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We're thrilled to announce our 2023/24 30th Anniversary Season! CHECK IT OUT

A Thriving Home for Adventurous Theater Artists & Audiences

Two River Theater produces a theatrical season that includes American and world classics, new plays and musicals, programs for young people, and festivals of new work. Each year, we also offer 40+ events that reflect our diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey.

OUR STORY

Staying true to our founding principles, we bring a fresh eye to American and world classics, and we have commissioned and premiered original projects including Be More Chill by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz (the theater’s first Broadway production) and Hurricane Diane by Playwright-in-Residence Madeleine George (which won an Obie Award for its Off-Broadway run).

Two River serves thousands of students and community members through arts and humanities programs at the theater, in schools, and throughout our region. Each season, we host numerous artist residencies, workshops and readings, and present an annual Cabaret of New Songs for the Musical Theater in association with NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing program. The theater’s three-story Center for New Work, Education and Design will open later this year.

Two River Theater is led by Artistic Director Justin Waldman and Managing Director Nora DeVeau-Rosen, and was founded in 1994 by Joan and Robert Rechnitz. We are easily accessible by car, train, or bus, with great restaurants, shopping and hotels within walking distance of the theater.

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OUR MISSION

We create great American theater by developing and producing new works and world masterpieces that most richly direct our gaze to the life of the human spirit. We cultivate an audience that cherishes the intimate joy of theater, enriched when shared by a community of others.

VISION

To be a theater whose work contributes to the canon of world theater and is a vital cultural resource for our community.

CORE VALUES

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

We nurture and challenge the visions of adventurous theater artists. Our commitment to the artistic process is sustained over time through an investment in people, their creative process, and our dedication to the highest artistic standards.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

We make our theater a welcoming resource for all. We create engagement programs and partnerships that encourage all voices to come together in conversation around the stories we tell. We invest in the next generation of artists and audiences by introducing students and lifelong learners to the possibility and adventure that theater brings to our lives.

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We believe that the essence of theater is democratic: it invites us to encounter, consider and perhaps adopt other points of view, if only for a brief time in a darkened theater. We aspire to build an environment in which artists, audiences, employees, and Board members from different backgrounds and experiences together form an institution that is equitable, diverse, and inclusive.

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

We dedicate ourselves to the highest standards in our governance, management, operational, and financial practices. We are committed to developing and retaining an experienced and accomplished staff, an engaged and informed Board of Trustees, and a working environment that attracts staff, volunteers, and artists of the highest caliber.

WORK WITH US

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Hon. Edward J. McKenna, Jr.

President

Marilyn Broege, Samuel G. Huber

Co-Vice Presidents

Geoffrey Sadwith

Secretary

Anne Marie Schultz

Treasurer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ann Bagchi
Michael Bland
Amanda Butterbaugh
Elizabeth Columbo
Crystal A. Dickinson
Brian Leddin
Tony Meneses
Lauren Nicosia
Adam Rechnitz
Joan H. Rechnitz
Maureen Silliman
Mary Carol Stunkel
Susan Whyman
Richard B. Worley

EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS

Howard Aronson*
Caroline Huber*
Kathryne Singleton
Webster B. Trammell*

ARTIST ADVISORY BOARD

May Adrales
Barbara Andres
Brandon J. Dirden
Joel Grey
Lisa Kron
Martin Moran
Brenda Pressley
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Tanya Saracho
Maureen Silliman
Leigh Silverman
Jennifer Tipton

TICKET DONATIONS

Two River Theater is happy to contribute show tickets to charitable events hosted by local non-profit organizations. A typical donation consists of two tickets to one performance in the current season’s Subscription Series, valued at $146.

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