuble, DD Rector of Woolton
- Merriman, butler to Mr Worthing
- Lane, Mr Moncrieff's manservant
- Lady Bracknell
- Hon Gwendolen Fairfax, her daughter
- Cecily Cardew, John Worthing's ward
- Miss Prism, her governess
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